Security Council Resolution 2475 (2019) [on Protection of Persons with Disabilities in Armed Conflict]

S/RES/2475(2019)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A document of the Security Council, under agenda item X Protection of civilians in armed conflict, published in 2019.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

2 entities

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 23	Humanitarian assistance	56
	Programme 3	Disarmament	82

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

2 entities

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 23	Humanitarian assistance	56	—
	Programme 3	Disarmament	82	—

Historical expenditure covers the complete programme or subprogramme, not this mandate. For an overview of all UN entities and programmes, see UN entities and programmes.

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

7 reports · 2020–2026

Year	Symbol	Title	Mandate resolution
2026	S/2026/390	Protection of civilians in armed conflict report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2475(2019)
2025	S/2025/271	Protection of civilians in armed conflict report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2475(2019)
2024	S/2024/385	Protection of civilians in armed conflict report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2475(2019)
2023	S/2023/345	Protection of civilians in armed conflict report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2475(2019)
2022	S/2022/381	Protection of civilians in armed conflict report of the Secretary-General	S/RES/2475(2019)

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Humanitarian Assistance Persons with Disabilities

What’s in this document?

11 operative paragraphs

Urges all parties to armed conflict to take measures, in accordance with applicable international law obligations to protect civilians, including those with disabilities, and to prevent violence and abuses against civilians in situations of armed conflict, including those involving killing and maiming, abduction and torture; as well as rape and other forms of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations;

Emphasizes the need for States to end impunity for criminal acts against civilians, including those with disabilities, and to ensure that such persons have access to justice and effective remedies and, as appropriate, reparation;

Calls upon all parties to armed conflict to allow and facilitate safe, timely and unimpeded humanitarian access to all people in need of assistance;

Underlines the benefit of providing sustainable, timely, appropriate, inclusive and accessible assistance to civilians with disabilities affected by armed conflict, including reintegration, rehabilitation and psychosocial support, to ensure that their specific needs are effectively addressed, in particular those of women and children with disabilities;

Encourages Member States to take appropriate measures to ensure that persons with disabilities have access on an equal basis with others to basic services provided in the context of armed conflict, including education, health care services, transportation and information and communication technologies and systems;

Urges Member States to enable the meaningful participation and representation of persons with disabilities, including their representative organizations, in humanitarian action, conflict prevention, resolution, reconciliation, reconstruction and peacebuilding, and to consult with those with expertise working on disability mainstreaming;

Emphasizes the importance of building capacity and knowledge of the rights and specific needs of persons with disabilities across United Nations peacekeeping and peacebuilding actors and urges Member States to play a central role in this regard;

Urges Member States to take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination and marginalization of persons on the basis of disability in situations of armed conflict, particularly those who face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination;

Requests the Secretary-General to include, where pertinent, information and related recommendations on issues of relevance to persons with disabilities, in the context of armed conflict, in thematic and geographic reports and regular briefings to the Council, as well as to include, where pertinent, data disaggregated by disability within existing mandates and within existing resources;

Recognises the importance of interactions between civil society and the Council and, in this regard, expresses its intention to invite persons with disabilities, including their representative organizations, to brief the Council in relevant thematic and geographic areas and consider including interactive meetings with local persons with disabilities, and their representative organizations, in the field during Council missions;

Urges State parties to comply with the obligations applicable to them under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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