14. Mr. FLEISCHHAUER (Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, the Legal Counsel), introducing the two reports of the Secretary-General on respect for the privileges and immunities of officials of the United Nations and the specialized agencies and related organizations (A/C.S/38/17 and Corr.l and Add.!, and A/C.S/38/18) said that responsibility for the administrative side of the matter lay with the Office of General Services, but in view of the many legal problems involved, it was traditional for the Office of Legal Services to be responsible for preparing the relevant reports of the Secretary-General for submission to the General Assembly. 15. Table 1 of the first report (A/C.S/38/17) gave an overall picture of the situation prevailing during the reporting period. It should be stressed that many of the Member States concerned, responding to the concern of the organizations, had interceded on behalf of arrested staff members, in many cases securing their release or recognition of their right to functional protection. Thus the number of ; ... A/C.5/38/SR.41 English Page 5 (Mr. Fleischhauer) cases in which the organizations had been unable to exercise their right fully or to procure the release of arrested staff members was relatively small in proportion to the total number of staff in the United Nations system (para. 6). Even one such case, however, was unacceptable to the Secretary-General. 16. The chief difficulty was posed by the cases of locally recruited staff members (para. 8) whose arrest or detention was often related to "security" questions. There had nevertheless been a noticeable improvement in the acknowledgement by most States of the right of functional protection, particularly where access to detained staff members was concerned. A small number of long-standing cases had been resolved during the reporting period, and the Secretary-General would continue to pursue the remaining cases with all the means at his disposal. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the treatment of United Nations staff members who have been arrested or detained by member states, and the efforts of the Secretary-General to ensure their release and protection. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or social development projects, but rather focuses on the legal and diplomatic efforts to protect the rights of UN staff members.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief