text: report. 3.Inthepresent period, duetotheseriousness oftheirnature andthegravity ofthesituation surrounding eachofthem,casesofarrest anddetention of 90-25790 2368a(E) /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAlC.5/45/10 English Page2 officials havecontinued tobematters ofgraveconcern totheSecretary-General andtherespective executive headsoftheorganizations concerned. Everycase, whether pending fromprevious years, orarising during thereporting period, has beenmeticulously followed uptoensure, totheextentpossible, itssuccessful resolution onthebasisofthestrict observance ofthepriv~leges andimmunities ofofficials oftheUnited Nations, thespecialized agencies andrelated 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 /...AlC.5/45/10 English Page2 officials havecontinued tobematters ofgraveconcern totheSecretary-General andtherespective executive headsoftheorganizations concerned. Everycase, whether pending fromprevious years, orarising during thereporting period, has beenmeticulously followed uptoensure, totheextentpossible, itssuccessful resolution onthebasisofthestrict observance ofthepriv~leges andimmunities ofofficials oftheUnited Nations, thespecialized agencies andrelated
analysis: The text appears to be a report on the situation of officials of the United Nations and its related organizations who have been arrested, detained, or abducted while performing their duties. The report highlights the efforts made to ensure the protection of these officials and the resolution of cases involving their arrest and detention. It also emphasizes the importance of respecting the privileges and immunities of officials in the interest of the organizations. Given the focus on the protection of officials and the legal framework surrounding their work, it seems likely that the report falls under the category of international relations or diplomacy.