Art. I Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de VN Wereld Toerisme Organisatie (UNWTO) ten behoeve van het houden van een UNWTO-conferentie “Happiness 360” — Privileges, immunities and facilities

1. Participants are invited by the Secretary-General of the Organization to attend the Conference. The UNWTO Secretariat shall provide in due course the names of those accepting this invitation to the authorities duly designated for this purpose by the Government, so that their travel and stay in that country can be prepared under the best possible conditions. 2. This agreement is based on Article 32 of the Statutes of the World Tourism Organization, which reads as follows: “The Organization shall enjoy in the territories of its member States the privileges and immunities required for the exercise of its functions. Such privileges and immunities may be defined by agreements concluded by the Organization”, as well as on Resolution 662(XXI) of the twenty-first General Assembly of UNWTO. 3. The Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the specialized agencies of 1947 and its Annex XVIII (hereinafter referred to as the “Convention”) adopted by the seventeenth General Assembly through resolution 545 (XVII) shall be applicable in respect of the Conference. 4. The participants who are representatives of UNWTO members will enjoy the privileges and immunities granted to delegates at the conferences of specialized agencies of the United Nations, as provided for under Article V of the Convention. 5. All participants and all persons performing functions in connection with the Conference shall have the right of unimpeded entry into and exit from Aruba, provided that, when necessary, visa applications are submitted in good time before the opening of the meeting in accordance with internal procedures. The Government shall take appropriate measures to facilitate the entry into, stay and departure from its territory to the participants, regardless of their nationality. The Government, as a gesture of goodwill towards the UNWTO and its Members will, without discrimination, use their best efforts to have the necessary visas issued free of charge and without delay. 6. The Secretary-General of the Organization shall be accorded the privileges and immunities, exemptions and facilities granted to heads of diplomatic missions, as provided for under Article VI of the Convention. 7. The Organization’s officials will also enjoy the privileges and immunities granted for the conferences of specialized agencies of the United Nations, as provided for under Articles VI and VIII of the Convention. 8. Without prejudice to the provisions of the Convention, all participants and persons performing functions in connection with the Conference shall enjoy such privileges and immunities and facilities as are necessary for the independent exercise of their functions in connection with the Conference.

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