Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country

XXVIII. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE
3107. Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country

The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country,[1] Drawing attention to its resolutions 2747 (XXV) of 17 December 1970, 2819 (XXVI) of 15 December 1971 and 3033 (XXVII) of 18 December 1972 in which it urged the Government of the host country to make certain that the measures taken to ensure the protection and security of permanent missions to the United Nations and their personnel were adequate to enable those missions to perform properly the functions entrusted to them by their Governments, Recalling the responsibilities of the Government of the host country with respect to the United Nations and the missions accredited to it, their personnel and their correspondence under the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations,[2]2the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations[3]3and general international law, Recalling the duty of missions accredited to the United Nations and their personnel to respect the laws and regulations of the host country, Considering that the problems related to the privileges and immunities of the United Nations and to the status of the missions accredited to it are of mutual concern to Member States, including the host country, as well as to the Secretary-General,

Taking note of the report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country,

1. States its deep concern at violent attacks against the premises of missions accredited to the United Nations as well as the threats, harassment and hostile actions against personnel of these missions;

2. Strongly condemns all such acts of violence and other criminal acts against the premises of missions and their personnel as fundamentally incompatible with the status of such missions and personnel under international law;

3. Urges the host country to implement effectively the new federal legislation, including the taking of effective measures against the organization of demonstrations and picketing where there is reason to believe that they may be accompanied by violence or may prevent the conduct of the normal business of missions to the United Nations;

4. Urges the host country to take all necessary measures to apprehend, prosecute and punish those guilty of criminal acts against missions and their personnel;

5. Notes the difficulties which the diplomatic personnel of the permanent missions encounter when parking their automobiles and draws the attention of the host country, and the diplomatic community, to recommendations 9, 10 and 11 in paragraph 46 of the report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country;

6. Appeals to the host country to review the recently adopted measures with regard to the parking of diplomatic vehicles especially with a view to terminating without prejudice the practice of serving summonses to diplomats and towing away their vehicles, in order to meet more adequately the needs of the diplomatic community;

7. Welcomes the diplomatic community's readiness to co-operate fully with the local authorities in solving traffic problems;

8. Requests all members of the diplomatic community to respect the laws and regulations of the host country;

9. Believes that the host country, the Secretariat, the diplomatic community and the organizations concerned should vigorously seek the improvement of relations and the promotion of mutual understanding between the diplomatic community and the local population in order to ensure conditions conducive to the effective functioning of the United Nations and the missions accredited to it;

10. Welcomes with appreciation the efforts of the host country, the New York City community and the New York City Commission for the United Nations and for the Consular Corps to accommodate the needs, interests and concerns of the diplomatic community and to provide hospitality;

11. Decides to continue the work of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country in 1974, in conformity with General Assembly resolution 2819 (XXVI), with the purpose of examining on a more regular basis all matters falling within its terms of reference;

12. Requests the Secretary-General to provide all appropriate assistance to the Committee on Relations with the Host Country and to bring to its attention issues of mutual concern relating to the implementation of the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations;

13. Requests the Committee on Relations with the Host Country to submit to the General Assembly, at its twenty-ninth session, a report on the progress of its work and to make, if it deems it necessary, appropriate recommendations;

14. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its twenty-ninth session the item entitled "Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country".

2197th plenary meeting,
12 December 1973

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[1] Official Records of the General Assembly, Twenty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 26 (A/9026). [2] Resolution 169 (II). [3] Resolution 22 A (I).