A/RES/70/107 International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development Framework and the outcomes of the twenty-first session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) and the World Humanitarian Summit; 60. Welcomes the initiative by the Secretary-General to hold the first World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, on 23 and 24 May 2016, takes note of the ongoing preparatory process and consultations, including the regional and global consultations, and requests the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to ensure an inclusive, consultative and transparent preparatory process that includes the participation and contributions of Member States and stakeholders to the process and the outcome of the Summit, and requests the Secretary-General to further engage Member States, as well as other stakeholders, and to present a road map on the preparations for the Summit that includes the expected role of Member States and stakeholders, and the expected outcome, scope and follow-up process; 61. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to improve the international response to natural disasters and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its seventy-first session and to include in his report recommendations on how to ensure that humanitarian assistance is provided in ways supportive of the transition from relief to development. 72nd plenary meeting 10 December 2015 12/12