Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator.

35. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SECOND COMMITTEE
107. Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator

The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 2816 (XXVI) of 14 December 1971, by which it established the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator, and its resolution 3243 (XXIX) of 29 November 1974 on the strengthening of that Office, Recalling also section II, paragraph 14, of its resolution 3362 (S-VII) of 16 September 1975, and its resolution 33/22 of 29 November 1978, Reaffirming that it is necessary to ensure a continued sound financial basis for the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator, as recognized by the General Assembly in its resolution 31/173 of 21 December 1976, Bearing in mind that the timely receipt and distribution of information about the responses of donors is essential for the execution of the mandate of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator,

1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator[1] and of the statement made by the Co-ordinator before the Second Committee on 3 November 1980;[2]

2. Commends the activities of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator which have contributed to the easing of the consequences of natural disasters;

3. Calls upon Governments and international organizations to co-operate with the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator by providing timely information on the nature and extent of their current and intended contributions to disaster afflicted countries;

4. Decides to maintain for a further two-year period, as from 1 January 1982, the trust fund established pursuant to its resolution 3243 (XXIX) of 29 November 1974, modified under its resolutions 3440 (XXX) of 9 December 1975 and 3532 (XXX) of 17 December 1975 and its decision 33/429 of 19 December 1978, in order to ensure that the financial resources available to the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator remain adequate to meet the tasks entrusted to that Office;

5. Urges all Governments to contribute to the trust fund of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator;

6. Decides to review at its thirty-sixth session the mandate of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator.

84th plenary meeting
5 December 1980

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[1] A/35/228. [2] Official Records of the General Assembly, Thirty-fifth Session, Second Committee, 36th meeting, paras. 6-17.