The present report addresses the theme of “humanitarian assistance and
rehabilitation for El Salvador and Guatemala”. It identifies the lessons learned from
the humanitarian response effort and highlights key issues from the ongoing recovery
effort in the affected countries. In doing so, it examines successes and challenges
specific to the response and recovery effort linked to tropical storm Stan. The report
includes a set of observations and recommendations from the Secretary-General to
both the Economic and Social Council and the General Assembly for further
discussion, with a particular focus on improvements to international, regional,
national and local response capacity and coordination and on reducing the overall
vulnerability of affected populations to disasters.
