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ÐÌà  àMr.€President,€we€have€noted€the€proposal€that€the€Secretary„General€be€designated€theÐ ô$D # Ðð ðcertifying€authorityðð€in€respect€of€the€existence€of€such€a€declaration,€as€well€as€with€regard€toÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€status€of€any€victim€as€a€ð ðUnited€Nations€or€associated€personnelðð,€and€with€regard€to€the€factÐ Ì&"% Ðand€content€of€an€agreement.€€We€are€willing€to€give€consideration€to€such€designation€asÐ ¸'#& Ðproposed€by€the€Secretary„General,€since€certification€by€the€Secretary„General€of€the€UnitedÐ ¤(ô#' ÐNations€would€contribute€a€greater€element€of€authenticity€and€certainty€to€legal€proceedingsÐ )à$( Ðconducted€by€a€State€in€accordance€with€the€provision€of€the€Convention.Ð |*Ì%) ÐÌà  àMr.€President,€we€support€the€view€of€the€Secretary„General€that€local€personnel€beÐ T,¤'+ Ðincluded€with€the€scope€of€the€Convention.€€We€appreciate€the€invaluable€work€of€humanitarianÐ @-(, Ðinter„governmental€and€non„governmental€Ô_ÔorganisationsÔ_Ô,€which€often€operate€in€extremelyÐ ° Ðdifficult€situations€and€undoubtedly€contribute€to€the€amelioration€of€the€lives€of€affectedÐ œì ÐÔ_Ôpersons.€€We€also€welcome€the€Secretary„Generalððs€interest€in€extending€legal€protection€to€them.€Ð ˆØ ÐWe€note€however,€the€intention€to€ensure€the€protection€of€ð ðall€humanitarian€intergovernmentalÐ tÄ Ðand€non„governmental€organizations€present€in€the€United€Nations€area€of€operation€but€notÐ `° Ðnecessarily€linked€to€itðð€and,€also,€to€extend€the€Convention€ð ðeven€furtherðð€to€humanitarianÐ L œ Ðagencies€operating€in€an€area€where€no€United€Nations€presence€is€simultaneously€deployed.€€ItÐ 8 ˆ Ðwould€appear€that€such€coverage€would€be€automatically€extended,€solely€by€virtue€of€the€natureÐ $ t Ðof€their€work.€€Mr.€President,€the€scope€of€the€Convention€is€clear€„€it€does€not€apply€to€suchÐ  ` Ðpersonnel.Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àArticle€1(b)(iii)€is€clear€that€protection€is€extended€to€such€humanitarian€personnelÐ Ô$  Ðdeployed€under€an€agreement€with€the€Secretary„General.€€We€do€not€view€humanitarianÐ À  Ðpersonnel€operating€outside€of€such€an€agreement,€or€even€where€there€is€no€United€nationsÐ ¬ü  Ðpresence,€as€falling€under€the€category€of€personnel€òòdeployedóó€under€an€agreement€with€the€UnitedÐ ˜è  ÐNations.€€For€such€coverage€to€apply,€there€must€be€that€contractual€link€with€the€United€NationsÐ „Ô  Ðcontemplated€by€the€Convention.€€Dispensing€with€the€link€between€the€United€Nations€and€theseÐ pÀ Ðimportant€organisations€could€lead€to€greater€uncertainty€and€confusion€as€to€who€precisely€isÐ \¬ Ðcovered€by€the€provisions€of€the€Convention.€€Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àWe€have€no€difficulty€with€providing€for€the€appropriate€protection€of€such€personnel,Ð  p Ðand€indeed,€we€would€support€extending€legal€protection€to€them.€€In€this€regard,€we€wouldÐ  \ Ðsupport€the€elaboration€of€a€separate€legal€instrument€as€suggested€by€Costa€Rica€and€AustraliaÐ øH Ðyesterday,€especially€given€the€obstacles€of€a€legal€nature€that€would€arise€from€attempting€toÐ ä4 Ðincorporate€differently€constituted€organisations€under€the€umbrella€of€United€Nations€andÐ Ð  ÐAssociated€Personnel.Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àMr.€President,€my€delegation€is€committed€to€strengthening€the€regime€of€legal€protectionÐ ”ä Ðestablished€under€the€Convention,€but€is€not€convinced€of€the€need€for€a€Protocol€at€this€time.€Ð €Ð ÐWe€remain€open€to€discussing€these€issues€in€the€forum€to€be€agreed€upon€by€the€SixthÐ l¼ ÐCommittee.Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àFinally,€€Mr.€President,€given€the€importance€of€this€topic€to€the€international€community,Ð 0"€  Ðand€in€light€of€the€report€of€the€Secretary„General€which€highlights€significant€elements€related€toÐ #l! Ðthis€issue,€Trinidad€and€Tobago€will€consider€to€becoming€a€Party€to€the€Convention.Ð $X" ÐÌà  àThank€You.