Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (34th sess. : 1979-1980)
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  • Date:
    17 December 1979

34. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ON THE REPORTS OF THE SIXTH COMMITTEE
148. 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] Considering that the problems related to the privileges and immunities of the missions accredited to the United Nations, the security of the missions and the safety of their personnel are of great importance and concern to the Member States as well as the primary responsibility of the host country, Deeply concerned at the recent acts of violence against permanent missions to the United Nations that endanger their security and the lives of their personnel,

1. Accepts the recommendations of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country contained in paragraph 42 of its report;

2. Strongly condemns the acts of violence against missions accredited to the United Nations and their personnel as incompatible with the status of such missions and their personnel under international law;

3. Urges once again the host country to take without delay effective measures to ensure adequate security for all permanent missions to the United Nations and their personnel;

4. Decides to continue the work of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country, in conformity with General Assembly resolution 2819 (XXVI) of 15 December 1971, with the purpose of examining on a more regular basis all matters falling within its terms of reference, and requests the Secretary-General to provide the Committee with all necessary assistance;

5. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session the item entitled "Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country".

105th plenary meeting
17 December 1979


[1] Official Record of the General Assembly, Thirty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 26 (A/34/26).
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