General Assembly
11 November 2008
Sixty-third session
Agenda item 65 (b)*
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
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Comoros, Croatia, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guatemala, India, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya,
Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Yemen and Palestine: draft resolution
Special economic assistance for Yemen
The General Assembly,
Concerned about the floods and heavy rain that occurred in the eastern provinces of Yemen on 24 October 2008, resulting in a natural disaster that caused damage to infrastructure, loss of human lives and undermined the Government’s
effort to achieve the Millennium Development Goals,
Acknowledging with appreciation the timely assistance extended by the regional and international donor community, as well as by United Nations agencies and other humanitarian actors,
Noting the immediate response by the Government of Yemen to this disaster,
1. Expresses its solidarity with and support for the Government and people of Yemen;
2. Invites Member States and relevant United Nations entities, as well as international financial institutions and development agencies, to provide economic and technical assistance in the post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation process;
3. Also invites the international community and the United Nations system and other international organizations to support the disaster risk management and disaster preparedness capacity of Yemen.
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