African Union Diplomatic Parity Act

This bill would give the African Union’s Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations in New York the same legal protections and benefits that UN member countries’ missions and their staff already receive, under the same conditions and responsibilities. It does this by updating the International Organizations Immunities Act to extend those privileges and immunities to the African Union’s mission and its members in New York.

What this means in plain terms: the AU’s UN mission and its staff in New York would be treated like other countries’ UN missions when it comes to their official status and protections while doing their work.

• Who is affected: The African Union’s Permanent Observer Mission to the UN in New York, and its members.
• What changes: They would receive the same privileges and immunities as permanent UN missions of member states, with the same conditions and obligations.
• Where it applies: New York, where the UN headquarters is located.