Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations

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United Nations treaty international treaty multilateral treaty

The Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations is an international treaty that defines the legal status, immunities, and protections granted to the UN, its officials, and its missions to ensure their independent functioning worldwide.

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Label	Occurrences
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations canonical	1
General Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations	1
UN Privileges and Immunities Convention	1
privileges and immunities of the United Nations	1
treaty on international organization privileges and immunities	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T51084 — 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.

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Target entity: Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations
Context triple: [Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States, relatedTo, Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations]

A. Charter of the United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty that established the UN, defining its purposes, principles, structure, and the framework for international peace and security.
B. Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter is the section that empowers the UN Security Council to address threats to peace, breaches of the peace, and acts of aggression, including through the use of force and enforcement measures.
C. Article 51 of the United Nations Charter
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that recognizes the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense by states if an armed attack occurs, until the Security Council takes measures to maintain international peace and security.
D. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19 is the 2012 UN measure that upgraded Palestine’s status to that of a non-member observer state, widely seen as a de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood.
E. UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7 is the 2005 UN measure that established January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day and urged global education and commemoration of the Holocaust.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations
Target entity description: The Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations is an international treaty that defines the legal status, immunities, and protections granted to the UN, its officials, and its missions to ensure their independent functioning worldwide.

A. Charter of the United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty that established the UN, defining its purposes, principles, structure, and the framework for international peace and security.
B. Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter is the section that empowers the UN Security Council to address threats to peace, breaches of the peace, and acts of aggression, including through the use of force and enforcement measures.
C. Article 51 of the United Nations Charter
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that recognizes the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense by states if an armed attack occurs, until the Security Council takes measures to maintain international peace and security.
D. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19 is the 2012 UN measure that upgraded Palestine’s status to that of a non-member observer state, widely seen as a de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood.
E. UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7
UN General Assembly Resolution 60/7 is the 2005 UN measure that established January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day and urged global education and commemoration of the Holocaust.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate	1946-02-13 ⓘ
adoptionPlace	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
alsoKnownAs	Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations ⓘ surface form: General Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations
appliesTo	United Nations ⓘ experts on mission for the United Nations ⓘ officials of the United Nations ⓘ representatives of Member States to UN organs ⓘ
articleCountApproximate	over 30 articles ⓘ
bindingOn	States that have ratified the Convention ⓘ
category	Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: treaty on international organization privileges and immunities
citation	United Nations Treaty Series 1 UNTS 15 ⓘ
concludedIn	1946 ⓘ
depositary	Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
enteredIntoForceDate	1948-09-17 ⓘ
grants	exemption from customs duties for the United Nations ⓘ exemption from direct taxes for the United Nations ⓘ immunity from legal process for the United Nations ⓘ inviolability of UN archives ⓘ inviolability of UN premises ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasisFor	immunities of UN officials in Member States ⓘ status of the United Nations in Member States ⓘ
provides	facilities for the movement of UN funds and currencies ⓘ functional immunity for acts performed in official capacity by UN officials ⓘ privileges and immunities for UN communications ⓘ
purpose	to define legal protections for the United Nations and its officials ⓘ to ensure the independent functioning of the United Nations ⓘ
relatedTo	Charter of the United Nations ⓘ Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies ⓘ
requires	Member States to accord specified privileges and immunities ⓘ
scope	universal, open to all UN Member States ⓘ
shortName	Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UN Privileges and Immunities Convention
subjectMatter	immunities of UN missions ⓘ immunities of UN officials ⓘ legal status of the United Nations ⓘ Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: privileges and immunities of the United Nations

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Referenced by (5)

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

Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States → relatedTo → Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations ⓘ

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations → shortName → Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UN Privileges and Immunities Convention

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations → subjectMatter → Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: privileges and immunities of the United Nations

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations → category → Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: treaty on international organization privileges and immunities

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations → alsoKnownAs → Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations

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