Chapter II. Treaty provisions concerning the legal status of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations

TREATY PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE UNITED NATIONS AND RELATED INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

  1. Treaty provisions concerning the legal status of the United Nations

    1. CONVENTION ON THE PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES OF

      THE UNITED NATIONS.1 Approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 February 1946

      The following States acceded or succeeded to the Convention in 1992:2

      Hate of micipt of instrument

      State of accession or succession

      Republic of Korea 9 April 1992

      Slovenia 6 July 1992 (succession) Azerbaijan 13 August 1992

      Bahrain 17 September 1992

      Croatia 12 October 1992 (succession)

      This brought to 131 the number of States parties to the Convention.3

    2. AGREEMENTS RELATING TO INSTALLATIONS AND

      MEETINGS

      (1) Agreement between the United Nations and the Republic of Colombia on the arrangements for the eighth session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Signed at Geneva on 29 January 19924

      Article XIII

      LIABILITY

    3. The Government shall be responsible for dealing with any action, claim or other demand against the United Nations or its officials and arising out of:

      (a) Death, injury to persons or damage to or loss of property in or near the Conference premises referred to in article I and article III that are provided by or are under the control of the Government;

      (b) Death, injury to persons or damage to or loss of property caused by, or incurred in using, the transport services referred to in article X that are provided by or are under the control of the Government;

      (c) The employment for the Conference of the local staff provided by the Government under article VIII.

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    4. The Government shall indemnify and hold harmless the United Nations and its officials in respect of any such action, claim or other demand.

      Article XIV

      PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES

    5. The Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, adopted by the General Assembly on 13 February 1946, to which the Republic of Colombia is a party, shall be applicable in respect of the Conference. In particular, the representatives of States referred to in article II, paragraph I (a), above shall enjoy the privileges and immunities provided under article IV of the Convention, the officials of the United Nations performing functions in connection with the Conference referred to in article II, paragraph l(/i), and paragraph 2, shall enjoy the privileges and immunities provided under articles V or VII of the Convention and any experts on mission for the United Nations in connection with the Conference shall enjoy the privileges and immunities provided under articles VI and VII of the Convention.

    6. The representatives or observers referred to in article II, paragraph 1(6),

      (c), (e), (/), (#) and (¿) above, shall enjoy immunity from legal process in re-spect of words spoken or written and any act performed by them in connection with their participation in the Conference.

    7. The representatives of the specialized and related agencies, referred to in article II, paragraph l(d) above, shall enjoy the privileges and immunities provided under articles V and VII of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations referred to in paragraph 1 above.

    8. The local staff provided by the Government under article VIII shall enjoy immunity from legal process in respect of words spoken or written and any act performed by them in their official capacity in connection with the Conference.

    9. Without prejudice to the preceding paragraphs of this article, all persons performing functions in connection with the Conference, including those referred to in article VIII, and all those invited to the Conference, shall enjoy the privileges, immunities and facilities necessary for the independent exercise of their functions in connection with the Conference.

    10. All persons referred to in article II shall have the right of entry into and exit from Colombia, and no impediment shall be imposed on their transit to and from the conference area. They shall be granted facilities for speedy travel. Visas and entry permits, where required, shall be granted free of charge, as speedily as possible and not later than two weeks before the date of the opening of the Conference, provided the application for the visa is made at least three weeks before the opening of the Conference; if the application is made later, the visa shall be granted not later than three days from the receipt of the application. Arrangements shall also be made to ensure that visas for the duration of the Conference are delivered on arrival at airports to participants who were unable to obtain them prior to their departure. Exit permits, where required, shall be granted free of charge, as speedily as possible, and in any case not later than three days before the closure of the Conference.

    11. For the purpose of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, the conference premises specified in article I and article III above shall be deemed to constitute premises of the United Nations in the

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      sense of section 3 of the Convention and access thereto shall be subject to the authority and control of the United Nations. The premises shall be inviolable for the duration of the Conference, including the preparatory stage and the winding-up, from 28 January to 2 March 1992.

    12. All persons referred to in article II above shall have the right to take out of Colombia at the time of their departure, without any restrictions, any unexpended portions of the funds they brought into Colombia and to reconvert any such funds.

    13. The Government shall allow the temporary importation, tax and duty-free, of all equipment, including technical equipment accompanying representatives of information media, and shall waive import duties and taxes on supplies necessary for the Conference. It shall issue without delay any necessary import and export permits for this purpose.

      (2) Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Poland concerning the High-level Meeting on Cooperation and Sustainable Development in the Chemical Industry, of the Economic Commission for Europe,5 to be held at Warsaw from 10 to 12 March 1992. Geneva, 17 December 1991 and 24 February 1992

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      LETTER FROM THE UNITED NATIONS

      17 December 1991

      I have the honour to give you below the text of arrangements between the United Nations and the Government of Poland (hereinafter referred to as "the Government") in connection with the High-level Meeting on Cooperation and Sustainable Development in the Chemical Industry, of the Economic Commission for Europe, to be held, at the invitation of the Government, at Warsaw, from 10 to 12 March 1992.

    14. The Government will be responsible for dealing with any action, claim or other demand against the United Nations arising out of (i) injury to person or damage to property in conference or office premises provided for the Meeting; (ii) the transportation provided by the Government; and (iii) the employment for the Meeting of personnel provided or arranged by the Government; and the Government shall hold the United Nations and its personnel harmless in respect of any such action, claim or other demand.

    15. The Convention of 13 February 1946 on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, to which Poland is a party, shall be applicable to the Meeting, in particular:

      (a) The participants shall enjoy the privileges and immunities accorded to experts on mission for the United Nations by article VI of the Convention. Officials of the United Nations participating in or performing functions in connection with the Meeting shall enjoy the privileges and immunities provided under articles V and VII of the Convention;

      (b) Without prejudice to the provisions of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, all participants and persons per-24

      forming functions in connection with the Meeting shall enjoy such privileges and immunities, facilities and courtesies as are necessary for the independent exercise of their functions in connection with the Meeting;

      (c) Personnel provided by the Government pursuant to this Agreement shall enjoy immunity from legal process in respect of words spoken or written and any act performed by them in their official capacity in connection with the Meeting;

      (d) All participants and all persons performing functions in connection with the Meeting shall have the right of unimpeded entry into and exit from Poland. Visas and entry permits, where required, shall be granted promptly and free of charge.

    16. The rooms, offices and related localities and facilities put at the disposal of the Meeting by the Government shall be the Meeting Area which will constitute United Nations Premises within the meaning of article II, section 3, of the Convention of 13 February 1946.

    17. The Government shall notify the local authorities of the convening of the Meeting and request appropriate protection.

    18. Any dispute concerning the interpretation of implementation of this Agreement, except for a dispute subject to the appropriate provision of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations or of any other agreement applicable to both parties, shall be settled by negotiation or in accordance with any other procedure agreed upon by the parties.

      I have the honour to propose that this letter and your affirmative answer shall constitute an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Poland which shall enter into force on the date of your reply and shall remain in force for the duration of the Meeting and for such additional period as is necessary for its preparation and winding up.

      (Signed) Jan MARTENSON

      Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

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      LETTER FROM THE PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND

      TO THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS AT GENEVA

      24 February 1992

      I am very pleased to confirm the general acceptance by the Government of...

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