Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of the Non-Use of Force in International Relations

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 121 Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations, published in 1979.

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4 subjects

Conference and Meeting Services Dispute Settlement Force in International Relations Treaties

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23 operative paragraphs

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Takes note of the report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country;

Considers that the security of the missions accredited to the United Nations and the safety of their personnel are indispensable far their effective functioning, notes with satisfaction the assurances given by the competent authorities of the host country and recognizes the usefulness of the various measures taken to this end;

Urges the host country to take all necessary measures without delay in arder to prevent any acts violating the security of missions and the safety of their personnel or the inviolability of their property and in arder to ensure normal conditions far the existence and functioning of ali missions;

Urges the host country to continue to take measures to apprehend, bring to justice and punish all those responsible far committing criminal acts against missions accredited to the United Nations as provided far in the 1972 Federal Act far the Protection of Foreign Oflicials and Oflicial Guests of the United States;12 5.

Calls upon the missions of Member States to co-operate, with a view to facilitating the course of justice, as fully as possible with the Federal and local United States authorities in cases affecting the security of those missions and their personnel;

Calls upon the host country to avoid actions not consistent with meeting effectively obligations undertaken by it in accordance with international law in relation to the privileges and immunities of Member States;

Requests the Secretary-General to en ter into consultations with the host country concerning procedures far consultations between the host country and the Member States or the Secretary-General, pursuant to section 13 ( b) of the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations,13 and to report to the Committee on Relations with the Host Country in 1979;

Appeals to the host country to review the measures with regard to the parking of diplomatic vehicles with a view to facilitating the desires and needs of the diplomatic community and to consider terminating the practice of serving summonses to diplomats;

11 /bid., Supplement No. 26 (A/33/26 and Corr.1 ).

12 United States Public Law 92-539 (see A/8871 /Rev.1 ).

13 Resolution 169 (11).

Welcomes the diplomatic community's readiness to co-operate fully with the local authorities in solving traflic problems and notes, in this regard, the desirability of missions making reasonable efforts to utilize off-street parking facilities;

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Expresses the hope that efforts will be continued and intensified with a view to implementing an infarmation programme in order to acquaint the population of the City of New York and its boroughs with the privileges and immunities of the personnel of the missions accredited to the United Nations and with the importance of the international functions performed by them;

No tes that there have been difliculties concerning unpaid bills far goods and services rendered by private persons and organizations to certain missions accredited to the United Nations and certain individual diplomats attached to those missions, and suggests that the Secretariat and others concerned work together to solve these outstanding difliculties;

Expresses its appreciation to the New York City Commission far the United Nations and far the Consular Corps and those bodies which contribute to its efforts to help to accommodate the needs, interests and requirements of the diplomatic community, to provide hospitality and to promote mutual understanding between the diplomatic community and the people of the City of New York;

Decides to continue the work of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country, in conformity with General Assembly resolution 2819 (XXVI) of 15 December 1971, with the purpose of examining on a more regular basis all matters falling within its terms of reference, and requests the Secretary-General to provide the Committee with all necessary assistance;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fourth session the itero entitled "Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country".

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Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effediveness of the Principie of Non-Use of Force in International Relations14

Takes note of the report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principle of Non-Use of Force in International Relations;

Decides that the Special Committee shall continue its work with the goal of drafting, at the earliest possible date, a world treaty on the non-use of force in international relations as well as the peaceful settlement of disputes or such other recommendations as the Committee deems appropriate;

Invites the Goverments which have not yet done so to communicate their comments or suggestions or to bring them up to date, in accordance with General Assembly resolution 31 /9;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Committee with the necessary facilities and services, including the preparation of summary records of its meetings;

Invites the Special Committee to submit a report on its work to the General Assembly at its thirtyfourth session;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fourth session the item entitled "Report of the Special Committee on Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Principie of Non-Use of Force in International Relations".

33/97. Draft Code of O:ffences against the Peace and Security of Mankind

Requests the Secretary-General to invite Member States and relevant international intergovernmental organizations to submit their comments and observations on the draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind, including comments on the procedure to be adopted, not later than 31 December 1979, and to prepare a report to be submitted to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session;

Also reque~ts the Secretary-General to circulate to Member States and relevant international intergovernmental organizations reports prepared for and by the International Law Commission, the summary records of the relevant debates in the General Assembly and all other relevant official documentation on the item;

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-fifth session the item entitled "Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind" and to accord it priority and the fullest possible consideration.

33/139. Report of the International Law Commission

l!'i Ofjicial Rccords of the General Assembly, Thirty-third

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