Security Council Resolution 2730 (2024) [on Protection of Humanitarian Personnel and Un and Associated Personnel in Armed Conflict]

S/RES/2730(2024)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A document of the Security Council, under agenda item 189 Protection of civilians in armed conflict, published in 2024.

Who cites this mandate in the budget?

2 entities

Entity	(Sub-)Programme	Title	Total mandates cited	Expenditure
	Programme 28	Safety and security	8
	Programme 23	Humanitarian assistance	56

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 28	Safety and security	8	—
	Programme 23	Humanitarian assistance	56	—

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?

2 reports · 2025–2026

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2026	S/2026/390	Protection of civilians in armed conflict report of the Secretary-General		S/RES/2730(2024)
2025	S/2025/271	Protection of civilians in armed conflict report of the Secretary-General		S/RES/2730(2024)

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Disinformation Freedom of Movement Human Rights in Armed Conflicts International Humanitarian Law Military Explosives Relief Personnel Staff Security

What’s in this document?

20 operative paragraphs

Calls upon all States to respect and protect humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel, including national and locally recruited personnel, in accordance with their obligations under international law;

Calls upon all States and parties to armed conflict to respect and to ensure respect for applicable international humanitarian law in all circumstances; and recalls the obligations under the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols;

Demands that all parties to armed conflict fully comply with their obligations under international law, including international human rights law, as applicable, and international humanitarian law; including their obligations related to the respect and protection of humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel, including national and locally recruited personnel, as long as they are entitled to the protection given to civilians or civilian objects under international humanitarian law;

Urges all States that have not yet done so to consider ratifying the Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949; and notes that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions of 1949;

Calls upon all States to consider becoming parties to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel and its Optional Protocol, and urges States parties to take steps to enable its effective implementation;

Strongly condemns attacks and all forms of violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, threats, and intimidation, against humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel, including national and locally recruited personnel, and their premises and assets, including humanitarian supplies, facilities and transports, in violation of international humanitarian law; in particular urges parties to armed conflict to respect the principles of distinction, proportionality and precaution in the conduct of hostilities and refrain from attacking, destroying, removing or rendering useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population;

Calls on all parties to armed conflict to end immediately and definitively any indiscriminate use of explosive devices in violation of international humanitarian law, and stresses the need to take appropriate measures to mitigate this danger effectively, including through their clearance and other measures set out in Resolution 2365 (2017);

Strongly condemns the unlawful denial of humanitarian access and depriving civilians of objects indispensable to their survival, which impede relief supplies and access for responses to conflict-induced food insecurity in situations of armed conflict, which may constitute violations of international humanitarian law;

Urges all parties to armed conflict to allow and facilitate, in a manner consistent with relevant provisions of international humanitarian law, full, safe, rapid and unhindered humanitarian access to all civilians in need, and to promote the safety, security and freedom of movement of humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel, including national and locally recruited personnel, and the safety and security of their premises and assets;

Calls upon all States to ensure the full, equal, safe and meaningful participation of female humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel, including national and locally recruited personnel, in humanitarian activities, including in decisions related to their safety and security, without any discrimination and to mainstream a gender perspective into humanitarian crises and post-conflict reconstruction activities;

Condemns disinformation, information manipulation, and incitement to violence against humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel, including national and locally recruited personnel, and their premises and assets, and expresses concern over the impact of misinformation on such personnel;

Encourages Member States and the United Nations system to take appropriate action to address the increasing threat of disinformation campaigns and misinformation that undermine trust in United Nations and humanitarian organizations and put humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel, including national and locally recruited personnel, at risk and hinder humanitarian activities;

Urges States to conduct, in an independent manner, full, prompt, impartial and effective investigations within their jurisdiction of violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law committed against humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel, including national and locally recruited personnel, and their premises and assets and where appropriate, take action against those responsible in accordance with domestic and international law, with a view to reinforcing preventive measures, ensuring accountability and addressing the grievances of victims; further urges States to prosecute persons allegedly responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law; urges States to cooperate with domestic, regional and international courts and tribunals in accordance with States’ respective obligations;

Reaffirms the obligation of all humanitarian personnel and United Nations and its associated personnel, including national and locally recruited personnel, to observe and respect the laws of the country in which they are operating, in accordance with international law and the Charter of the United Nations, and underlines the importance for humanitarian organizations to uphold the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence in their humanitarian activities;

Expresses its determination to take appropriate steps in order to provide for the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel, including national and locally recruited personnel, and their premises and assets, in order for them to be able to fulfill their activities and mandate, including, inter alia, steps taken by the Secretary-General thus far to strengthen partnerships, and encourages further efforts to enhance coordination, cooperation and information-sharing, at both the headquarters and field levels, between States, the United Nations, regional organizations and humanitarian organizations, including non-governmental organizations, on matters relating to the safety and security of such personnel and their premises and assets, with a view to addressing mutual security concerns in the field, and in this regard requests States to share information, monitor and investigate attacks against such personnel and their premises and assets and to share challenges and good practices in this regard;

Requests the Secretary-General to:

Provide the Security Council, based on reported attacks, including intimidation, detention, harassment and bodily harm against humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel, including national and locally recruited personnel, and their premises and assets, within six months, with recommendations on measures to prevent and respond to incidents of the kind described in the above paragraphs, to ensure accountability and enhance the protection of humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel, including national and locally recruited personnel, and their premises and assets;

Provide a briefing to the Security Council on this matter, including on the challenges, opportunities, and progress made toward further enhancing protection, the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel, including national and locally recruited personnel, as a core part of the stay-and-deliver strategy, no later than 12 months after the adoption of this resolution and on a yearly basis thereafter;

Continue to provide, as part of his regular reporting on country-specific situations and other relevant reports which address the protection of civilians, information on the issue of the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel, including national and locally recruited personnel, and their premises and assets, including recording specific acts of violence against such personnel, remedial actions taken to prevent similar incidents and actions taken to identify and hold accountable those who commit such acts, and to provide the Security Council with recommendations on measures to prevent similar incidents, ensure accountability and enhance the safety and security of such personnel;

Report swiftly to the Council when widespread issues regarding the safety and security of humanitarian personnel, United Nations and associated personnel, including national and locally recruited personnel, and their premises and assets occur, and expresses its intention to give its full attention to such information provided by the Secretary‑General when those situations are brought to its attention.

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