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

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 161Scope of legal protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, published in 2003.

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Extradition Host Country Relations Humanitarian Assistance Information Exchange International Civil Service International Instruments International Obligations Legal Aspects Non-Governmental Organizations Prosecution Recruitment Relief Personnel Report Preparation Risk Assessment Security and Safety Staff Standardization Treaties

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Expresses its appreciation for the work done by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Scope of Legal Protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel;

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;

Recommends that the Secretary-General continue to seek the inclusion of, and that host countries include, key provisions of the Convention, among others, those regarding the prevention of attacks against members of the operation, the establishment of such attacks as crimes punishable by law and the prosecution or extradition of offenders, in future as well as, if necessary, in existing status-of-forces, status-of-mission and host country agreements negotiated between the United Nations and those countries, mindful of the importance of the timely conclusion of such agreements;

Recommends also that, consistent with his existing authority, the Secretary-General advise the Security Council or the General Assembly, as appropriate, where in his assessment circumstances would support a declaration of exceptional risk for the purposes of article 1(c)(ii) of the Convention;

Confirms that, consistent with his existing authority, the Secretary-General, who has knowledge of the facts and easy access to the information, may provide information, upon the request of a State, on matters of fact relevant to the application of the Convention, such as the fact and content of any declaration of exceptional risk by the Security Council or the General Assembly or any agreement concluded between the United Nations and a humanitarian non-governmental organization or agency;

Requests the Secretary-General to prepare model or standardized provisions for incorporation into the agreements concluded between the United Nations and humanitarian non-governmental organizations or agencies and, if possible, to report on progress on this issue before the next meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee, and to make available to Member States the names of organizations or agencies that have concluded such agreements, for the purposes of clarifying the application of the Convention to persons deployed by those organizations or agencies;

Encourages the Secretary-General and relevant bodies to continue to take such other practical measures as are within their authority and existing institutional mandates to strengthen the protection for United Nations and associated personnel, including locally recruited personnel, who are particularly vulnerable and account for the majority of casualties among United Nations or associated personnel;

Decides that the Ad Hoc Committee established under resolution 56/89 shall reconvene for one week from 24 to 28 March 2003, and shall continue the discussion on measures to enhance the existing protective legal regime for United Nations and associated personnel, including addressing the application of the Convention to all United Nations operations, taking into account the report of the Secretary-GeneralError: Reference source not found and the discussions in the Ad Hoc Committee;

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

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session on the measures taken to implement the present resolution;

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

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