Scope of Legal Protection Under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 167 Scope of legal protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, published in 2001.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2002–2004

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2004).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2004	A/RES/59/47	Scope of legal protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	1,145	91%Compare
2004	A/RES/58/82	Scope of legal protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	1,087	38%Compare
2002	A/RES/56/89	Scope of legal protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel	639	–

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 1	Policy and analysis	7

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

1 entity

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Subprogramme 1	Policy and analysis	7	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Field Staff International Obligations Peacekeeping Operations Relief Personnel Security Management Staff Security

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his report on the scope of legal protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel,³ and takes note of the recommendations contained therein;

³A/55/637.

Calls upon all States to consider becoming parties to and to respect fully their obligations under the relevant international instruments, in particular the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel;

Takes note of the report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations with regard to the safety and security of United Nations and associated personnel and the scope of existing legal protection and its recommendations;⁴

⁴A/55/1024 and Corr.1, sect. III.F.

Recommends that the Secretary-General continue to seek the inclusion of relevant provisions of the Convention in the status-of-forces or status-of-mission agreements concluded by the United Nations;

Encourages the Secretary-General and relevant bodies within the United Nations system to continue to take such other practical measures as are within their authority and existing institutional mandates to strengthen protection for United Nations and associated personnel;

Recognizes the need to consider the safety and security of locally recruited personnel, who are particularly vulnerable and account for the majority of casualties;

Decides to establish an Ad Hoc Committee open to all States Members of the United Nations or members of the specialized agencies or of the International Atomic Energy Agency to consider the recommendations made by the Secretary-General in his report on measures to strengthen and enhance the protective legal regime for United Nations and associated personnel;

Requests the Secretary-General to invite the International Committee of the Red Cross to participate as an observer in the deliberations of the Ad Hoc Committee;

Decides that the Ad Hoc Committee shall meet from 1 to 5 April 2002, and recommends that, following the submission of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee, the Sixth Committee consider whether to continue this work during the fifty-seventh session of the General Assembly from 7 to 11 October 2002 within the framework of a working group of the Sixth Committee;

Requests the Ad Hoc Committee to submit a report on its work to the General Assembly at its fifty-seventh session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-seventh session the item entitled “Scope of legal protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel”.

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