United Nations A/RES/55/154 General Assembly Distr.: General 19 January 2001 Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 161 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/55/611 and Corr.1)] 55/154. Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country, 1 Recalling Article 105 of the Charter of the United Nations, the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, 2 the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations 3 and the responsibilities of the host country, Recalling also that, in accordance with paragraph 7 of General Assembly resolution 2819 (XXVI) of 15 December 1971, the Committee should consider, and advise the host country on, issues arising in connection with the implementation of the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, Recognizing that effective measures should continue to be taken by the competent authorities of the host country, in particular to prevent any acts violating the security of missions and the safety of their personnel, 1. Endorses the recommendations and conclusions of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country contained in paragraph 62 of its report;1 2. Notes that the Committee has taken note of the opinion of the Legal Counsel of 1 September 2000 concerning the issuance of visas to participants in United Nations-related meetings 4 and that, in this connection, the Committee has recommended that the host country take that opinion into consideration in the future; 3. Considers that the maintenance of appropriate conditions for the normal work of the delegations and the missions accredited to the United Nations is in the interest of the United Nations and all Member States, and requests the host country to continue to take all measures necessary to prevent any interference with the functioning of missions; 1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 26 (A/55/26). Resolution 22 A (I). 3 See resolution 169 (II). 4 See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 26 (A/55/26), para. 51. 2 00 56863