The Kingdom of the Netherlands
and
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization,
Having regard to the Aide Memoire concluded on March 22, 2000, between the Director-General
of UNESCO, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the
Minister for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands, the Minister of Education,
Culture and Science of the Netherlands, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Transport,
Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands, and the Chairman of the Board
of Governors of the IHE (International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and
Environmental Engineering)-Foundation,
Mindful of the water-related challenges faced by humanity and the paramount role of
education, training and awareness raising to prepare professionals and the public
worldwide to solve the inherent technical, legal, administrative, social and management
problems, as discussed and stated by the World Water Vision consultations and respective
Reports, Framework for Action Document and deliberations of the Second World Water
Forum and associated Ministerial Conference,
Noting that the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies adopted on 21 November 1947 by the United Nations General Assembly, to which the
Kingdom of the Netherlands is a party, applies to UNESCO Officials servicing the UNESCO-IHE
Institute for Water Education, and that individual or specific privileges not covered
by this Convention make further provisions necessary,
Desiring, therefore, to conclude an Agreement for the purpose of determining such
individual or specific privileges to be granted by the Government of the Kingdom of
the Netherlands with respect to the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education,
Have agreed as follows: