At its forty-third session, J&J/ the General Assembly, taking note with interest of the reports of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator and on special economic and disaster relief assistance7 encouraged the Office of the Co-ordiaator to expand further its information base and its capacity to disseminate timely and reliable disaster-related information and to continue to update its profiles of disaster-prone countries, as well as to develop its International Disaster Management Information Network; noted with interest the close co-operation between tbe Office of the Co-ordinator and UNDP, as described in the final report of the joint DNDP/WDRO task force, contained in the report of the Secretary-0eneral on special economic and disaster relief assistance (A/43/731, annex)3 and requested the Office of the Co-ordinator to strengthen its relationship with Member States, in particular with national focal points in disaster-prone countries and, in this connection, recognised the need for meetings at the regional and/or international level with the participation of heads of national emergency relief services (resolution 931209). U/ References for the forty-third session (agenda item 86 (a)): (a) Reports of the Secretary-General8 (i) Activities of the Office of the United Rations Disaster Relief Co-ordinatorr A/93/375-E/1966/73 and Corr.1) (ii) Implementation of General Assembly decision 4314331 (b) Reports of the Second Committee (parts I and III): A/93/916 and Add.2: (C) Resolution 431204 and decirion.93/447: (d) Meetings of the Second Committee: A/C.2/43/18.36 and 92) (e) Plenary meeting: A/43/W.S3. I... A/45/100 English Page 269 At its second regular session of 1958, the Economic and social Council took note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief co-ordinatorj emphasised the need for the Office of the Co-ordinator to be placed, and kept, on a sound financial 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities and reports of the United Nations related to disaster relief and coordination. It mentions the Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator, special economic and disaster relief assistance, and international disaster management information networks. This suggests that the topic is closely related to humanitarian aid and relief efforts.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief