United Nations Security Council Resolution 1882

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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1882 is a 2009 measure that strengthened international protection for children in armed conflict by expanding criteria for listing violators and enhancing monitoring and accountability mechanisms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations Security Council resolution
adoptedBy United Nations Security Council
adoptionDate 2009-08-04
adoptionMethod unanimous vote
aimsTo deter parties to conflict from committing grave violations against children
improve international protection for children affected by armed conflict
buildsOn United Nations Security Council Resolution 1261
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1379
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1460
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1539
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1612
callsFor dialogue with parties to conflict to develop action plans to end violations
enhanced monitoring and reporting on grave violations against children
greater accountability for perpetrators of violations against children
chapterOfUNCharterInvoked Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
countryOfOrigin United Nations
documentSymbol S/RES/1882(2009)
expands criteria for listing parties that violate children’s rights in armed conflict
focusesOn protection of children in armed conflict
hasAnnex expanded list of parties that recruit or use children, kill or maim children, or commit sexual violence against children
language English
legalStatus binding on UN Member States under the UN Charter
meetingNumber 6176
organ United Nations Security Council
partOf UN Security Council resolutions on children and armed conflict
reaffirms importance of protecting civilians in armed conflict
previous Security Council resolutions on children and armed conflict
responsibility of States to end impunity for serious violations of international humanitarian law
recognizes killing and maiming of children as grave violations in armed conflict
rape and other sexual violence against children as grave violations in armed conflict
relatedTo Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism on grave violations against children in situations of armed conflict
Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
requests Secretary-General to expand the annexes to his reports on children and armed conflict
Secretary-General to include parties responsible for killing and maiming of children
Secretary-General to include parties responsible for rape and other sexual violence against children
resolutionNumber 1882
strengthens accountability mechanisms for grave violations against children
monitoring and reporting mechanisms on violations against children
subject children and armed conflict
human rights of children
international humanitarian law
protection of civilians in armed conflict
topicCategory children’s rights
human rights
international law
voteResult 15-0-0
yearOfAdoption 2009

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United Nations Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict relatedTo United Nations Security Council Resolution 1882
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2068 buildsOn United Nations Security Council Resolution 1882
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2143 reaffirms United Nations Security Council Resolution 1882
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2225 buildsOn United Nations Security Council Resolution 1882
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1882 documentSymbol S/RES/1882(2009)
linked to: United Nations Security Council Resolution 1882
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1998 buildsOn United Nations Security Council Resolution 1882