Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country

Considers that the maintenance of appropriate conditions for the normal work of the delegations and the missions accredited to the UN is in the interests of UN and all Member States, and requests the host country to continue to take all measures necessary to prevent any interference with the functioning of missions, and to promote compliance of local authorities with international norms concerning diplomatic privileges and immunities; welcomes the efforts of the Committee aimed at identifying affordable health care programmes for the diplomatic community; notes that during the reporting period the travel controls previously imposed by the host country on staff of certain missions and staff members of the Secretariat of certain nationalities remained in effect; calls upon the host country to review measures and procedures relating to the parking of diplomatic vehicles, with a view to responding to the growing needs of the diplomatic community.

Adopted without vote, 72nd meeting

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Adopted at the 72nd plenary meeting, 15 Dec. 1997.