The transition from relief to development - Report of the Secretary-General   Description: The present report has been prepared pursuant to the requests contained in General Assembly resolutions 59/141 of 15 December 2004 and Economic and Social Council resolution 2004/50 of 23 July 2004 to report on the issue of transition from relief to development with the aim of improving the international community?s efforts to better respond to transition situations, in support of the efforts by affected states. To this end, the report draws on case studies from countries undergoing both postdisaster recovery and transitions from conflict to peace to discuss the specific challenges of national ownership, coordination and financing. Agenda Item: Special economic, humanitarian and disaster relief assistance (5) Issue Date: 23 June 2005 Symbol: E/2005/79, A/60/89 ODS Symbol: A/60/89, E/2005/79