Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly

Requests: (a) all States to report to the Secretary-General as promptly as possible serious violations of the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives as well as missions and representatives with diplomatic status to international intergovernmental organizations; (b) the State in which the violation took place to report to the Secretary-General as promptly as possible on measures taken to bring the offender to justice and eventually to communicate, in accordance with its laws, the final outcome of the proceedings against the offender, and to report on measures adopted with a view to preventing a repetition of such violations; requests the Secretary-General: (a) to send, without delay, a circular note to all States reminding them of the request contained in paragraph 10 above; (b) to circulate to all States, upon receipt, the reports received by him pursuant to paragraph 10 above, unless the reporting State requests otherwise; (c) to draw the attention of the States directly concerned to the reporting procedures provided for in para. 10 above, when a serious violation has been reported; (d) to address reminders to States where such violations have occurred if reports have not been made within a reasonable period of time.

Adopted without vote, 64th plenary meeting

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Issued in GAOR, 61st sess., Suppl. no. 49.