The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan (the Government), on the one hand, and the International Organization for Migration (the Organization) on the other hand, hereinafter together referred to as “the Parties”,

NOTING that the Republic of Uzbekistan is a Member State of the Organization,

DESIROUS of further strengthening and developing the friendly relations and cooperation between the Government and the Organization,

NOTING that the IOM Council adopted on 26 November 2013 Resolution No. 1266 (CIII) that “Calls on Member States, Observer States and other States where the Organization has activities to grant the Organization privileges and immunities substantively similar to those that the United Nations specialized agencies are entitled to in accordance with the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies (1947)”,

NOTING that the Organization is a member organization of the United Nations system,

CONSIDERING that the purpose and functions of the Organization and the activities carried out by the Organization warrant the granting by the Government to the Organization of the same privileges and immunities as those that the specialized agencies of the United Nations are entitled to in accordance with the provisions of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies of 21 November 1947 (the Convention),

HAVE AGREED as follows:

In accordance with the relevant decisions of its Governing Bodies and subject to the approval of the Government and to the availability of funds, the Organization shall implement in the Republic of Uzbekistan migration programmes such as capacity building, advisory services and technical cooperation on migration issues, migration and health, international migration law, migration and environment, migration information, counter-trafficking, migration of nationals and aliens, assistance to displaced persons and other persons in need, return of qualified human resources and other assisted return activities.

The Government authorizes the Organization to open an office in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

In order to implement its activities, the Organization may open further offices in the Republic of Uzbekistan as needed, prior consultation with the Government.

If required, details of the cooperation modalities between the Parties concerning the implementation of presently envisaged or future projects and programmes will be agreed upon in separate arrangements between the Parties. These arrangements will be considered as being part of this Agreement if designated as such.

The costs associated with the establishment and maintenance of the Office in Uzbekistan are fully funded by the Organization.

The Government hereby grants to the Organization the same privileges and immunities as those that specialized agencies of the United Nations are entitled to in accordance with Sections 3 to 30 of the Convention and provisions 2 and 3 of Annex I to the Convention. Applicable definitions contained in the Convention apply mutatis mutandis to this Agreement. The above-mentioned sections of the Convention and provisions of its Annex I shall be applied with modifications as necessary in order to take into account IOMʼs specificities.

Any disputes arising from the interpretation or application of the provisions of this Agreement shall be resolved amicably by the Parties through negotiations and consultations.

This Agreement may be amended by mutual consent of the Parties through separate protocols that shall be an integral part of the Agreement and shall enter into force in the manner provided for in Article 6 of this Agreement.

This Agreement shall enter into force on the date on which it is signed by the last Party.

This Agreement is concluded for an indefinite period and shall be valid until six months after the receipt by one of the Parties of written notification from the other Party of its intention to terminate this Agreement.

IN FAITH WHEREOF the undersigned representatives, duly authorized for that purpose, have signed this Agreement.

Done at Tashkent on 10.08.2020, and at Geneva on 5.11.2020, in two copies, each in the Uzbek and English languages, both texts being equally binding. In case of discrepancy between the texts, the English text shall prevail.