A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/52/126 23 February 1998 Fifty-second session Agenda item 112 (b) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Third Committee (A/52/644/Add.2)] 52/126. Protection of United Nations personnel The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 51/137 of 13 December 1996 and 51/227 of 3 April 1997, and taking note of Commission on Human Rights resolution 1997/25 of 11 April 1997,1 Mindful that, owing to the growing number of assignments entrusted to the United Nations system by Member States, special attention for the safety and security of United Nations and other personnel acting under the authority of United Nations operations is required, Gravely concerned at the recent increase in attacks and the use of force against United Nations and other personnel acting under the authority of United Nations operations, including murder, physical and psychological threats, hostage-taking, shooting at vehicles and aircraft, mine-laying, looting of assets and other hostile acts, and, in that context, welcoming the statement by the President of the Security Council on 12 March 1997 on the security of United Nations operations,2 1 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1997, Supplement No. 3 (E/1997/23), chap. II, sect. A. 2 S/PRST/1997/13; see Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 1997. 98-76903 /...