CP/RES. 964 (1729/09) 

SOLIDARITY WITH AND ASSISTANCE FOR
THE PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT OF EL SALVADOR 

(Adopted at the meeting of November 11, 2009)
 

DEEPLY CONCERNED at the emergency situation in the sister Republic of El Salvador as a result of the rains caused by Hurricane Ida that have led to floods and mudslides which have cost lives and destroyed harvests, homes, basic services, and part of the road infrastructure; 

TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION that the President of the Republic, Mr. Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena, has declared a state of emergency and that at this moment it is a national priority to rescue survivors and victims, as well as to provide shelter, food, and health services to the population affected; 

CONVINCED that natural disasters are highly detrimental and an obstacle to the development of the country hit by them; and 

CONVINCED ALSO that the international community is called upon to show solidarity and to lend ongoing support to the country affected, especially in order to enable it to overcome the emergency and to continue with its economic and social development plans; 

RESOLVES: 

1.                  To express its condolences to and utmost solidarity with the People and Government of El Salvador following the loss of human lives and the destruction caused by torrential rains last weekend. 

2.                  To request the Secretary General to start making the immediate arrangements needed with the international agencies and competent bodies, including the Inter-American Committee on Natural Disaster Reduction (IACNDR), in order to extend technical and financial support for the work begun by the Government of El Salvador to deal with the emergency in its country. 

3.                  To call upon the international community to continue to provide support, in close coordination with the Government of El Salvador, to that country in order to contribute to the solution of the current situation, including national reconstruction and normalization efforts.