A/RES/59/211 Emphasizing the urgent need to take concrete measures to strengthen the effectiveness of the security management system for the United Nations, and in this regard mindful of the report of the Secretary-General on a strengthened and unified security management system for the United Nations, 6 1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel; 7 2. Urges all States to take the necessary measures to ensure the full and effective implementation of the relevant principles and rules of international law, including international humanitarian law, human rights law and refugee law related to the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and United Nations personnel; Strongly urges all States to take the necessary measures to ensure the 3. safety and security of humanitarian personnel and United Nations and its associated personnel and to respect and ensure respect for the inviolability of United Nations premises, which are essential to the continuation and successful implementation of United Nations operations; Calls upon all Governments and parties in complex humanitarian 4. emergencies, in particular in armed conflicts and in post-conflict situations, in countries in which humanitarian personnel are operating, in conformity with the relevant provisions of international law and national laws, to cooperate fully with the United Nations and other humanitarian agencies and organizations and to ensure the safe and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel in order to allow them to perform efficiently their task of assisting the affected civilian population, including refugees and internally displaced persons; Calls upon all States to consider becoming parties to and to respect fully 5. their obligations under the relevant international instruments, in particular the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel;4 6. Also calls upon all States to consider becoming parties to and to respect fully their obligations under the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations 8 and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies, 9 which have been ratified so far by one hundred and fortyeight States and one hundred and eight States, respectively; 7. Further calls upon all States to consider becoming parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;5 8. Takes note with appreciation of the important progress made by the working group and the Ad Hoc Committee on the Scope of Legal Protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, and notes that the Ad Hoc Committee will reconvene from 11 to 15 April 2005 with a mandate to expand the scope of legal protection under the said Convention, including by means of a legal instrument; 10 9. Expresses deep concern that, over the past decade, threats against the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and United Nations and its associated _______________ 6 A/59/365 and Corr.1 and Add.1 and Corr.1. A/59/332. 8 Resolution 22 A (I). 9 Resolution 179 (II). 10 In accordance with resolution 59/47 of 2 December 2004. 7 3