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Summary

The General Assembly, in its resolution 65/132, requested the Secretary-General to submit to it, at its sixty-sixth session, a comprehensive and updated report on the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel and on the implementation of the resolution. The present report provides an update on the safety and security of United Nations personnel over the past year and on the efforts of the Department of Safety and Security to implement the recommendations of the Assembly contained in resolution 65/132 that fall under its responsibility.

The present report also describes the measures taken by the Department of Safety and Security and the United Nations security management system to continue to advance the strategic vision of a modern, professional security management system to ensure the safety, security and well-being of personnel and the security of United Nations premises and assets to enable the conduct of United Nations activities.

Note:
When the report was in the final stages of completion, the United Nations House in Nigeria was attacked by a suicide bomber on 26 August 2011. This heinous attack killed 23 and wounded over 100 people. While this attack falls outside of the period covered by the present report, it is a tragic reminder of the dangers faced by United Nations and associated personnel worldwide and reinforces the recommendations contained in the report.