Protection of United Nations personnel : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Protection of UN personnel

Urges all States: (a) to ensure respect for the human rights of UN and other personnel carrying out activities in fulfilment of the mandate of a UN operation, to take the necessary measures to ensure the safety and security of those personnel, as well as the inviolability of UN premises; (b) to ensure the speedy release of UN and other personnel who have been arrested or detained in violation of their immunity; calls upon all States to consider becoming parties to the Convention on the Safety of UN and Associated Personnel; to provide adequate and prompt information concerning the arrest or detention of UN and other personnel; to grant the representative of the competent international organization immediate and unconditional access to such personnel; to allow independent medical teams to investigate the health of detained UN and other personnel carrying out activities in fulfilment of the mandate of a UN operation and to afford them the necessary medical assistance; 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 and to ensure, when those human rights, privileges and immunities are violated, that such personnel are restored to their organization and, where appropriate, to seek redress and compensation for the damage caused to them; also requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to ensure that security matters are an integrated part of the planning for an operation and to ensure that UN and other personnel are properly informed and suitably trained so as to enhance their security and effectiveness in accomplishing their functions.

Adopted without vote, 70th meeting

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Adopted at the 70th plenary meeting, 12 Dec. 1997.