Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2002
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SymbolA/RES/57/155
TitleSafety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
AccessEnglish: A_RES_57_155-EN - PDF ; Español: A_RES_57_155-ES - PDF ; Français: A_RES_57_155-FR - PDF ; Other: A_RES_57_155-DE - PDF ; Русский: A_RES_57_155-RU - PDF ; العربية: A_RES_57_155-AR - PDF ; 中文: A_RES_57_155-ZH - PDF ;
Summary
Strongly condemns any act or failure to act, contrary to international law, which obstructs or prevents humanitarian personnel and UN personnel from discharging their humanitarian functions, or which entails being subjected to threats, the use of force or physical attack, frequently resulting in injury or death; requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to ensure full respect for the human rights, privileges and immunities of UN and other personnel carrying out activities in fulfilments of the mandate of a UN operation; requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary mesures to ensure that UN and other personnel carrying out activities in fulfilment of the mandate of a UN operation are properly informed about the conditions under which they are called upon to operate, including relevant customs and traditions in the host country, and the standards that they are required to meet; also requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to ensure that UN and other personnel carrying out activities in fulfilment of the mandate of a UN humanitarian assistance operation are properly informed about and operate in conformity with relevant codes of conduct, including the core principles of conduct defined by the Task Force on Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Humanitarian Crises set up within the Inter-Agency Standing Committee; further requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures, falling within his responsibilities, to ensure that security matters are an integral part of the planning for existing and newly mandated UN operations and that such precautions extend to all UN and its associated personnel; requests the Office of the UN Security Coordinator to continue to play a central role in promoting increased cooperation and collaboration among agencies, funds and programmes in the planning and implementation of measures aimed at improving staff security training and awareness; requests the Secretary-General to submit to it at its 58th session a comprehensive and updated report on the safety and security situation of humanitarian personnel and protection of UN personnel and on the implementation of the present resolution.
Action note2002-12-16
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 75th plenary meeting
Meeting record
A/57/PV.75
Date[New York] : UN, 3 Mar. 2003
Description
8 p.