A/RES/59/47 extradition of offenders, in future as well as, if necessary, in existing status-offorces, status-of-mission and host country agreements negotiated between the United Nations and those countries, mindful of the importance of the timely conclusion of such agreements; Recommends also that, consistent with his existing authority, the 7. Secretary-General advise the Security Council or the General Assembly, as appropriate, where in his assessment circumstances would support a declaration of exceptional risk for the purposes of article 1 (c) (ii) of the Convention; 8. Confirms that, consistent with his existing authority, the SecretaryGeneral, who has knowledge of the facts and easy access to the information, may provide information, upon the request of a State, on matters of fact relevant to the application of the Convention, such as the fact and content of any declaration of exceptional risk by the Security Council or the General Assembly or any agreement concluded between the United Nations and a humanitarian non-governmental organization or agency; Notes that the Secretary-General has prepared a standardized provision 9. for incorporation into the agreements concluded between the United Nations and humanitarian non-governmental organizations or agencies for the purposes of clarifying the application of the Convention to persons deployed by those organizations or agencies, and requests the Secretary-General to make available to Member States the names of organizations or agencies that have concluded such agreements; 10. Urges the Secretary-General and relevant bodies to continue to take such other practical measures as are within their authority and existing institutional mandates to strengthen protection for United Nations and associated personnel, including locally recruited personnel, who are particularly vulnerable and account for the majority of casualties among United Nations or associated personnel; 11. Decides that the Ad Hoc Committee established under resolution 56/89 shall reconvene for one week, from 11 to 15 April 2005, with a mandate to expand the scope of legal protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, including, inter alia, by means of a legal instrument, and that the work shall continue during the sixtieth session of the General Assembly within the framework of a working group of the Sixth Committee; 12. Requests the Ad Hoc Committee to submit a report on its work to the General Assembly at the sixtieth session; 13. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixtieth session on the measures taken to implement the present resolution; 14. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixtieth session the item entitled “Scope of legal protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel”. 65th plenary meeting 2 December 2004 3