A/RES/55/175 the Charter as a war crime in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, adopted on 17 July 1998, 10 and noting the role that the Court could play in bringing to justice those responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law, Noting that the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, which entered into force on 15 January 1999, 11 has been ratified by 46 Member States as at the present date, Reaffirming the fundamental requirement that appropriate modalities for the safety and security of humanitarian and United Nations and its associated personnel be incorporated into all new and ongoing United Nations field operations, Emphasizing the need to give further consideration to the safety and security of locally recruited humanitarian personnel, who account for the majority of casualties, and United Nations and its associated personnel, Commending the courage and commitment of those who take part in humanitarian operations, often at great personal risk, Guided by the relevant provisions on protection contained in the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations of 13 February 1946, 12 the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies of 21 November 1947, 13 the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, the Fourth Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949 14 and the Additional Protocols, 9 and Amended Protocol II 15 to the Convention on Prohibitions and 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, 16 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary General on safety and security of United Nations personnel; 17 2. Urges all States to take the necessary measures to ensure the full and effective implementation of the relevant principles and rules of international humanitarian law, as well as relevant provisions of human rights law related to the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and United Nations personnel; 3. Also urges all States to take the necessary measures to ensure the 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; 4. Calls upon all Governments and parties in complex humanitarian 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 10 A/CONF.183/9. Resolution 49/59, annex. 12 Resolution 22 A (I). 13 Resolution 179 (II). 14 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973. 15 CCW/CONF.I/16 (Part I), annex B. 16 See The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, vol. 5: 1980 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.81.IX.4), appendix VII. 17 A/55/494. 11 3