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 INTERGOVERN-MENTAL 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 became parties to the Convention:2

      State Date of receipt of instrument of accession or succession

      Antigua and Barbuda 25 October 1988

      Viet Nam 6 February 1988

      There are 124 States parties to the Convention.3

   2. AGREEMENTS RELATING TO INSTALLATIONS AND MEETINGS

      (a) Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United

      Nations (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) and the Government of Indonesia concerning the arrangements for the forty-fourth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, to be held at Jakarta from 11 to 20 April 1988. Bangkok, 29 January 19884

      LETTER FROM THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

      29 January 1988

      I have the honour to refer to the note verbale from the Indonesian Embassy in Bangkok dated 10 September 1987, No. 0962/03/14/IX/87/EKO, officially extending the invitation of the Government of Indonesia to host the forty-fourth Session of ESCAP in Jakarta from 11 to 20 April 1988.

      In this connection, and further to the discussions that have taken place in Bangkok and in Jakarta, I have the honour to seek the Government’s confirmation of the following arrangements for the forty-fourth session of ESCAP.

      I

      The Government of Indonesia will, at its expense, arrange for the following:

   1. Appointment of a senior official to act as the Chairman of the Organizing Committee and another official as the Government focal point, and counterpart staff to assist the secretariat of ESCAP in advance planning and in-session service for the session;

   2. Appropriate conference rooms with sound interpretation facilities for meetings of (i) the plenary session, and (ii) two Committees of the Whole and appropriate additional rooms for delegates’ meetings. (The total number of participants is estimated at 700-750);

   3. Office space for the use of ESCAP substantive, administrative, language and information staff;

   4. Travel Bangkok-Jakarta-Bangkok and subsistence while in Jakarta at prevailing United Nations rate for ESCAP essential staff required to service the Session;

   5. The additional cost difference of travel and subsistence between Bangkok and Jakarta for external language staff hired from New York, Geneva or other duty stations;

   6. Freight charges from Bangkok to Jakarta and return, and customs clearance in Jakarta for shipments containing documents, office equipment, conference equipment, documentation and supplies, reference materials, stationery and reproduction supplies, together with related expenses and appropriate storage facilities;

   7. Transportation in Jakarta for ESCAP staff while engaged on official United Nations business;

   8. Local provision of administrative support personnel, including: secretaries/stenographers, typists, conference assistants, document clerks, mimeograph machine operators/collators, messengers, helpers, etc.;

   9. Local provision of office equipment including WANG word processors, dictaphones, transcribers, typewriters and reproduction equipment such as offset duplicators, master plate makers, collating machines, guillotine, photocopiers and others that may be required;

   10. Telephone, telex and postal services;

   11. Sufficient and appropriate hotel accommodation for participants and ESCAP staff in Jakarta (to be paid for by its occupants);

   12. Apart from the travel costs, subsistence and the freight charges and related contingency expenses set out in points 4, 5 and 6 above, details of all the other points are already included in the administrative plan for the forty-fourth session of ESCAP mutually agreed upon by the Government of Indonesia and ESCAP.

       II

       The secretariat of ESCAP will, without cost to the Government of Indonesia, arrange for the following:

   1. ESCAP invitations and ESCAP communications with participating countries/organizations concerning substantive matters;

   2. Notification to the Government of Indonesia of the names and countries/organizations of the participants as soon as such information is received;

   3. Coordination and supervision of all ESCAP secretariat services and arrangements, within and outside Indonesia, for the session.

      III

   1. The provisions of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations and the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies will be applicable in respect of the session. Representatives of States Members of the United Nations or of the specialized agencies and officials of the United Nations or of the specialized agencies shall enjoy the privileges and immunities specified in those conventions, and other participants invited by the United Nations to the session shall enjoy the privileges and immunities accorded to experts on mission for the United Nations by Article VI of the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, and shall comply with other related provisions of the Convention.

   2. In addition, the Government of Indonesia will accord all participants to the session any other facilities as are necessary for the independent exercise of their function in connection with the session.

   3. The Government of Indonesia will facilitate the entry into and exit from Indonesia of all participants invited by the United Nations. Visas and entry permits, where required, will be granted as speedily as possible and free of charge.

   4. The Government of Indonesia shall be responsible for dealing with any action, claim or other demand arising out of:

      (a) Injury to persons or damage to property in the premises referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of section I above;

      (b) Injury to persons or damage to property occurring during use of the transportation referred to in paragraph 7 of section I above;

      (c) Recruitment for the session of the personnel referred to in paragraphs 1 and 8 of section I above;

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

   5. Any dispute concerning the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement shall be settled by negotiation and consultation between the parties.

      I further propose that upon receipt of your reply in confirmation of the above, this letter and your reply be regarded as constituting an Agreement between the

      United Nations and the Government of Indonesia regarding the provision of host facilities by the Government of Indonesia for the forty-fourth session of ESCAP.

      (Signed) S. A. M. S. KIBRIA

      Executive Secretary

      LETTER FROM THE EMBASSY OF INDONESIA

      29 January 1988

      I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter, A.C/201 44th Session, of today’s date, concerning the arrangements for the forty-fourth session of ESCAP to be hosted by my Government in Jakarta from 11 to 20 April 1988.

      I have the further honour to inform you that the Government of Indonesia confirms and accepts all the arrangements proposed in your letter, which together with this reply shall be regarded as constituting an Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Indonesia regarding the provision of host facilities by the Government of Indonesia for the forty-fourth session of ESCAP.

      (Signed) Air Marshal Aried RIYADI

      Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of Indonesia to ESCAP

      (b) Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Nepal regarding the establishment in Kathmandu of the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia (with Memorandum of Understanding). Signed at New York on 8 June 19885

      The Government of Nepal and the United Nations,

      Considering that His Majesty’s Government of Nepal (hereinafter referred to as “the Government”) and the United Nations, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 42/39 D of 30 November 1987, have agreed to establish in Kathmandu, Nepal, the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia (hereinafter referred to as “the Centre”),

      Considering that the Government undertakes to assist the United Nations in securing all the necessary facilities for the establishment and functioning of the Centre,

      Considering that the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 February 1946 (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”), applies to the field offices which are an integral part of the Secretariat of the United Nations,

      Considering that it is desirable to conclude an agreement to regulate questions arising as a result of the establishment of the Centre in Kathmandu,

      Have agreed as follows:

      Article I

      ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CENTRE

      Section 1

      The United Nations Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia shall be established in Kathmandu, Nepal, to carry out the functions assigned to it by the General Assembly and the Secretary-General, within the framework of the Department for Disarmament Affairs.

      Article II

      STATUS OF THE CENTRE

      Section 2

      The premises of the Centre and the residence of the Director shall be inviolable.

      Section 3

      The appropriate Nepalese authorities shall exercise due diligence to ensure the security and protection of the premises of the Centre and its staff.

      Section 4

      The appropriate Nepalese authorities shall exercise their respective powers to ensure that the Centre shall be supplied with the necessary public services on equitable terms. The Centre shall enjoy treatment for the use of telephone, radio-telegraph and mail communication facilities, not less favourable than that normally accorded and extended to diplomatic missions.

      Article III

      FACILITIES AND SERVICES

      Section 5

      In addition to the provisions made in operative paragraph 1 of resolution 42/39 D...