Chapter II. Treaty provisions concerning the legal status of the United Nations and related inter-governmental organizations

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CHAPTER II

TREATY PROVISIONS CONCEIThTING THE LEGAL STA'IUS OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND

BEIATED INTER-GOVERm1ENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

1. TREATY PROVISIONS AND INFORMATION CONCERNING THE LEGAL STArrtJS OF THE UNITED NATIONS

   1. CONVENTION~i ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF THE UNITED NATIONS. ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

   THE UNITED NATIONS ON 13 FEBRUARY 1946 •

   The following States acceded to the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations in 1962:g/

   Central African Republic Congo (Brazzavil~e)

   Madagascar

   *Mexico Mongolia*

   Sierra Leone

   Tanganyika

   Togo

   Upper Volta

   Date of receipt of / instrunlcnt of accession2

   4 September 1962 d

   15 October 1962 d

   ?3 May 1962 d

   26 November 1962

   31 May 1962

   13 March 1962 d

   29 October 1962

   27 February 1962 d

   27 April 1962

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   2/

   This brought .~ '9 to 76 the number' of states parties to the Convention.

   United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1, p. 15.

   The C~nvention is in force with regard to each State which deposited an

   instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations as from the date of its deposit. The symbol "d" immediately following the date appearing opposite the name of a State denotes a declaration by that State recognizing itself bound, as from the date of its independence, by the Conventdon, the application of which had been extended to its territory by a State then responsible for the conduct of its foreign relations. The date shown is the date of receipt by the Secretary-General of the notification to that effect.

   With the following declarations or reservations:

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   2. AGREEMENTS RELATING TO CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

   (a) Agreement-I between the United Nations and the Government of India on the organization in India of a seminar on freedom of information. Signed at· New York, on

   19 Febrnary 1962.

   Article IV

   Facilities. privileges and immunities

   1. The Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Natj.ons shall be applicable in respect of the seminar. Accordingly, officials of the united Nations ~erforming fl.mctions in connexion with the seminar shall enjoy the

   privileges and immunities p~ovided under articles V and VII of the said Convention.

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   Mexico:

   (a) 'The United Nations and its organs shall not be enti'bled to acquire

   ~novable ~roperty in Mexican territory, in view of the property regulations laid down by the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States.

   (b) Officials and experts of the United Nations and its organs who are of Mexican nationality shall enjoy, in the exercise of their functions in Mexican territory, exclusively those privileges which are granted them by section 18, ~aragraphs (a), (d), (f) and (g), and by section 22, paragra~hs

   (a), Cb), (c), (d) and (f) respectivelJr, of the Convention on the PriVileges and Immunities of the United Nations, on the understanding that the inviolability established in the aforesaid section 22, paragraph (c), shall be granted only for official ~apers and documents. (Translation by the Secretariat of the United Nations)

   Mongolia

   "••• the Mongolian People's Re~ublic does not consider itself bound by the provtsf.ons of section 30 of the said General Convention, whic~ provide that any difference arising out of the interpretation or application of the present Convention shall be referred to the International Court of Justice; and in such a case the position of the Mongolian People's Republic is that, for submission of a particular dispute to the International Court for settlement, the consent of all parties to Ghe dispute is necessary in every case.

   This reservation is equally applicable to the provision that the advisory opinion given by the International Court of Justice shall be accepted as

   decisiv~.l!

   Y Came into force on 19 February 1962.

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   2. Officials of the specialized agencies invited to the seminar shall enjoy the privileges and immunities provided under the Convention on the Privileges and Imrra\nities of the specialized agp.ncies.

   3 . Without prejudice to the provisions of the Convention on the Priv:i.leges and Immunities of the United Nations) all participants and all persons perfOl1ning functions in connexion with the seminar shall enjoy such privileges and immunities) facilities and courtesies as are necessary for the independent exercise of their fl\nctions in connexion with the seminar.

   4. All participants and all persons performing functions in connexion with the seminar) who are not nationals of India) shall have the right of entry into and exit from India for the period necessary for the peTformance of their functions. They shall be granted facilities for speedy travel. Visas) where required) shall be granted free of charge.

   (b) Agreementl / between the United Nations and the Government of Sweden relating to a human rights seminar to be held in

   Stockholm. Signed at New York, on 1 June 1962.

   Article IV

   .LSimilar to article IV in (a) abov~7

   (c) Agreemen~/ concerning the holding of the Second Symposium on the Development of Petroleum Resources of Asia and the

   Far East. Signed at Teheran) en 5 September 1992-.---Article IV

   1. ffiimilar to article IV (1) in (a) abov~7

   2. Officials of the specialized agencies performing functions in connexion with the Symposium shall enjoy ~he same privileges and immunities as officials of the Urrlted Nations.

   l/ Came into force on 1 June 1962.

   g/ Came into force on 5 September 1962.

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   ,. Without prejudice to the provisions of the foregoing paragraphs, participants and all persons performing ft\nctions in connexion with the Symposium shall enjoy such privileges and immunities, facilities and courtesies, as are necessary fer the independent exercise of their functions in connexion with the Symposium.

   4. LSimilar to article Dl (4) in (a) abov~7

   (d) Agreement!/ between the United Nations and the Government of Japall on a human rights seminar in Tokyo. Signed at

   New York, on 11 April 1962.

   Article IV

   1. Officials of the United Nations Secretariat assigned to the seminar shall be accorded privileges and immunities similar to those provided under articles V and VII of the Convention on the Privileges and Inllnunities of the United Nations.

   2. Officials of the specialized agencies invited to the seminar in pursuance of article 11 (c) shall be accorded privileges and i~unities similar to those to be accorded to the officials of the United Nations Secretariat under paragraph 1 of this article.

   3. Without prejudice to the provisions of the Convention on the Privileges and Tmmunities of the United Nations, the Government undertakes to accord all participants and alternates nominated by Governments under article 11 (a) such privileges and immunities, facilities and courtesies as are necessary for the independent exercise of their functions in connexion with the seminar.

   4. ffiimilar to article Dl (4) in (a) abov~7

   !I Came into force on 11 April 1962.

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   (e ) Exchange of Ltters constituting a sU'PEJ,ementary agreement1/

   to the Agreement of 28 June 1962 bet't'1een the United Nations and the Federal Republic of Germany regarding arrangements

   ~~ the United Nations Technical Conference on the Irrternational Map of the World on' the Millionth Scale to be held in Bonn in August 1962. NevT York. 24 J'Luy 1962.

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   24 July 1962

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   Sir,

   As directed by the Acting SecretalJr-General, I have the honour to refer to the

   exchange of letters dated 28 June 1962 constituting an agreement between the United

   Nations and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning arrangements for the International Technical Conference on the International Map of the World on the Millionth Scale to be held in Bonn in August 1962, and to propose the following arrangements concerning the privileges and immunities to be accorded in respect of the Conference.

   1. Without prejudice to the provisions of the succeeding paragraphs, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany undertakes, VTith respect to the Conference, to accord to the United Nations, to representatives, of its Members to the Conference, and to all its officials irrespective of nationality, privileges and immunities no less favourable than she accords VTith respect to any SpecializeJ Agency under the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies.

   2. The Conference area, including meeting halls, conference rooms and offices shall, for the duration of the Conference, be deemed to constitute United Nations premises which shall be inviolable and access to them shall be under the control and authority of the United Nations.

   3. Representatives of States non-Members of the United Nations invited to the Conference shall enjoy the same privileges and immunities as accorded. representatives of States Members of the Organization.

   ~he Permanent Observer of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations

   460 Park Avenue

   New York 22, N.Y.

   1/ Came into force on 24 July 1962. See also chapter I, section 5 Cb) above.

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   4. Observers of States Members or non-Members of the United Nations invited to the Conference shall enjoy the same privileges and immunities as accorded to representatives of States Members of the Organization.

   5. Representatives and Observers of States Members or non-Members of the United Nations invited to the Conference shall enjoy such other privileges, immunities and facilities in accordance with Section 11 (g) of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations.

   6. The Secretary-General and the Under-Secretaries of the United Nations and the Executive Secretary of the Conference shall enjoy the privileges, immunities and facilities envisaged in Section 19 of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations.

   7. Observers of Specialized Agencies and other...