Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2001
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SymbolA/RES/56/217
TitleSafety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
AccessEnglish: A_RES_56_217-EN - PDF ; Español: A_RES_56_217-ES - PDF ; Français: A_RES_56_217-FR - PDF ; Other: A_RES_56_217-DE - PDF ; Русский: A_RES_56_217-RU - PDF ; العربية: A_RES_56_217-AR - PDF ; 中文: A_RES_56_217-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; urges all States to ensure that any threat or act of violence committed against humanitarian personnel on their territory is fully investigated; 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 fulfilment of the mandate of a UN operation; 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 associated personnel; 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 operation are properly informed about the conditions under which they are called upon to operate; 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; reaffirms the need to strengthen the Office of the UN Security Coordinator.
Action note2001-12-21
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 91st plenary meeting
Meeting record
A/56/PV.91
Date[New York] : UN, 19 Feb. 2002
Description
7 p.