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

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

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

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

The Security Council expresses also its deep concern at the continued deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Central African Republic, in particular in the north of the country.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The contribution of his Government to meeting most of the humanitarian needs of the victims of the earthquake should therefore be given greater attention.

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,

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

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

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

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

13. Encourages the international community to continue providing voluntary contributions to meet the pressing human rights and humanitarian needs of the region

The meeting addressed the specific needs of women in matters pertaining to peace and security, democracy and governance, economic and regional integration and humanitarian and social affairs.

And, thirdly, geographic disparities became more pronounced, with humanitarian needs highest in the Gaza Strip and in the northern and southern areas of the West Bank.

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

Or reporting about aid programs may be skewed to keep donor funds flowing. The greatest danger is that humanitarian relief will be tailored to meet donors demands, rather than actual needs.

10. Demands that all Afghan parties cooperate fully with the United Nations and associated bodies as well as with other agencies and humanitarian organizations in their efforts to respond to the humanitarian needs of the people of Afghanistan

We are told that capitalism discovers wants that people did not realize they had and thus moves humanity forward.

Noting with gratitude the support provided by various countries, as well as intergovernmental and non governmental organizations, to meet the humanitarian needs of the country,

Humanitarian access to affected populations is vital in situations where a State or party to a conflict that bears responsibility is unable or unwilling to provide for the basic needs of civilians on their territory.

It is thus urgent to satisfy populations most basic human needs through local development initiatives.

In 2005 a new needs assessment framework and matrix, piloted in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2004, provided a common platform for humanitarian coordinators and agencies to analyse assessment data and set priorities.

Response The response phase of an emergency may commence with Search and Rescue but in all cases the focus will quickly turn to fulfilling the basic humanitarian needs of the affected population.

This is particularly the case in complex emergencies, during which humanitarian requirements are linked to the dynamics of conflict and circumstances can change rapidly.

This was particularly the case in complex emergencies, during which humanitarian requirements were linked to the dynamics of conflict and circumstances could change rapidly.

UNRWA was the largest United Nations agency in the Middle East engaged in providing assistance and promoting capacity building, and it was continuing to play a decisive role in meeting the vital humanitarian needs of over 4 million Palestinian refugees, at times under very dangerous conditions.

The Secretary General was right to argue that the new demands arising from peace building and conflict prevention work, as well as from humanitarian and other emergencies, should not be met at the expense of development cooperation activities.

The United States encourages other countries, especially countries from the region, to increase their contributions to UNRWA's core budget and to other humanitarian and economic needs in that area.

f) Provide humanitarian assistance including the health needs, especially reproductive and sexual health of women and girls in conflict, refugee, and IDP situations

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.

Noting with serious concern the significant and persistent humanitarian needs in such areas as health, water and acute malnutrition that still exist in parts of the country,

Noting with serious concern the significant and persistent humanitarian needs in such areas as health, water and acute malnutrition that still exist in parts of the country,

Noting with serious concern the significant and persistent humanitarian needs in such areas as health, water and acute malnutrition that still exist in parts of the country,

Noting with serious concern the significant and persistent humanitarian needs in such areas as health, water and acute malnutrition that still exist in parts of the country,

Noting with serious concern the significant and persistent humanitarian needs in such areas as health, water and acute malnutrition that still exist in parts of the country,

Noting with serious concern the significant and persistent humanitarian needs in such areas as health, water and acute malnutrition that still exist in parts of the country,

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

In the meantime, the scale of humanitarian needs will remain enormous in much of the Sudan, particularly in Darfur, but also in many parts of the south and east of the country.

Deeply concerned about the continuing urgency of the humanitarian situation in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, aware of the magnitude of the humanitarian requirements of the country, and recognizing the need to ensure effective links between relief, rehabilitation, reconstruction and development of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,