Sixty-fourth session
Item 72 (a) of the provisional agenda
Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and
disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including
special economic assistance: strengthening of the coordination
of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations
Summary
The present report has been prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 63/141 of 10 March 2009, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to continue to improve the international response to natural disasters and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session. The report provides an overview of the occurrence of disasters associated with natural hazards and the humanitarian response to them and highlights emerging trends, their implications for humanitarian action and the key challenges that need to be addressed. It covers the period from 1 January 2008 to 31 May 2009.