The present report has been prepared pursuant to General Assembly resolution 46/182, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to report annually to the Assembly and the Economic and Social Council on the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance. The report is also submitted in response to General Assembly resolutions 63/147 and 64/76 and Economic and Social Council resolution 2009/3. The report describes the major humanitarian trends and challenges over the past year and analyses two thematic issues of current concern: operating in high-risk environments, and vulnerability and its implications for humanitarian response. The report provides an overview of current key processes to improve humanitarian coordination and ends with recommendations for further strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations.
The present report responds to the requests contained in General Assembly resolutions 64/76 and 63/147 and Economic and Social Council resolution 2009/3. The period covered by the report is June 2009 to May 2010.