(ILO)andtheUnited Nations/FAO WorldFoodProgramme (WFP)alsowitnessed instances ofthearrest, detention orabduction oftheirofficials. Particulars regarding thesecasesarecontained inannexIItothepresent report. 9.Thenumber ofUNRWAstaffarrested anddetained hasremained atthehighlevel recorded inlastyear's report (A/C.5/44/11), andhas,infact,marginally increased. During thereporting period 160UNRWAstaffwerearrested ordetained. However, therewasamarked decrease inthenumber ofstaffdetained byoneorthe othermilitia groupinLebanon; thisnumberfellfrom11lastyearto3during the current period. Ofthe160staffmembers arrested ordetained, 100werereleased without chargeortrial. 10.InnocasedidUNRWAreceive adequate andtimely information onthereasons forthearrest anddetention despite requests totherespective authorities. UNRWA hadaccess to13detained staffmembers fromtheoccupied WestBankand47detained stafffromtheGazaStripwhowereheldinKitziot detention campintheNegev. It hadaccess forthefirsttimetotwostaffmembp.rs heldintheBeachdetention camp,GazaTown. Several ofthosestaffmembers, however, werebeingheldin prisons inIsrael having beentransferred thereoutoftheoccupied WestBankand theGazaStrip. 11.Therehavebeenvarious instances whenUNRWAstaff, bothinternational and local, havebeenmistreated. Unauthorized intrusions intoUNRWApremises alsohave resulted attimesininjury tostaff. Inconnection withtwosuchincidents inthe GazaStripandintheWestBank,twoUNRWAinternational staffmembers andonearea staffmember werearrested andforcewasusedagainst them. 12.Theefforts undertaken bytheSecretary-General, therespective executive headsoftheorganizations concerned, designated officials andofficials inthe fieldhaveresulted intherelease ofmanystaffmembers previously reported as beingunderarrest ordetention. Theyhavealsocontributed toanumber of positive developments withregard tosomecasesinwhichtheorganizations havenot /...A/C.5/45/l0 English Page3 Privileges andImmunities oftheSpecialized Agencies. TheSecretary-General would liketotakethisopportunity toappeal tothoseMemberStatesthatsofarhavenot becomeparties tothoseinstruments toadhere tothemintheverynearfuture. I.ARREST, DETENTION ANDABDUCTION OFOFFICIALS 8.TheSecretary-General regrets toreportthatdespite theexpression ofgrave concern voicedatthelastsession oftheGeneral Assembly andallefforts undertaken toreverse thecurrent trend, thenumber ofcasesofarrest and detention ofofficials remains veryhigh. Mostofthecasesrelate tothearrest, detention orabduction ofofficials oftheUnited Nations Relief andWorksAgency forPalestine Refugees intheNearEast(UNRWA), particularly locally recruited staff. AtthesametimetheUnited Nations TruceSupervision Organization (UNTSO), theOffice oftheUnited Nations HighCommissioner forRefugees (UNHCR), theUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP), theUnited Nations Children's Fund(UNICEF), theFoodandAgriculture Organization oftheUnited Nations (FAO), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), theInternational Labour Organisation (ILO)andtheUnited Nations/FAO WorldFoodProgramme (WFP)alsowitnessed instances ofthearrest, detention orabduction oftheirofficials. Particulars regarding thesecasesarecontained inannexIItothepresent report. 9.Thenumber ofUNRWAstaffarrested anddetained hasremained atthehighlevel recorded inlastyear's report (A/C.5/44/11), andhas,infact,marginally increased. During thereporting period 160UNRWAstaffwerearrested ordetained. However, therewasamarked decrease inthenumber ofstaffdetained byoneorthe othermilitia groupinLebanon; thisnumberfellfrom11lastyearto3during the current period. Ofthe160staffmembers arrested ordetained, 100werereleased without chargeortrial. 10.InnocasedidUNRWAreceive adequate andtimely information onthereasons forthearrest anddetention despite requests totherespective authorities. UNRWA hadaccess to13detained staffmembers fromtheoccupied WestBankand47detained stafffromtheGazaStripwhowereheldinKitziot detention campintheNegev. It hadaccess forthefirsttimetotwostaffmembp.rs heldintheBeachdetention
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to the humanitarian situation in the Middle East, specifically the treatment of UN officials and staff members in the region. The text mentions various organizations, including UNRWA, WFP, and others, which are involved in providing aid and relief to refugees and affected populations. The focus is on the arrest, detention, and abduction of officials, which suggests a humanitarian crisis or conflict situation.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Employment