United Nations General Assembly A/RES/56/217 Distr.: General 19 February 2002 Fifty-sixth session Agenda item 20 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/56/L.64 and Add.1)] 56/217. Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel The General Assembly, Reaffirming its resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991 on strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian emergency assistance of the United Nations, Recalling its resolutions 53/87 of 7 December 1998, 54/192 of 17 December 1999 and 55/175 of 19 December 2000 on safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel, as well as resolutions 52/167 of 16 December 1997 on safety and security of humanitarian personnel and 52/126 of 12 December 1997 on protection of United Nations personnel, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict 1 and of Security Council resolutions 1265 (1999) of 17 September 1999 and 1296 (2000) of 19 April 2000 and the recommendations made therein, as well as the statements by the President of 30 November 1999, on the role of the Security Council in the prevention of armed conflicts, 2 13 January 2000, on humanitarian assistance to refugees in Africa, 3 9 February 2000, on protection of United Nations personnel, associated personnel and humanitarian personnel in conflict zones, 4 and 9 March 2000, on humanitarian aspects of issues before the Security Council, 5 and in this context also noting the range of views expressed during all open debates of the Security Council on these issues, Taking note also of the report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, 6 as well as the report of the Special Committee 7 on the report of the _______________ 1 S/2001/331. S/PRST/1999/34; see Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 1999. 3 S/PRST/2000/1; see Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 2000. 4 S/PRST/2000/4; see Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 2000. 5 S/PRST/2000/7; see Resolutions and Decisions of the Security Council, 2000. 6 A/55/1024 and Corr.1. 7 A/C.4/55/6. 2 01 49394