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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations	1
UN Headquarters Agreement	1

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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