A/RES/63/139 Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters, 5 including by providing adequate resources for disaster risk reduction, including disaster preparedness, 4F Emphasizing that enhancing international cooperation on emergency humanitarian assistance is essential, and reaffirming its resolution 63/141 of 11 December 2008 on international cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, Noting with grave concern that violence, including gender-based violence, including sexual violence, and violence against children, continues to be deliberately directed against civilian populations in many emergency situations, Condemning the increasing number of deliberate violent attacks against humanitarian personnel and facilities and the negative implications for the provision of humanitarian assistance to populations in need, Paying tribute to all humanitarian personnel, including United Nations and associated personnel, who have worked to promote the humanitarian cause, as well as to those who have perished in the cause of duty, Recognizing that building national and local preparedness and response capacity is critical to a more predictable and effective response, Noting with appreciation the efforts made by the United Nations to improve humanitarian response, including by strengthening humanitarian response capacities, improving humanitarian coordination, enhancing predictable and adequate funding and strengthening accountability to all stakeholders, Recognizing that in strengthening the coordination of humanitarian assistance in the field, United Nations organizations should continue to work in close coordination with national Governments, Takes note of the outcome of the eleventh humanitarian affairs segment 1. of the Economic and Social Council at its substantive session of 2008; 6 5F Requests the Emergency Relief Coordinator to continue his efforts to 2. strengthen the coordination of humanitarian assistance, and calls upon relevant United Nations and other relevant intergovernmental organizations, as well as other humanitarian and relevant development actors, to continue to work with the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat to enhance the coordination, effectiveness and efficiency of humanitarian assistance; Calls upon the relevant organizations of the United Nations system and, 3. as appropriate, other relevant humanitarian actors, to continue efforts to improve the humanitarian response to natural and man-made disasters and complex emergencies by further strengthening the humanitarian response capacities at all levels, by continuing to strengthen the coordination of humanitarian assistance at the field level, including with national authorities of the affected State, as appropriate, and by further enhancing transparency, performance and accountability; Recognizes the benefits of engagement and coordination with relevant 4. humanitarian actors to the effectiveness of humanitarian response, and encourages the United Nations to continue to pursue efforts to strengthen partnerships at the global level with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, relevant _______________ 5 A/CONF.206/6 and Corr.1, chap. I, resolution 2. See A/63/3, chap. VII. For the final text, see Official Records of the General Assembly, Sixty-third Session, Supplement No. 3. 6 2