Respect for the privileges and immunities of officials of the United Nations and the specialized agencies and related organizations.
- Author: UN General Assembly (37th sess. : 1982-1983)
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Date:
21 December 1982
1. Takes note with concern of the report submitted to the General Assembly by the Secretary-General on behalf of the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination, which showed, inter alia, a marked deterioration in the observance of the principles related to privileges and immunities of officials of the United Nations and the specialized agencies and related organizations;
2. Reaffirms the above-mentioned resolutions;
3. Welcomes the measures approved by the Secretary-General to enhance the safety and protection of international civil servants as outlined in his report;
4. Invites the Secretary-General, as Chairman of the Administrative Committee on Co-ordination, to suggest in his annual report on this issue to be submitted to the General Assembly at its thirty-eighth session further steps designed to alleviate the present situation.
B The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on respect for the privileges and immunities of officials of the United Nations and the specialized agencies and related organizations, Drawing attention to the unprecedented character of the mass arrest by the Israeli authorities in the territory of Lebanon of a great number of the officials of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, and as mentioned in paragraph 6 of the Secretary-General's report,1. Calls upon the Secretary-General to take measures without delay to establish the whereabouts, to find out the charges made and to arrange a meeting with the officials of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East incarcerated by the Israeli authorities in Lebanon, in order to obtain their earliest release;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to inform Member States promptly about measures taken under paragraph 1 above and about their results.
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