A/RES/58/82 which they are operating, in accordance with international law and the Charter of the United Nations, Deeply concerned by the increasing dangers and security risks faced by United Nations and associated personnel at the field level, and mindful of the need to provide the fullest possible protection for their security, Expressing its concern that locally recruited personnel are particularly vulnerable to attacks directed at the United Nations, Deeply concerned that perpetrators of attacks against United Nations and associated personnel seemingly operate with impunity, Welcoming the recent increase in the number of States that have become parties to the Convention, which entered into force on 15 January 1999, and noting that the Convention has been ratified or acceded to by sixty-nine States as at the date of the present resolution, Mindful of the need to promote the universality of the Convention, Having considered the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Scope of Legal Protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, 4 established pursuant to resolution 56/89 of 12 December 2001, and the report of the Working Group of the Sixth Committee, 5 1. Expresses its appreciation for the work done by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Scope of Legal Protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel; Urges States to take all necessary measures, in accordance with their 2. international obligations, to prevent crimes against United Nations and associated personnel from occurring; Also urges States to ensure that crimes against United Nations and 3. associated personnel do not go unpunished and that the perpetrators of such crimes are brought to justice; Affirms the obligation of all States to comply fully with their obligations 4. under the relevant rules and principles of international law in relation to the safety and security of United Nations and associated personnel; Calls upon all States to consider becoming parties to and to respect fully 5. their obligations under the relevant international instruments, in particular the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel; Recommends that the Secretary-General continue to seek the inclusion of, 6. and that host countries include, key provisions of the Convention, including those regarding the prevention of attacks against members of the operation, the establishment of such attacks as crimes punishable by law and the prosecution or 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; _______________ 4 5 2 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 52 (A/58/52). A/C.6/58/L.16.