| Chapter I. Legislative texts concerning the legal status of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
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| Chapter II. Treaties concerning the legal status of the United Nations and related
intergovernmental organizations |
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| A. |
Treaties concerning the legal status of the United Nations |
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1. |
Status of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations. Approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 13 February 1946 |
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2. |
Agreements relating to missions, offices and meetings |
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(a) |
Agreement between the United Nations Organization and the
Government of the United States of America concerning the establishment of security for the United Nations presence in Iraq.
New York, 31 December 2008 |
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(b) |
Exchange of Letters constituting an Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of the Republic of Uganda on the status of the proposed African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) liaison office in Entebbe. Kampala,
23 January 2009 |
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(c) |
Agreement between the United Nations and the Kingdom of Spain
regarding the use by the United Nations of premises in the Kingdom of Spain for the support of United Nations peacekeeping and related operations. Madrid, 28 January 2009 |
14 |
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(d) |
Agreement between the United Nations and the Government of
Qatar regarding the arrangement for the Third Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention
against Corruption. Vienna, 16 April 2009 |
27 |
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(e) |
Fourth Supplemental Agreement between the United Nations and
the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the
United Nations. New York, 18 June 2009 |
34 |
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(f) |
Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United
Nations and the Government of Egypt regarding the hosting of
the Workshop on the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) for Africa, to be held in Cairo, from 7 to 10 December 2009. New York, 18 September 2009 and 7 October 2009 |
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(g) |
Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United
Nations and the Republic of Indonesia regarding the United
Nations Regional Training of Trainers Course, to be held in Jakarta, from 19 to 30 October 2009. New York, 16 October 2009
and 26 October 2009 |
40 |
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(h) |
Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the United
Nations and the Government of the Netherlands concerning the
International Seminar on Early Warning and Business Cycle Indicators, to be held in Scheveningen, from 14 to 16 December 2009. New York, 12 November 2009 and 23 November 2009 |
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| B. |
Treaties concerning the legal status of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations |
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1. |
Status of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies. Approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 21 November 1947 |
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2. |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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(a) |
Agreements regarding the establishment of Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representations and
Regional Offices. . . . . . . . |
48 |
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(b) |
Agreements based on the standard Memorandum of Responsibilities in respect of FAO sessions |
48 |
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3. |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
49 |
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4. |
World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund |
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Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic
of Turkey and the World Bank Group (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Finance Corporation, International Development Association, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, Multilateral Investment
Guarantee Agency) and the International Monetary Fund for the 2009 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. Singapore, 20 September 2006 |
49 |
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5. |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
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(a) |
Memorandum of cooperation between the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization and the Eurasian Economic
Community (EurAsEC). 19 January 2009 |
55 |
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(b) |
Memorandum of understanding between the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE). 16 and 25 February 2009 |
56 |
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(c) |
Implementation agreement between the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO) and the Government of Sudan,
represented by its Higher Council for Environment and Natural
Resources for the project entitled “Development of a Sustainable
Integrated National Programme for Sound Management of Chemicals”.
24 March 2009 |
56 |
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(d) |
Memorandum of understanding between the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO) and the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) regarding the Operational
Aspects of the United Nations China appeal for Wenchuan earthquake
early recovery support – environment sector (parts I and II)
in China. . . . . . . . . . . . |
57 |
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(e) |
Memorandum of understanding between the Government of
Spain and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization,
regarding the implementation of certain projects in Latin
America and the Caribbean. 25 March and 20 April 2009 |
58 |
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(f) |
Memorandum of understanding between the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO) and the United
Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) on collaborative arrangements
in the Enhanced Integrated Framework programme.
24 June 2009 |
58 |
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(g) |
Letter of agreement between the Lao National Chamber of
Commerce and Industry and the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization regarding the implementation of the
project entitled “Promoting Private Sector Development through
Strengthening of Lao Chambers of Commerce and Industry and
Business Associations”. 23 and 30 July 2009 |
59 |
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(h) |
Contribution agreement respecting the implementation of the
project “Terminal Phase-Out of Methyl Bromide in Mexico, Structures
Component, Phase I”, between Her Majesty the Queen in
Right of Canada and the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization. 17 and 24 August 2009 |
59 |
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(i) |
Agreement between the Government of the Italian Republic and
the United Nations Industrial Development Organization regarding
the implementation of a project in Lebanon entitled “Development
and Enterprise Investment Promotion (EDP) Program”.
30 June and 17 September 2009 |
60 |
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(j) |
Trust fund agreement between the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization and the Iran Nanotechnology Initiative
Council on behalf of the Government of the Islamic Republic of
Iran regarding the implementation of a project in Iran entitled
“Support to the Establishment and Development of an International
Centre on Nanotechnology (ICN)”. 25 September 2009 |
61 |
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(k) |
Contribution agreement between the European Community and
the United Nations Industrial Development Organization on
trade-related technical assistance, signed on 6 November 2009 |
61 |
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(l) |
Exchange of letters constituting an agreement between the Ministry
for Foreign Affairs of Finland and the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization on the utilization of the Finnish
contribution to UNIDO in the year 2009. 27 October and 16 November
2009 |
62 |
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(m) |
Agreement between the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
regarding the arrangements for the organization of the highlevel
conference on the development of agribusiness and agro-industries
in Africa, signed on 20 November 2009 |
62 |
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(n) |
Grant agreement between the International Fund for Agricultural
Development and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
(UNIDO) regarding the implementation of a project
entitled “Pro Poor Value Chain Development Tool for Practitioners”.
26 and 29 October 2009 |
64 |
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(o) |
Standard letter of agreement between the Government of Botswana
and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization
under national execution regarding the implementation of a
project in Botswana entitled “Review of the Industrial Development
Policy”. 6 November and 11 December 2009 |
64 |
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6. |
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
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Agreement between the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical
Weapons and the Republic of Serbia on the Privileges and Immunities
of the OPCW |
65 |
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7. |
International Criminal Court |
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Headquarters Agreement between the International Criminal Court
and the Host State |
73 |
| Chapter III. General review of the legal activities of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
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| A. |
General review of the legal activities of the United Nations |
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1. |
Membership of the United Nations |
105 |
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2. |
Peace and security |
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(a) |
Peacekeeping missions and operations |
105 |
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(b) |
Political and peacebuilding missions |
109 |
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(c) |
Other bodies |
114 |
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(d) |
Missions of the Security Council |
116 |
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(e) |
Other peacekeeping matters |
118 |
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(f) |
Action of Member States authorized by the Security Council |
119 |
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(g) |
Sanctions imposed under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations |
120 |
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(h) |
Terrorism |
123 |
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(i) |
Humanitarian law and human rights in the context of peace and
security |
125 |
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(j) |
Piracy |
127 |
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3. |
Disarmament and related matters |
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(a) |
Disarmament machinery |
128 |
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(b) |
Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferations issues |
129 |
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(c) |
Biological and chemical weapons issues |
132 |
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(d) |
Conventional weapons issues |
134 |
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(e) |
Regional disarmament activities of the United Nations |
136 |
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(f) |
Other issues |
139 |
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4. |
Legal aspects of peaceful uses of outer space |
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(a) |
The Legal Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space |
141 |
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(b) |
General Assembly |
143 |
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5. |
Human Rights |
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(a) |
Sessions of the United Nations human rights bodies and treaty bodies |
148 |
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(b) |
Racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all forms
of discrimination |
151 |
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(c) |
Right to development and poverty reduction |
152 |
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(d) |
Right of peoples to self-determination |
154 |
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(e) |
Economic, social and cultural rights |
154 |
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(f) |
Civil and political rights |
158 |
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(g) |
Rights of the child |
163 |
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(h) |
Migrants |
165 |
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(i) |
Internally displaced persons |
167 |
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(j) |
Minorities |
168 |
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(k) |
Indigenous issues |
168 |
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(l) |
Terrorism and human rights |
169 |
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(m) |
Promotion and protection of human rights |
170 |
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(n) |
Persons with disabilities |
172 |
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(o) |
Contemporary forms of slavery |
174 |
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(p) |
Miscellaneous |
175 |
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6. |
Women |
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(a) |
Commission on the Status of Women |
178 |
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(b) |
General Assembly |
179 |
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7. |
Humanitarian matters |
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(a) |
Economic and Social Council |
180 |
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(b) |
General Assembly |
181 |
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8. |
Environment |
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(a) |
United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen |
182 |
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(b) |
Economic and Social Council |
182 |
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(c) |
General Assembly |
183 |
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9. |
Law of the Sea |
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(a) |
Reports of the Secretary-General |
186 |
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(b) |
Consideration by the General Assembly |
192 |
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10. |
Crime prevention and criminal justice |
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(a) |
Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention
against Corruption |
194 |
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(b) |
Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice |
194 |
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(c) |
Economic and Social Council |
195 |
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(d) |
General Assembly |
196 |
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11. |
International drug control |
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(a) |
Commission on Narcotic Drugs |
197 |
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(b) |
Economic and Social Council |
199 |
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(c) |
General Assembly |
199 |
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12. |
Refugees and displaced persons |
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(a) |
Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
200 |
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(b) |
United Nations Economic and Social Council |
202 |
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(c) |
General Assembly |
202 |
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13. |
International Court of Justice |
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(a) |
Organization of the Court |
203 |
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(b) |
Jurisdiction of the Court |
203 |
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(c) |
General Assembly |
204 |
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14. |
International Law Commission |
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(a) |
Membership of the Commission |
204 |
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(b) |
Sixty-first session of the International Law Commission |
205 |
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(c) |
Sixth Committee |
207 |
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(d) |
General Assembly |
208 |
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15. |
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law |
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(a) |
Forty-second session of the Commission |
208 |
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(b) |
General Assembly |
212 |
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16. |
Legal questions dealt with by the Sixth Committee and other related subsidiary bodies of the General Assembly |
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(a) |
Criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on
mission |
212 |
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(b) |
United Nations programme of assistance in the teaching, study,
dissemination and wider appreciation of international law |
215 |
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(c) |
Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization |
216 |
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(d) |
The rule of law at the national and international levels |
219 |
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(e) |
The scope and application of the principle of universal jurisdiction |
221 |
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(f) |
Measures to eliminate international terrorism |
223 |
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(g) |
Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly |
225 |
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(h) |
Administration of justice at the United Nations |
225 |
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(i) |
Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country |
228 |
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(j) |
Observer status in the General Assembly |
229 |
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17. |
Ad hoc international criminal tribunals |
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(a) |
Organization of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) |
231 |
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(b) |
General Assembly |
233 |
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(c) |
Amendments to the Statutes of ICTY and ICTR |
234 |
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(d) |
Amendments to the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTY
and ICTR |
234 |
| B. |
General review of the legal activities of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations |
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1. |
Universal Postal Union |
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General review of the legal activities of the Universal Postal Union |
235 |
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2. |
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations |
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(a) |
Constitutional and general legal matters |
236 |
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(b) |
Legislative matters |
237 |
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3. |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
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(a) |
Membership or the Organization |
239 |
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(b) |
Internal regulations |
239 |
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4. |
International Maritime Organization |
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(a) |
Membership of the Organization |
242 |
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(b) |
Review of the legal activities undertaken by the IMO |
242 |
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(c) |
Amendments to treaties |
248 |
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5. |
World Health Organization |
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(a) |
Constitutional developments |
249 |
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(b) |
Other normative developments and activities |
250 |
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6. |
International Atomic Energy Agency |
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(a) |
Membership |
253 |
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(b) |
Privileges and immunities |
253 |
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(c) |
Legal instruments |
253 |
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(d) |
IAEA legislative assistance activities |
256 |
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(e) |
Convention on nuclear safety |
257 |
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(f) |
Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on
the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management |
258 |
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(g) |
Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources |
258 |
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(h) |
Safeguards agreement |
259 |
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7. |
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
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(a) |
Agreements and other arrangements concluded in 2009 with States |
260 |
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(b) |
Agreements and other arrangements concluded in 2009 with the
United Nations, its programmes and offices, and the specialized
agencies |
266 |
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(c) |
Other intergovernmental organizations |
268 |
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(d) |
Other entities |
269 |
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8. |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
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(a) |
Introduction |
272 |
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(b) |
Cooperation with Member States for Development Activities |
272 |
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(c) |
Norm-setting activities |
273 |
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(d) |
International registration activities. |
274 |
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(e) |
Intellectual Property and Global Issues. . . . . . |
276 |
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9. |
World Trade Organization |
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(a) |
Membership |
278 |
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(b) |
Dispute settlement |
279 |
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(c) |
Waivers under article XI of the WTO Agreement |
280 |
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10. |
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons |
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(a) |
Membership |
281 |
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(b) |
Legal Status, Privileges and Immunities and International Agreements |
281 |
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(c) |
OPCW Legislative Assistance Activities |
282 |
| Chapter IV. Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
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| A. |
Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
285 |
| B. |
Treaties concerning international law concluded under the auspices of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations |
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1. |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
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(a) |
Convention on Compensation for Damage to Third Parties, Resulting from Acts of Unlawful Interference Involving Aircraft. Montréal, 2 May 2009 |
285 |
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(b) |
Convention on Compensation for Damage Caused by Aircraft to Third Parties. Montréal, 2 May 2009 |
305 |
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2. |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
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Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal,
Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. Rome, 22 November 2009 |
314 |
| Chapter V. Decisions of Administrative Tribunals of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
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| A. |
Decisions of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal |
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1. |
Judgment No. 1476 (25 November 2009): Acevedo et al. v. The Secretary-General of the United Nations |
332 |
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2. |
Judgement No. 1490 (25 November 2009): Toh v. The Secretary-General of the United Nations |
333 |
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3. |
Judgement No. 1495 (25 November 2009): Annan v. United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board |
335 |
| B. |
United Nations Dispute Tribunal |
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1. |
Judgment No. 003 (22 July 2009): Hepworth v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
338 |
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2. |
Judgment No. 2009/022 (23 September 2009): Kasyanov v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
340 |
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3. |
Judgment No. 2009/027 (30 September 2009): Sina v. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Judgment on application for a summary judgment |
343 |
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4. |
Judgment No. 2009/030 (7 October 2009): Hastings v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
344 |
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5. |
Judgment No. 2009/034 (13 October 2009): Shashaa v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
346 |
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6. |
Judgment No. 2009/036 (16 October 2009): Morsy v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
349 |
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7. |
Judgment No. 2009/054 (26 October 2009): Nwuke v. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Judgment on receivability |
351 |
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8. |
Judgment No. 2009/075 (13 November 2009): Castelli v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
353 |
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9. |
Judgment No. 2009/091 (17 December 2009): Coulibaly v. Secretary-General of the United Nations |
355 |
| |
10. |
Judgment No. 2009/097 (31 December 2009): Lewis v. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Order on suspension of action |
358 |
| C. |
Decisions of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal |
359 |
| D. |
Decisions of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization |
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1. |
Judgment No. 2778 (4 February 2009): G.J. B., G. D., M. G. and S. M.A. v. European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
360 |
| |
2. |
Judgment No. 2791 (4 February 2009): E.H. v. European Patent Organization |
362 |
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3. |
Judgment No. 2797 (4 February 2009):J. B. v. International Labour Organization (ILO) |
364 |
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4. |
Judgment No. 2805 (4 February 2009): A.H. K. v. European Patent Organization (EPO) |
365 |
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5. |
Judgment No. 2809 (4 February 2009): N.S. v. European Organization for Nuclear Research |
367 |
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6. |
Judgment No. 2840 (8 July 2009): K. J. L. v. World Health Organization |
369 |
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7. |
Judgment No. 2846 (8 July 2009): G. L. N. N. v. European Patent Organization |
370 |
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8. |
Judgment No. 2854 (8 July 2009): R. B. B. v. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) |
371 |
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9. |
Judgment No. 2856 (8 July 2009): J. L. v. International Labour Organization |
373 |
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10. |
Judgment No. 2857 (8 July 2009): L. R. M v. European Patent Organization |
375 |
| E. |
Decisions of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal |
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1. |
Decision No. 391 (25 March 2009): Anu Oinas v. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
377 |
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2. |
Decision No. 397 (1 July 2009): AG v. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
379 |
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3. |
Decision No. 399 (1 July 2009): Bonaventure Mbida-Essama v. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
381 |
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4. |
Decision No. 403 (7 October 2009): Shohreh Homayoun v. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
382 |
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5. |
Decision No. 424 (9 December 2009): Farah Aleem & Irfan Aleem v. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
384 |
| F. |
Decisions of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Monetary Fund |
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1. |
Judgement No. 2009–1 (17 March 2009) Mr. S. Ding, Applicant v. International Monetary Fund (IMF), Respondent |
386 |
| Chapter VI. Selected legal opinions of the secretariats of the United Nations and related intergovernmental organizations |
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| A. |
Legal opinions of the Secretariat of the United Nations |
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1. |
Privileges and immunities [see also: additional legal opinions] |
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| |
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(a) |
Note to the Assistant Secretary-General for Central Support Services, regarding request for a conference call with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs |
389 |
| |
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(b) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Director, Legal Support Office,
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), regarding
privileges and immunities issues related to “Delivery as One” and
United Nations Volunteers |
391 |
| |
2. |
Procedural and institutional issues |
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| |
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(a) |
Note to the Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services regarding oversight authority over the United Nations
Staff Union |
394 |
| |
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(b) |
Note regarding the borrowing authority of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
395 |
| |
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(c) |
Note to the Under-Secretary-General, Department of General Assembly Affairs and Conference Management concerning the request by [State] for a supplementary item to be included in the
agenda of the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly |
396 |
| |
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(d) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Assistant Secretary-General for
Disaster Risk Reduction concerning a draft agreement with the
Government of [State] |
397 |
| |
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(e) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Under-Secretary-General for
Internal Oversight Offices and the Director of the Ethics Office
regarding investigations conducted pursuant to the Secretary-General’s Bulletin “Protection against retaliation for reporting
misconduct and for cooperating with duly authorized audits investigations” (ST/SGB/2005/21) |
399 |
| |
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(f) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Under-Secretary General, Department of Field Support (DFS), with regard to a dispute between the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) and the International Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) regarding service charges and indemnities |
402 |
| |
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(g) |
Note to the Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination
and Strategic Planning regarding the United Nations University
accreditation process |
403 |
| |
|
(h) |
Note to the Under Secretary-General and Chef de Cabinet, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, concerning General Assembly resolution 63/301 on Honduras |
407 |
| |
|
(i) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Assistant Secretary-General, Department of Field Support, regarding the legal status of military
drivers provided by the Governments of India and Pakistan |
411 |
| |
3. |
Procurement |
|
| |
|
(a) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Chief, Procurement Operations
Service, Procurement Division, concerning a request for reimbursement of value added tax (VAT) charges from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) |
411 |
| |
|
(b) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Director, Procurement Division,
and the Officer-in-Charge, Logistics and Support Division, regarding a contract for the supply of aviation and ground fuel and the provision of distribution and support services for the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad |
414 |
| |
|
(c) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Chairman of the Headquarters
Committee on Contracts regarding accountability of the Committee
with respect to procurement actions |
416 |
| |
|
(d) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Director, Procurement Division,
Office of Central Support Services, regarding the participation of
a vendor in the competitive solicitation for the build phase of the
United Nations Enterprise Resource Planning Project |
421 |
| |
|
(e) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Director, Procurement Division,
regarding the use of the International Federation of Consulting
Engineers (FIDIC) Standard Agreement for Construction Contracts
in the solicitation of bids from construction contractors |
424 |
| |
|
(f) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Officer-in-Charge, Procurement
Operations Service, Procurement Division, regarding the termination
of a food rations contract |
426 |
| |
4. |
Liability and responsibility of the United Nations |
|
| |
|
(a) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Controller, Assistant Secretary-General, Office of Programme Planning, Budgets and Accounts,
regarding ex gratia payment to an injured civilian Haitian |
428 |
| |
|
(b) |
Note to the Controller, Assistant Secretary-General for Programme
Planning, Budget and Accounts, regarding requests for reimbursement for infrastructure installed by the European Union in Chad |
430 |
| |
|
(c) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Director, Medical Services Division,
concerning emergency response services provided to areas
outside the Secretariat building |
434 |
| |
|
(d) |
Note to the Controller, Assistant Secretary-General, Office of Programme Planning, Budgets and Accounts, regarding a claim for damage to property situated in Monserrado County, Liberia |
438 |
| |
|
(e) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Chief of NGO Relations, Department of Public Information (DPI), regarding a draft letter of agreement between the United Nations and the NGO/DPI Executive Committee concerning transfer of funds for the organization of the 62nd Annual DPI/NGO Conference |
441 |
| |
|
(f) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Controller, Assistant Secretary-General for Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, concerning a claim for compensation for damages to a vehicle owned by the Permanent Mission of [State] to the United Nations |
442 |
| |
|
(g) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Officer-in-Charge, Procurement
Operations Service, Procurement Division, regarding a dispute
arising from an en-route deviation during the sea shipment of
contingent-owned equipment from Liberia to Pakistan |
444 |
| |
|
(h) |
Note to the Controller, Assistant Secretary-General for Programme
Planning, Budget and Accounts, regarding a third-party claim for
accommodation by United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire |
447 |
| |
5. |
Other issues relating to peacekeeping operations |
|
| |
|
(a) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Office of Military Affairs, Department of Peacekeeping Operations, regarding a request to award the United Nations Medal to national support element personnel under the [State] contingent in the United Nations Mission in Sudan |
449 |
| |
6. |
Treaty law |
|
| |
|
(a) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Executive Secretary of the United
Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Secretariat regarding questions posed by the Joint Inspection Unit |
450 |
| |
7. |
Personnel questions |
|
| |
|
(a) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Legal Adviser of the Office of the
High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) concerning
membership in the Human Rights Committee |
453 |
| |
|
(b) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Acting Chief, Policy Support Unit,
Human Resources Policy Service, regarding a request for an exception to section 3 of the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants or Individual Contractors |
457 |
| |
|
(c) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Officer-in-Charge, Accounts Division, Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, regarding payments of proceeds under the Malicious Acts Insurance Policy pursuant to Administrative Tribunal Judgment No. 1388 |
458 |
| |
|
(d) |
Letter to the Prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon concerning a proposal to establish a United Nations Service Medal |
460 |
| |
|
(e) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Secretary of the Advisory Board
of Compensation Claims regarding a claim for compensation under
Appendix D of the Staff Rules |
460 |
| |
8. |
Miscellaneous |
|
| |
|
(a) |
Proposed use of the name of United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOPS) by two non-UN non-profit organizations that are providing pro bono legal and policy advisory services to certain
governments under a UNOPS project for UNDP |
462 |
| |
|
(b) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Director, Mine Action Service,
Department of Peacekeeping Operations, regarding a United
Kingdom Department for International Development open mine
action competition |
464 |
| |
|
(c) |
Note to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
Children and Armed Conflict concerning criteria for listing and
de-listing parties in the Annexes of the Secretary-General’s report
on children and armed conflict |
468 |
| |
|
(d) |
Interoffice memorandum to the Director of the Codification Division,
Office of Legal Affairs, concerning the International Association
of Law Libraries award to the Audiovisual Library of International
Law |
470 |
| B. |
Legal opinions of the secretariats of intergovernmental organizations related to the United Nations |
|
| |
|
United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
|
| |
|
(a) |
Interoffice memorandum regarding the appointment of United
Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Officerin-Charge in [State 1] |
471 |
| |
|
(b) |
Interoffice memorandum regarding the format of the credentials
of the Permanent Representative of [State] |
472 |
| |
|
(c) |
Interoffice memorandum regarding representation to UNIDO of
[organization] |
472 |
| |
|
(d) |
Note verbale of the United Nations on behalf of Vienna-based International Organizations regarding a decision by the [State 1] authorities to reduce Permanent Mission of [State 2]’s right to sell its official vehicles and those of its staff |
474 |
