Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country.

  • Author: UN General Assembly (37th sess. : 1982-1983)
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  • Date:
    16 December 1982
  The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country, Recalling Article 105 of the Charter of the United Nations, the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations and the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, Recalling further that the problems related to the privileges and immunities of all missions accredited to the United Nations, their security and the safety of their personnel are of great importance and concern to them, as well as the primary responsibility of the host country, Noting with deep concern the continued acts violating the security of missions and safety of personnel of those missions accredited to the United Nations, Recognizing that effective measures should be taken by the competent authorities of the host country, in particular to prevent any acts violating the security of all missions and the safety of their personnel,

1. Endorses the recommendations of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country contained in paragraph 43 of its report;

2. Urges the host country to continue to take all necessary measures to secure effectively the protection, security and safety of the missions accredited to the United Nations and their personnel, including practicable measures to prohibit illegal activities of persons, groups and organizations that encourage, instigate, organize or engage in the perpetration of acts against the security and safety of such missions and representatives;

3. Strongly condemns the acts violating the security of all missions accredited to the United Nations and the safety of their personnel;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to remain actively engaged in all aspects of the United Nations relations with the host country and in this context to continue to stress to the host country the importance of effective measures to avoid any acts violating the security of missions and the safety of their personnel;

5. Urges, in any cases in which problems arise concerning privileges and immunities of members of missions to the United Nations, the host country and the missions concerned to make full use of the good offices of the Secretary-General in pursuit of solutions satisfactory to the parties involved;

6. Requests the Committee on Relations with the Host Country to continue its work, in conformity with General Assembly resolution 2819

(XXVI) of 15 December 1971;

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

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