Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States

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headquarters agreement international agreement treaty

The Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States is the treaty that establishes the legal status, privileges, and obligations governing the UN’s presence and operations at its main headquarters in New York City.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
UN Headquarters Agreement	2
Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations	1
Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8210 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States
Context triple: [United Nations Headquarters, agreement, Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States]

A. United Nations Headquarters
The United Nations Headquarters is the main administrative and diplomatic center of the UN, where representatives of member states convene to discuss and address global issues.
B. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
C. Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
D. Point Four Program
The Point Four Program was a U.S. foreign aid initiative launched in 1949 to provide technical assistance and economic development support to poorer countries as part of Cold War-era efforts to promote stability and counter communism.
E. National Security Act of 1947
The National Security Act of 1947 is a landmark U.S. law that reorganized the nation’s military and intelligence structure, creating institutions such as the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, and the Central Intelligence Agency.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States
Target entity description: The Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States is the treaty that establishes the legal status, privileges, and obligations governing the UN’s presence and operations at its main headquarters in New York City.

A. United Nations Headquarters
The United Nations Headquarters is the main administrative and diplomatic center of the UN, where representatives of member states convene to discuss and address global issues.
B. United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
C. Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
D. Point Four Program
The Point Four Program was a U.S. foreign aid initiative launched in 1949 to provide technical assistance and economic development support to poorer countries as part of Cold War-era efforts to promote stability and counter communism.
E. National Security Act of 1947
The National Security Act of 1947 is a landmark U.S. law that reorganized the nation’s military and intelligence structure, creating institutions such as the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, and the Central Intelligence Agency.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	headquarters agreement ⓘ international agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ
appliesTo	United Nations Plaza ⓘ surface form: United Nations Headquarters district in New York City United Nations organs located at Headquarters in New York ⓘ United Nations specialized meetings held at Headquarters ⓘ
category	United Nations treaty ⓘ treaty of the United States ⓘ
concludedUnderAuspicesOf	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
defines	headquarters district of the United Nations in New York ⓘ
governs	access of representatives of Member States to the United Nations Headquarters ⓘ communications facilities of the United Nations Headquarters ⓘ customs exemptions for the United Nations ⓘ inviolability of United Nations premises ⓘ legal status of the United Nations Headquarters in New York ⓘ obligations of the United States as host country ⓘ privileges and immunities of the United Nations in the United States ⓘ security arrangements for the United Nations Headquarters district ⓘ tax exemptions for the United Nations ⓘ
hasLegalEffectIn	territory of the United States of America ⓘ
hostCity	New York City ⓘ
hostState	United States of America ⓘ
hostStateSubnational	New York City ⓘ surface form: New York
language	English ⓘ
legalBasisFor	United Nations presence in New York City ⓘ
officialName	Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations
party	United Nations ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
purpose	to ensure the independence of the United Nations from the jurisdiction of the host state in its official activities ⓘ to establish the legal framework for the operation of the United Nations Headquarters in the United States ⓘ to regulate the rights and obligations of the host country toward the United Nations ⓘ
recognizedBy	United Nations Member States as basis for UN presence in New York ⓘ
relatedTo	Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations ⓘ
shortName	Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UN Headquarters Agreement
subject	entry and residence of delegates and officials ⓘ freedom of movement to and from the United Nations Headquarters ⓘ importation of goods for official use of the United Nations ⓘ inviolability of United Nations archives ⓘ non-discrimination in granting visas for UN-related travel ⓘ police protection of the United Nations Headquarters district ⓘ postal and telecommunications privileges of the United Nations ⓘ privileges and immunities of United Nations officials ⓘ privileges and immunities of representatives of Member States ⓘ settlement of disputes arising from the interpretation or application of the Agreement ⓘ tax treatment of salaries and emoluments of United Nations officials ⓘ transportation facilities for the United Nations ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United Nations Headquarters → agreement → Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States ⓘ

Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States → officialName → Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations

Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States → shortName → Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UN Headquarters Agreement

permanent mission to the UN → hasLegalBasis → Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States ⓘ