United Nations
General Assembly
A/RES/59/211
Distr.: General
28 February 2005
Fifty-ninth session
Agenda item 39
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2004
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/59/L.51 and Add.1)]
59/211. Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and
protection of United Nations personnel
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991 on strengthening of the
coordination of humanitarian emergency assistance of the United Nations,
Recalling all relevant resolutions on safety and security of humanitarian
personnel and protection of United Nations personnel, including its resolution
58/122 of 17 December 2003, Economic and Social Council resolution 2004/50 of
23 July 2004 and Security Council resolution 1502 (2003) of 26 August 2003,
Taking note of all resolutions and presidential statements of the Security
Council and reports of the Secretary-General to the Council on the protection of
civilians in armed conflict,
Recalling all relevant provisions of international law, including international
humanitarian law and human rights law, as well as all relevant treaties, 1
Reaffirming the need to promote and ensure respect for the principles and rules
of international law, including international humanitarian law,
Recalling that primary responsibility under international law for the security
and protection of humanitarian personnel and United Nations and its associated
personnel lies with the Government hosting a United Nations operation conducted
under the Charter of the United Nations or its agreements with relevant
organizations,
Urging all parties involved in armed conflicts, in compliance with
international humanitarian law, in particular their obligations under the Geneva
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They include, notably, the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations of
13 February 1946, the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies of
21 November 1947, the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel of
9 December 1994, the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of
12 August 1949 and the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions of 8 June 1977, and Amended
Protocol II of 3 May 1996 to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain
Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate
Effects of 10 October 1980.
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