United Nations A/RES/58/78 General Assembly Distr.: General 8 January 2004 Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 153 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 9 December 2003 [on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/58/515)] 58/78. 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, Recalling further its resolution 43/172 of 9 December 1988, in which it stressed the importance of a positive perception of the work of the United Nations, and urged that efforts be continued to build up public awareness by explaining, through all available means, the importance of the role played by the United Nations and the missions accredited to it in the strengthening of international peace and security, 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, Endorses the recommendations and conclusions of the Committee on 1. Relations with the Host Country contained in paragraph 52 of its report;1 2. Considers that the maintenance of appropriate conditions for the normal work of the delegations and the missions accredited to the United Nations and the _______________ 1 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 26 (A/58/26). Resolution 22 A (I). 3 See resolution 169 (II). 2 03 45759