A/RES/54/96E-K Page 15 15. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to mobilize and coordinate resources and support for Operation Lifeline Sudan and to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session on the emergency situation in the affected areas and the recovery, rehabilitation and development of the Sudan. 84th plenary meeting 17 December 1999 K ASSISTANCE TO VENEZUELA FOLLOWING THE DEVASTATING FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES The General Assembly, Deeply concerned at the loss of human lives and the unprecedented destruction of property and infrastructure caused in recent days by the worst floods and landslides Venezuela has ever suffered, Recognizing that natural disasters constitute a major problem for development whose solution requires considerable resources and calls for efforts at the national level to be supplemented by international financial and technical assistance, Recognizing also the large-scale relief and emergency assistance efforts being made by the Government and the people of Venezuela in order to alleviate the suffering of the disaster victims, Aware that to mitigate and prevent the consequences of this disaster, international emergency assistance is required, Taking note of the appeal by the Secretary-General to the international community for aid and assistance to Venezuela in dealing with the effects of the floods and landslides, Taking note also of the appeal to the international community by the Government of Venezuela to provide emergency humanitarian aid, and of the need for assistance in rehabilitation and reconstruction of the areas affected by the disastrous floods and landslides, 1. Expresses its solidarity, at this difficult time, with the Government and the people of Venezuela in their efforts to cope with the serious humanitarian and material consequences of the disaster; 2. Appeals to all Member States, the specialized agencies and other organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, as well as to international financing institutions and non-governmental organizations, to respond urgently and provide generous assistance to Venezuela in its relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts and programmes following the unprecedented calamity it has suffered; 3. Expresses its gratitude to the Member States, international organizations and non-governmental organizations and private individuals and groups that are with such great generosity providing assistance to the Government of Venezuela in the initial immediate relief work; 4. Expresses its deep gratitude to the Secretary-General for the urgent steps he has taken to mobilize emergency humanitarian assistance; 00 26240 /...