United Nations General Assembly A/RES/60/125 Distr.: General 15 March 2006 Sixtieth session Agenda item 73 (a) Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 15 December 2005 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/60/L.39 and Add.1)] 60/125. International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development The General Assembly, Reaffirming its resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991, the annex to which contains the guiding principles for the strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations system, as well as all its resolutions on international cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development, and recalling the resolutions of the humanitarian segments of the substantive sessions of the Economic and Social Council, Recognizing the importance of the principles of neutrality, humanity, impartiality and independence for the provision of humanitarian assistance, Reiterating that independence means the autonomy of humanitarian objectives as distinct from the political, economic, military or other objectives that may be pursued by any actor with regard to areas where humanitarian action is being implemented, Welcoming the Hyogo Declaration, 1 the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005– 2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters 2 and the common statement of the special session on the Indian Ocean disaster: risk reduction for a safer future, 3 as adopted by the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, held in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, from 18 to 22 January 2005, Emphasizing that the affected State has the primary responsibility in the initiation, organization, coordination and implementation of humanitarian assistance within its territory and in the facilitation of the work of humanitarian organizations in mitigating the consequences of natural disasters, Emphasizing also the responsibility of all States to undertake disaster preparedness, response and mitigation efforts in order to minimize the impact of _______________ 1 A/CONF.206/6 and Corr.1, chap. I, resolution 1. Ibid., resolution 2. 3 A/CONF.206/6 and Corr.1, annex II. 2 05-49510