text: wasreceived fromtheUnited States Mission totheUnited Nations concerning changes inprocedural requirements forprivate travelintheUnited States for staffmembers ofPolishnationality andtheirdependants. According tothenote thepersons concerned, effective immediately, "willenjoyunrestricted travel within theUnitedStates". InhisreplytheSecretary-General welcomed the decision. However, inviewofthefactthatsimilar restrictions stillremainin forcewithrespect tostaffofcertain othernationalities, theSecretary-General reiterated hisposition ofprinciple concerning discriminatory treatment, bythe hostcountry, ofmembers oftheSecretariat solely onthebasisoftheir nationality. Thehopewasexpressed thatallsuchpreviously imposed restrictions wouldberemoved assoonaspossible. /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAlC.5/45/10 English Page6 Ill.TAXATION OFOFFICIALS 19.UNTSOcontinued toexperience theproblems referred toinlastyear's report (A/C.5/44/11) because ofthe2percentadvalorem taximposed bytheIsraeli customs authorities onimports through HaifaandAshdad. 20.Representatives oftheUnited Nations HighCommissioner forRefugees had difficulties inLondoninobtaining ratingrelief fortheirpremises underthe provisions oftheConvention onthePrivileges andImmunities oftheUnited Nations. Thosedifficulties aresetforthindetailinannex11tothepresent report. 21.TheGovernment ofZimbabwe continues toapplytaxesonsalaries paidbythe United Nations tolocally recruited staffmembers. Suchactions cannot be considered asbeinginconformity withtheprovisions ofsection 18(b)ofthe Convention onPrivileges andImmunities oftheUnited Nations. Numerous demarches withthePermanent Mission ofZimbabwe totheUnited Nations havenotyetyielded positive results. IV.OTHERMATTERS INVOLVING THESTATUS, PRIVILEGES ANDIMMUNITIES OFOFFICIALS 22.Aswasindicated intheprevious report (A/C.5/44/11, para.26),on 24May1989theEconomic andSocial Council adopted resolution 1989/75 requesting theInternational CourtofJustice togiveanadvisory opinion onthelegal question oftheapplicability ofarticle VI,section 22,ofthe1946Convention on thePrivileges andImmunities oftheUnited Nations inthecaseofMr.Dumitru Mazilu asSpecial Rapporteur oftheSub-Commission onPrevention ofDiscrimination andProtection ofMinorities. TheSecretary-General subsequently reported thatthe Courtwasexpected togiveitsadvisory opinion before theendoftheyear1989. 23.On15December 1989inresponse tothatrequest, theInternational Courtof Justice unanimously delivered anadvisory opinion ontheapplicability of article VI,section 22,oftheConvention onthePrivileges andImmunities ofthe United Nations. TheCourtconcluded, interalia,inparagraph 52ofitsadvisory opinion thatpersons (otherthanUnited Nations officials) towhomamission has beenentrusted bytheOrganization, i.e.,experts onfnission, wereentitled to enjoytheprivileges andimmunities provided forinarticle VI,section 22,ofthe 1946Convention withaviewtotheindependent exercise oftheirfunctions. According totheCourt, during thewholeperiod ofsuchmissions, experts enjoy thesefunctional privileges andimmunities, whether ornottheytravel. TheCourt alsotooktheviewthatsuchprivileges andimmunities maybeinvoked asagainst thestateofnationality orofresidence unless areservation tosection 22ofthe 1946Convention hasbeenvalidly madebythatState. Withregard totheparticular caseofMr.Dumitru Mazilu, theCourtconcluded thathecontinued tohavethe status ofSpecial Rapporteur, andasaconsequence mustberegarded asanexpert on mission within themeaning ofsection 22ofthe1946Convention andthat that section isaccordingly applicable inthecaseofMr.Mazilu. I...AlC.5/45/10 English Page6 Ill.TAXATION OFOFFICIALS 19.UNTSOcontinued toexperience theproblems referred toinlastyear's report (A/C.5/44/11) because ofthe2percentadvalorem taximposed bytheIsraeli
analysis: The text appears to be a report on various issues related to the United Nations, including taxation, travel restrictions, and privileges and immunities of officials. It mentions specific countries such as the United States, Israel, and Zimbabwe, and references international conventions and resolutions. The report seems to be focused on the administrative and bureaucratic aspects of the United Nations, rather than specific economic, social, or environmental issues.