International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in
the field of natural disasters, from relief to development
A/RES/70/107
community to continue to assist developing countries as well as countries with
economies in transition, as appropriate;
7.
Acknowledges that climate change, among other factors, contributes to
environmental degradation and to the increase in the intensity and frequency of
climate and extreme weather events, both of which amplify disaster risk, and in this
regard encourages Member States, as well as relevant international, regional and
subregional organizations, in accordance with their specific mandates, to support
adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change and to strengthen disaster risk
reduction and early warning systems in order to minimize the humanitarian
consequences of natural disasters, including through the provision of technology
and support for capacity-building in developing countries;
8.
Encourages Member States to address the humanitarian and development
needs arising from natural disaster-induced displacement, including through
national policies and resilience-building, and in this regard encourages Member
States, supported by the United Nations, to develop national laws and policies on
internal displacement, as appropriate, which address such displacement, detail
responsibilities and measures to minimize the impact of disasters, protect and assist
internally displaced persons following disasters, and identify and promote durable
solutions, and in this respect encourages Member States to adopt standards, as
appropriate, in line with the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, 6 the
Framework on Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons of the
Inter-Agency Standing Committee 7 and the basic principles and guidelines on
development-based evictions and displacement; 8
9.
Calls upon Member States, the United Nations and humanitarian and
development organizations to integrate the building of resilience and human
mobility into relevant strategies, plans and legal frameworks, in particular regarding
disaster risk management and climate change adaptation, as integral elements of
sustainable development at the national and regional levels so as to help to prevent
and mitigate displacement in the context of disasters and the effects of climate
change, including in urban settings where displaced persons have particular needs,
requirements and vulnerabilities;
10. Encourages Member States to strengthen operational and legal
frameworks for international disaster relief and to adopt and implement national
laws and regulations, as appropriate, to reduce the impact of the underlying drivers
of disaster risk and vulnerability, and to adopt comprehensive rules and procedures
for the facilitation and regulation of international disaster assistance, drawing, as
appropriate, on the Guidelines for the Domestic Facilitation and Regulation of
International Disaster Relief and Initial Recovery Assistance, and calls upon the
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, relevant United Nations
organizations and other partners for technical support in achieving these aims;
11. Welcomes the effective cooperation among the affected States, relevant
bodies of the United Nations system, donor countries, regional and international
financial institutions and other relevant stakeholders, such as the International Red
Cross and Red Crescent Movement, municipalities, civil society and the private
sector, in the coordination and delivery of emergency relief, and stresses the need to
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6
E/CN.4/1998/53/Add.2, annex.
A/HRC/13/21/Add.4.
8
A/HRC/4/18, annex I.
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