A/RES/79/128 Protection of persons in the event of disasters humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, as well as the Sendai Declaration and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 –2030, 5 Recalling further its decision to examine the draft articles and to consider further the recommendation of the Commission for the elaboration of a convention by the General Assembly or by an international conference of plenipotentiaries on the basis of the draft articles, or any other potential course of action with respect to the draft articles, also in the light of all the views and comments expressed in the debates of the Sixth Committee, as well as the comments and observations received from Governments, within the framework of a working group of the Committee, to be convened for four full consecutive days at the seventy-eighth and seventy-ninth sessions of the Assembly, 6 Noting the number of suggestions for improvements to the draft articles made by States, including during the deliberations in the working group on protection of persons in the event of disasters at the seventy-eighth and seventy-ninth sessions of the General Assembly, Noting with concern the increasing number of disasters in the world, as well as their intensity and impact on affected populations, Noting that the subject of the protection of persons in the event of disasters, including by promoting international cooperation between States in the areas of disaster risk reduction, including disaster prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery and rehabilitation, is of major importance in the relations of States, Stressing the need for a comprehensive global legal regime to better address the protection of persons in the event of disasters, and having considered the feasibility of developing an international convention, 1. Expresses its appreciation to the International Law Commission for its continuing contribution to the codification and progressive development of international law; 2. Takes note of the reports of the working group on protection of persons in the event of disasters, 7 including the Chair’s summary of the deliberations in the working group at the seventy-eighth8 and seventy-ninth sessions; 9 3. Also takes note of all the views and comments expressed in the debates of the Sixth Committee on this topic, 10 as well as the comments and observations received from Governments on the draft articles on the protection of persons in the event of disasters and on any future action thereon; 11 4. Decides to elaborate and conclude a legally binding instrument on the protection of persons in the event of disasters, without prejudice to the legal effects of any particular provisions contained therein, by the end of 2027 at the latest, at the __________________ Resolution 69/283, annexes I and II. See resolution 76/119. 7 See A/C.6/78/SR.36 and A/C.6/79/SR.37. 8 Available on the website of the Sixth Committee at www.un.org/en/ga/sixth/78/pdfs/statements/ disasters/36mtg_oral_report.pdf. 9 Available on the website of the Sixth Committee at www.un.org/en/ga/sixth/79/pdfs/statements/ disasters/37mtg_oral_report.pdf. 10 See A/C.6/71/SR.20, A/C.6/71/SR.21, A/C.6/71/SR.22, A/C.6/71/SR.23, A/C.6/71/SR.24, A/C.6/71/SR.30, A/C.6/73/SR.31, A/C.6/75/SR.17, A/C.6/75/SR.18, A/C.6/75/SR.19, A/C.6/76/SR.12, A/C.6/76/SR.13, A/C.6/78/SR.1, A/C.6/78/SR.5, A/C.6/78/SR.6, A/C.6/78/SR.7, A/C.6/78/SR.36, A/C.6/79/SR.5, A/C.6/79/SR.6, A/C.6/79/SR.7 and A/C.6/79/SR.37. 11 See A/73/229 and A/75/214. 5 6 2/3 24-23499