At its thirty-ninth session, the General Assembly took note of the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Office of the Co-ordinator. as well as his report on strengthening the capacity of the United Nations system to respond to natural disasters and other disaster situationst requested the Secretary-General to modify existing United Nations procurement procedures, as necessary, to permit, on the part of the Office of the Co-ordinator, a timely and more effective response to the special and immediate requirements of countries exposed to disasters or facing en emergency situation; requested the Office of the Co-ordinator to study, in co-operation with the parties concerned, the most appropriate rteps to ensure the ready availability of relief supplies and transport equipments requested the Office to increase its fund-raising efforts through the meens available to ftt and emphasixed the essential need for the work of the Office to be placed end kept on a sound financial basis and requested tbe Secretary-General to assign a higher priority to that (resolution 39/207). At its forty-first session, the General Assembly took note of the report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the Office of the United Nation9 A/45/100 English Page 266 Disaster Relief Co-ordinatorj recognised the importance of disaster preparedness and prevention activities8 reaffirmed the mandate of the Office of the Co-ordinator as the focal point in the United Nations system for disaster relief co-ordinationt requested the Secretary-General and the co-ordinator to intensify their efforts to mobilise additional voluntary resources and appealed to Governments for urgent voluntary contributions; and requested the Secretary-General to submit a report on the implementation of the resolution, including a comprehensive review of the existing mechanisms and arrangements within the system for disaster and emergency assistance and co-ordination, to the Assembly at its forty-second session (resolution 41/201). 