text: organizations. Animportant roleinthisregard hasbeenplayed bytheUnited Nations Security Co-ordinator andhisstaff. 4.WhiletheMiddle Eastcontinued tobetheregionwiththegreatest number of casesofarrest, detention orabduction ofofficials, regrettably suchcasesalso tookplaceinotherregions. Inonesuchcasetheattempted abduction evenledto thedeathofastaffmember (seeannexII,para.12).Particulars ofsuchcases areprovided inannexIItothepresent report. 5.TheUnited Nations Secretariat circulated toMember States anotecalling for compliance withtheprovisions oftheBodyofPrinciples fortheProtection ofAll Persons underAnyFormofDetention orImprisonment, including theprinciple that allpersons underarrest ordetention shallbeprovided, whenever necessary, with medical careandtreatment. TheBodyofPrinciples wasadopted bytheGeneral Assembly atitsforty-third session, inresolution 43/173 of9December 1988.Its textappears asanannextothatresolution andwasalsopublished inbooklet form inthesixofficial languages oftheUnited Nations andwaswidelydistributed by theDepartment ofPublic Information oftheSecretariat. Further, the Secretary-General isactively pursuing channels bywhichtodisseminate information ontheBodyofPrinciples. 6.Although casesofarrest anddetention havebeengivenspecial attention, the Secretary-General andtherespective executive headsoftheorganizations concerned havealsokeptunderverycareful reviewallothermatters involving thestatus, privileges andimmunities ofofficials. Instances ofdifficulties experienced by theUnited Nations andotherorganizations aswellasmeasures takentocorrect the situation, arereferred toinchapters II,IIIandIVofthepresent report andin annexII.Itisworthreiterating inthisregardthattheprivileges and immunities ofofficials aregranted intheinterests oftheorganizations andnot forthepersonal benefit oftheindividuals themselves. Aswasstatedinthe Secretary-General's reportattheforty-second session oftheGeneral Assembly, "whether itisamatter ofarrest anddetention, restrictions onofficial travelor movement, taxation orotherformsoffiscal imposition, inthefinalanalysis itis theorganizations whoseefficiency andfunctioning areaffected" (A/C.5/42/14, para.4). 7.Asisevident fromthepresent report, inthegreatmajority ofMember States privileges andimmunities ofofficials arescrupulously respected. Atthesame time,therearecountries wheredifficulties continue toarise. Insomeinstances suchdifficulties arelinked tothefactthataparticular Statehasnotyet adhered totheexisting international legalinstruments covering thequestions of privileges andimmunities ofofficials, inparticular, tothe1946Convention on thePrivileges andImmunities oftheUnited Nations andthe1947Convention onthe /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/C.5/45/l0 English Page3 Privileges andImmunities oftheSpecialized Agencies. TheSecretary-General would liketotakethisopportunity toappeal tothoseMemberStatesthatsofarhavenot becomeparties tothoseinstruments toadhere tothemintheverynearfuture. I.ARREST, DETENTION ANDABDUCTION OFOFFICIALS 8.TheSecretary-General regrets toreportthatdespite theexpression ofgrave concern voicedatthelastsession oftheGeneral Assembly andallefforts undertaken toreverse thecurrent trend, thenumber ofcasesofarrest and detention ofofficials remains veryhigh. Mostofthecasesrelate tothearrest, detention orabduction ofofficials oftheUnited Nations Relief andWorksAgency forPalestine Refugees intheNearEast(UNRWA), particularly locally recruited staff. AtthesametimetheUnited Nations TruceSupervision Organization (UNTSO), theOffice oftheUnited Nations HighCommissioner forRefugees (UNHCR), theUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP), theUnited Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF), theFoodandAgriculture Organization oftheUnited Nations (FAO), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), theInternational Labour Organisation
analysis: The text appears to be a report on the status of officials working for various organizations, particularly the United Nations, and the challenges they face in terms of arrest, detention, and abduction. The report highlights the importance of upholding the privileges and immunities of officials to ensure the efficiency and functioning of the organizations. The text also mentions the Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment, which is a legal framework for protecting individuals in detention. The overall tone of the report is formal and official, suggesting that it may be a report to the United Nations General Assembly or a similar international organization.