Privileges and immunities of the United Nations

III. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE
259. Privileges and immunities of the United Nations

The General Assembly, Having taken note of the Secretary-General's report[1] on the steps taken with a view to the entry into force and application of the agreements concluded between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the headquarters of the United Nations, and on the state of accessions to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, Considering that the agreements regarding the headquarters of the United Nations are complementary to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, since these instruments taken together are intended to define the status of the United Nations in the country where these headquarters are located, Considering also that a number of States Members have not yet acceded to the Convention on Privileges and Immunities, Considering that, if the United Nations is to achieve its purposes and perform its functions effectively, it is essential that the States Members should unanimously approve the provisions of the said Convention, Notes with satisfaction the steps taken with a view to the entry into force and application of the agreements concluded between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the headquarters of the United Nations, and Invites those States Members which have not yet acceded to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations to deposit their instruments of accession to the said Convention with the Secretary-General at the earliest possible moment. Hundred and seventy-fifth plenary meeting,
8 December 1948.


[1] See document A/626.
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