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personnel have escalated dramatically and that perpetrators of acts of violence
seemingly operate with impunity;
10. Strongly condemns all threats and acts of violence against humanitarian
personnel and United Nations and its associated personnel, affirms the need to hold
accountable those responsible for such acts, strongly urges all States to take stronger
actions to ensure that any such acts committed on their territory are investigated
fully and to ensure that the perpetrators of such acts are brought to justice in
accordance with international law and national law, and notes the need for States to
end impunity for such acts;
11. Calls upon all States to provide adequate and prompt information in the
event of the arrest or detention of humanitarian personnel or United Nations and its
associated personnel, to afford them the necessary medical assistance and to allow
independent medical teams to visit and examine the health of those detained, and
urges them to take the necessary measures to ensure the speedy release of those who
have been arrested or detained in violation of the relevant conventions referred to in
the present resolution and applicable international humanitarian law;
12. Calls upon all other parties involved in armed conflicts to refrain from
abducting humanitarian personnel or United Nations and its associated personnel or
detaining them in violation of the relevant conventions referred to in the present
resolution and applicable international humanitarian law, and speedily to release,
without harm or requirement of concession, any abductee or detainee;
13. Reaffirms the obligation of all humanitarian personnel and United
Nations and its associated personnel to observe and respect the national laws of the
country in which they are operating, in accordance with international law and the
Charter of the United Nations;
14. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to ensure
full respect for the human rights, privileges and immunities of United Nations and
other personnel carrying out activities in fulfilment of the mandate of a United
Nations operation, and also requests the Secretary-General to seek the inclusion, in
negotiations of headquarters and other mission agreements concerning United
Nations and its associated personnel, of the applicable conditions contained in the
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, the Convention
on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies and the Convention on
the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel;
15. Recommends that the Secretary-General continue to seek the inclusion of,
and that host countries include, key provisions of the Convention on the Safety of
United Nations and Associated Personnel, among others, those regarding the
prevention of attacks against members of the operation, the establishment of such
attacks as crimes punishable by law and the prosecution or extradition of offenders,
in future as well as, if necessary, in existing status-of-forces, status-of-mission and
host country agreements negotiated between the United Nations and those countries,
mindful of the importance of the timely conclusion of such agreements;
16. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures, falling
within his responsibilities, to promote and enhance the security consciousness and
measures within the organizational culture of the United Nations system, agencies,
funds and programmes, including by disseminating and ensuring the implementation
of the security procedures and regulations and by ensuring accountability at all
levels;
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