Strengthening emergency relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction, recovery and prevention in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster - Report of the Secretary-General   Description: This report has been prepared in response to General Assembly resolution 59/279, adopted by Member States in January 2005 in light of the global concern over the impact of the earthquake and tsunami that struck the Indian Ocean region. The report identifies the lessons learned from the humanitarian response effort and highlights key issues that have come out of the ongoing recovery effort in the affected countries. In doing so, it examines successes and challenges specific to the earthquake/tsunami response and recovery effort, and addresses several themes universal to disaster response and recovery, such as national ownership and leadership, disaster response capacity, coordination in the relief and recovery phases, resource mobilization, civil society engagement and risk reduction. The report concludes with a set of observations and recommendations from the Secretary-General to both ECOSOC and the General Assembly for further discussion. Agenda Item: Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance (5) Issue Date: 21 June 2005 Symbol: E/2005/77, A/60/86 ODS Symbol: A/60/86, E/2005/77