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Strengthening of the coordination of
humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United
Nations, including special economic assistance - Special
economic assistance to individual countries or regions
Date of consideration:
11 October 2005 (AM)
Second Committee Report
(59th session):
A/59/479
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Document:
A/60/302
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Report of the Secretary-General on
humanitarian assistance and rehabilitation for countries and
regions: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Somalia and
Timor-Leste (Mandate:
GA res.
57/101, para. 8,
58/116, para. 8,
58/121, para. 15,
59/217, para. 12 and
59/218, para. 15)
Summary:
Economic assistance for the
reconstruction and development of Djibouti
The General Assembly considered this question at its
forty-fourth to fifty-fourth and fifty-sixth sessions
(resolutions 44/177, 45/228, 46/175, 47/157, 48/198, 49/21 F,
50/58 F, 51/30 E, 52/169 K, 53/1 J, 54/96 C and 56/108).
At its fifty-eighth
session, the General Assembly declared its solidarity with the
Government and the people of Djibouti, who continued to face
critical developmental and humanitarian challenges owing, in
particular, to the scarcity of natural resources, coupled with
harsh climatic conditions and the acute issue of water supply
impacting on the development aspirations of the country; noted
with satisfaction the implementation of a reform programme by
Djibouti, and in that context appealed to all Governments,
international financial institutions, the specialized agencies
and non-governmental organizations to respond adequately to
the financial and material needs of the country in line with
the poverty reduction strategy paper; expressed its gratitude
to the intergovernmental organizations and the specialized
agencies of the United Nations for their contributions to the
national rehabilitation of Djibouti, and invited them to
continue their efforts; welcomed the initiative of the
Secretary-General to appoint a special envoy for humanitarian
affairs for the Horn of Africa, with the objective of
mobilizing resources for relief support as well as sustainable
development; requested the Secretary-General to continue, in
close cooperation with the Government of Djibouti, his efforts
to mobilize resources necessary for an effective programme of
financial, technical and material assistance to Djibouti; and
also requested the Secretary-General to report to the Assembly
at its sixtieth session on the humanitarian situation of
Djibouti and on the progress made with regard to economic
assistance to Djibouti and the implementation of the
resolution (resolution 58/116).
Humanitarian assistance and
rehabilitation for Ethiopia
The General Assembly
first considered the question of emergency humanitarian
assistance to Ethiopia at its fifty-seventh session in 2002,
at which it called upon the international community to respond
urgently and effectively to the unfolding humanitarian crisis;
and called upon all development partners to stress the need to
integrate relief efforts with recovery, asset protection and
long-term development and to address the underlying structural
causes of the recurring famine in Ethiopia (resolution
57/149).
At its fifty-ninth
session, the General Assembly, concerned by the recurrent
drought, which still affected millions owing to the serious
crop failures in drought-prone parts of the country and the
pastoralist areas, called upon all development partners, in
cooperation with the Government of Ethiopia, to integrate
relief efforts with recovery, asset protection and long-term
development, including the structural and productive options
needed to stimulate accelerated rural growth, and to address
the underlying causes of recurrent drought in Ethiopia in a
way that was, inter alia, in line with the poverty reduction
strategy paper, including strategies that were aimed at
preventing such crises in the future and that improved the
resilience of the population; and requested the
Secretary-General to report to the Assembly at its sixtieth
session on the implementation of the resolution (resolution
59/217).
International cooperation and
coordination for the human and ecological rehabilitation and
economic development of the Semipalatinsk region of Kazakhstan
The General Assembly
considered this question at its fifty-second, fifty-third and
fifty-fifth sessions (resolutions 52/169 M, 53/1 H and 55/44).
At its fifty-seventh
session, the General Assembly stressed the need for continuing
international attention and extra efforts in solving problems
with regard to the Semipalatinsk region and its population;
urged the international community to provide assistance in the
formulation and implementation of special programmes and
projects of treatment and care for the affected population in
the Semipalatinsk region; invited all States, relevant
multilateral financial organizations and other entities of the
international community, including non-governmental
organizations, to share their knowledge and experience in
order to contribute to the human and ecological rehabilitation
and economic development of the Semipalatinsk region; invited
all Member States, in particular donor States, relevant organs
and organizations of the United Nations system, to participate
in the rehabilitation of the Semipalatinsk region; invited the
Secretary-General to pursue a consultative process, with the
participation of interested States and relevant United Nations
agencies, on modalities for mobilizing the necessary support
to seek appropriate solutions to the problems and needs of the
Semipalatinsk region; called upon the Secretary-General to
continue his efforts to enhance world public awareness of the
problems and needs of the Semipalatinsk region; and requested
him to report to the Assembly at its sixtieth session, under a
separate sub-item, on progress made in the implementation of
the resolution (resolution 57/101).
Assistance for humanitarian relief and
the economic and social rehabilitation of Somalia
The General Assembly
considered this question at its forty-third session, in 1988,
at which it adopted a resolution entitled "Emergency
assistance to Somalia" under the item entitled "Special
economic and disaster relief assistance" (resolution 43/206).
The Assembly has continued its consideration of the question
annually (resolutions 44/178, 45/229, 46/176, 47/160, 48/201,
49/21 L, 50/58 G, 51/30 G, 52/169 L, 53/1 M, 54/96 D, 55/168,
56/106, 57/154 and 58/115).
At its fifty-ninth
session, the General Assembly, noting with serious concern
that the current drought in some parts of Somalia threatened
the lives of Somali nomads as well as livestock, called upon
the Secretary-General to continue to mobilize international
humanitarian, rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance for
Somalia; urged the international community to provide as a
matter or urgency humanitarian assistance and relief to the
Somali people to alleviate in particular the consequences of
the prevailing drought; called upon the international
community to provide continuing and increased assistance in
response to the United Nations 2004 Consolidated Inter-Agency
Appeal for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction
assistance for Somalia; and requested the Secretary-General,
in view of the critical situation in Somalia, to take all
necessary and practicable measures for the implementation of
the resolution and to report thereon to the Assembly at its
sixtieth session (resolution 59/218).
Assistance for humanitarian relief,
rehabilitation and development for Timor-Leste
The General Assembly
considered the question "Assistance for humanitarian relief,
rehabilitation and development for East Timor" at its
fifty-fourth to fifty-sixth sessions (resolutions 54/96 H,
55/172 and 56/104). At its fifty-seventh session, the Assembly
admitted the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste to membership
in the United Nations (resolution 57/3) and continued its
consideration of the question (resolution 57/105).
At its fifty-eighth
session, the General Assembly urged the United Nations, other
intergovernmental organizations, Member States and
non-governmental organizations to continue to support the
Government and the people of Timor-Leste in their endeavours
towards self-sustainable nation-building and in facing the
remaining vulnerabilities and challenges, such as nationwide
capacity-building in all sectors, national reconciliation and
the voluntary return of the remaining refugees to Timor-Leste,
and sustainable development; and requested the
Secretary-General to submit a report on the implementation of
the resolution to the Assembly for consideration at its
sixtieth session (resolution 58/121).
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