The immediate humanitarian needs are immense.

And humanitarian aid needs remain considerable.

Humanitarian response needs to become more predictable in all emergencies.

Humanitarian assistance must be provided on the basis of existing needs.

Given the tremendous humanitarian needs in many parts of the country, the United Nations will have a vital responsibility to provide a strong and well managed humanitarian assistance programme as long as urgent humanitarian needs have to be met.

This situation needs an urgent humanitarian action by human rights organizations from anywhere!

Consequently, the humanitarian needs are expected to remain at least at current levels.

The humanitarian crises in Africa are of serious concern to my delegation, as are the obstacles that arise in meeting humanitarian needs.

We welcome intensified dialogue between humanitarian and development actors on ensuring timely needs assessment and achieving a common strategy for humanitarian assistance.

If anything, those resources should be increased in order to fulfil basic humanitarian needs.

Effective coordination of humanitarian assistance at all levels, based on actual needs, is imperative.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) needs to be strengthened.

Invites the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat to continue its efforts to coordinate and develop a strategic response to recurrent humanitarian needs in Ethiopia and to consider ways to enhance the mobilization of emergency relief assistance to cover the remaining humanitarian needs in Ethiopia

1.147 To assist families with small scale emergency needs during a family specific economic or humanitarian crisis through selective cash assistance based on actual needs.

Emphasizing the need to mobilize adequate, predictable, timely and flexible resources for humanitarian assistance based on and in proportion to assessed needs, with a view to ensuring fuller coverage of the needs in all sectors and across humanitarian emergencies,

10. Invites the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat to continue its efforts to coordinate and develop a strategic response to recurrent humanitarian needs in Ethiopia and to consider ways to enhance the mobilization of emergency relief assistance to cover the remaining humanitarian needs in Ethiopia

Invites the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat to continue its efforts to coordinate and develop a strategic response to recurrent humanitarian needs in Ethiopia and to consider ways to enhance the mobilization of emergency relief assistance in order to cover the remaining humanitarian needs in Ethiopia

Zimbabwe needs a broad based representative Government to face the country's huge economic and humanitarian challenges.

The proposal that the upgraded CERF address critical humanitarian needs in underfunded emergencies is therefore welcome.

In the west, humanitarian actors are also concerned with the growing needs of internally displaced persons throughout the country and their increased dependence on humanitarian assistance.

10. Invites the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat to continue its efforts to coordinate and develop a strategic response to recurrent humanitarian needs in Ethiopia and to consider ways to enhance the mobilization of emergency relief assistance in order to cover the remaining humanitarian needs in Ethiopia

In that regard, there is an urgent need for humanitarian actors to receive much needed financial support to allow the continuation of humanitarian activities and provide an improved response to humanitarian needs identified in 2005.

These developments should not hide the fact that humanitarian, economic and social needs are enormous in Burundi.

In some parts of the territory, Palestinians' needs for additional humanitarian assistance rose sharply as a consequence.

16. Urges the United Nations to continue to address the humanitarian, rehabilitation and development needs of East Timor

21. Calls upon relevant United Nations organizations to continue to improve transparency and reliability of humanitarian needs assessments

For its part, Azerbaijan has allocated 1 million to United Nations emergency humanitarian assistance for immediate relief needs.

Noting with regret that the humanitarian situation has not improved, owing to the severe economic deterioration and the prevailing drought, and that significant humanitarian needs continue to exist throughout Tajikistan,

Other reforms including the development of cluster leadership approaches among all humanitarian actors will also enable us to respond more predictably where urgent needs for protection and humanitarian assistance exist.

Secondly, the financial capacity of the United Nations to react to emergency humanitarian situations urgently needs to be increased.

Japan believes that reform is also necessary in the areas of needs assessment and common strategy for humanitarian assistance.

The Government of the Sudan had spared no efforts to meet the immediate humanitarian needs in the Darfur states.

In the wake of the tsunami, the gender specific needs and vulnerabilities of women and girls must be identified and addressed in all responses to the humanitarian and recovery needs.

2. Also takes note of the report of the Personal Humanitarian Envoy of the Secretary General on the humanitarian conditions and needs of the Palestinian people Available from http domino.un.org bertini_rpt.htm.

Noting with regret that the humanitarian situation has not improved, owing to the severe economic situation and the effects of drought, and that significant humanitarian needs continue to exist throughout Tajikistan,

2. Also takes note of the report of the Personal Humanitarian Envoy of the Secretary General on the humanitarian conditions and needs of the Palestinian people Available from http domino.un.org bertini_ rpt.htm.

7. Invites the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the Secretariat to continue considering ways to enhance the mobilization of emergency relief assistance to cover the remaining humanitarian needs in Ethiopia

Emphasizing the need to mobilize adequate resources for humanitarian assistance and with a view to ensuring more equitable distribution across humanitarian emergencies as well as fuller coverage of the needs in all sectors,

Over the past five years humanitarian organizations have done considerably more to ensure the impartiality of humanitarian work and that we are always reaching those with the greatest needs in an impartial manner.

In my consultations with key humanitarian agencies, the general sentiment that emerged is that the food situation has improved, but the country still needs humanitarian (emergency) assistance, as there is still a shortfall.

15. Calls upon relevant United Nations organizations to improve and increase consistency in the way in which humanitarian needs are assessed

The migration program is carefully planned and managed in the national interest, to balance Australia's social, economic, humanitarian and environmental needs.

2. Also takes note of the report of the Personal Humanitarian Envoy of the Secretary General on the humanitarian conditions and needs of the Palestinian people Available on the Internet at http domino.un.org bertini_rpt.htm.

Financial resources are critical to addressing humanitarian needs, but effective response requires experienced humanitarian personnel on the ground making tough decisions, coordinating numerous actors and ensuring that the aid reaches persons most in need.

(b) To integrate to the maximum extent possible the needs of all victims of sexual violence into United Nations humanitarian assistance programmes