A/RES/54/192 Page 3 Recalling that primary responsibility under international law for the security and protection of humanitarian personnel and United Nations and its associated personnel lies with the Government hosting a United Nations operation conducted under the Charter of the United Nations or its agreements with relevant organizations, Urging all other parties involved in armed conflicts, in compliance with their obligations under the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols thereto,11 to ensure the security and protection of all humanitarian personnel and United Nations and its associated personnel, Expressing concern that the occurrence of attacks and threats against humanitarian personnel and United Nations and its associated personnel is a factor that increasingly restricts the ability of the Organization to provide assistance and protection to civilians in fulfilment of its mandate and Charter, Recognizing the fundamental requirement that consideration be given to incorporating into all new and ongoing United Nations field operations appropriate modalities for the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and United Nations and its associated personnel, Emphasizing the need to give further consideration to the safety and security of locally recruited humanitarian personnel and United Nations and its associated personnel, who count for the majority of casualties, Welcoming the inclusion of attacks intentionally directed against personnel involved in a humanitarian assistance or peacekeeping mission in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations as a war crime in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, adopted on 17 July 1998,12 and noting the role that the Court could play in bringing to justice those responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law, 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,13 the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies,14 the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, the Fourth Geneva Convention of 12 August 194915 and Additional Protocols of 8 June 197711 and Protocol II to the Convention on Prohibitions or 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 11 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1125, Nos. 17512 and 17513. 12 A/CONF.183/9. Resolution 22 A (I). 13 14 Resolution 179 (II). 15 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, No. 973. See The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, vol. 5: 1980 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.81.IX.4), appendix VII. 16 /...