Security Council Resolution 2764 (2024) [on Sustainability of Child Protection Capacities in Un Peace Operations Transitions]

S/RES/2764 (2024)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 187 Children and armed conflict, published in 2024.

What subjects does this mandate have?

9 subjects

Accountability Children in Armed Conflicts Coordination Within UN System Dissolution Human Rights Violations Peacekeeping Operations Protection of Civilians in Peacekeeping Operations Regional Organizations Special Missions

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14 operative paragraphs

Strongly condemns all violations of applicable international law involving the recruitment and use of children by parties to armed conflict as well as their re-recruitment, killing and maiming, rape and other forms of sexual violence, abductions, attacks against schools and hospitals, as well as denial of humanitarian access by parties to armed conflict and all other violations of international law, including international humanitarian law, human rights law and refugee law, as well as human rights abuses committed against children in situations of armed conflict and demands that all relevant parties immediately put an end to such practices and take special measures to protect children;

Calls upon all parties concerned to abide by the international obligations applicable to them relating to the protection of children affected by armed conflict, as well as the concrete commitments they have made to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, to UNICEF and other United Nations agencies, and to cooperate fully with the United Nations peace operations and the United Nations country teams, where appropriate in the context of the cooperation framework between the United Nations and the concerned government, in the follow-up and implementation of these commitments;

Stressing the importance of accountability for all violations and abuses against children in armed conflict and call on States to continue to address impunity by efforts to strengthen national accountability mechanism, including building investigative and prosecutorial capacities, ensuring that those responsible for violations and abuses against children are brought to justice and held accountable without undue delay, including through timely and systematic investigation and prosecution, the results of which are made public, and ensure that all victims have access to justice as well as to the medical and support services they need;

Calls upon States and the United Nations to mainstream child protection into all relevant activities in conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations with the aim of sustaining peace and preventing conflict;

Stresses the responsibility of United Nations peace operations and United Nations country teams, consistent with their respective mandates, to ensure effective follow-up to Security Council resolutions, and a coordinated response to children and armed conflict concerns and to monitor and report to the Secretary-General;

Recognises the role of United Nations peace operations in the protection of children, particularly the crucial role of dedicated child protection advisers in mainstreaming child protection as a crosscutting issue throughout their mandates including through leading monitoring, prevention, reporting, and dialogue with parties, and in this regard reiterates its decision to continue the inclusion of specific provisions for the protection of children in the mandates of all relevant United Nations peace operations, and encourages the deployment of child protection advisers to such missions, in accordance with their mandates;

Calls upon the Secretary-General, through his Special Representatives and Heads of UN peace operations, the Department of Peace Operations and the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, in coordination with his Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, the Resident Coordinator and UNICEF as well as relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and child protection actors, to ensure that the need for and the number and roles of child protection advisers are systematically assessed during the preparation and renewal of each United Nations peace operations, or in the context of transitions to or from UN missions, and that child protection advisers are speedily recruited, expeditiously deployed, and properly resourced where appointed, in a transparent manner, and to ensure the sustainable implementation of the children and armed conflict mandate;

Encourages all parties concerned, including Member States, United Nations programmes and funds, as well as financial institutions to support, as appropriate, bearing in mind national ownership, the development and strengthening of the capacities of national institutions and local civil society networks for advocacy, protection, and the reintegration and rehabilitation of children affected by armed conflict, particularly children released from armed forces and non-State armed groups, taking into account the specific needs of girls and boys, including children with disabilities, as well as national accountability mechanisms with timely, sustained and adequate resources, and funding including through voluntary contributions;

Stresses the important role of regional and subregional organisations on child protection, in particular the African Union, and the strengthening of the AU-UN partnership on children and armed conflict and recognises progress made in this regard, and encourages these organisations to continue the mainstreaming of child protection in their peace and security efforts at all levels, and further encourages all parties concerned to strengthen child protection capacity in regional and subregional peace support operations, or field operations, including in transition contexts from UN missions, especially through the early identification of partners including UN agencies, funds and programmes and national institutions that can support child protection as missions draw down, capacity-building and training initiatives, and coordination mechanisms with the United Nations partners on the ground;

Reaffirms the central role of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict in cooperation with the Co-Chairs of the Country Task Forces on Monitoring and Reporting in coordinating and leading the United Nations efforts on monitoring, verification and reporting on violations and abuses against children in situations of armed conflict, and in engaging with national Governments and parties to conflict, including during mission withdrawals or transitions of UN missions, or in post-transition contexts, in accordance with their mandates;

Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary measures including, where applicable, to bring the monitoring and reporting mechanism to its full capacity, to allow for prompt advocacy and effective response to all violations and abuses committed against children and to ensure that information collected and communicated by the mechanism is accurate, objective, reliable and verifiable;

Calls upon the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General and Heads of UN peace operations, in line with their respective mandates, to ensure that the appointed child protection advisers are trained and integrated into mission planning and implementation processes, including in transition contexts;

Calls for strengthened coordination amongst the heads of UN peace operations, the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, the Co-Chairs of the Country Task Forces on Monitoring and Reporting, as well as relevant government/authorities, to ensure the continuity, effectiveness, and sustainability of child protection activities, and in cases of mission transitions or withdrawals ensuring a smooth and responsible transfer of the mission responsibilities on child protection, including the transfer of core child protection tasks to the UN country team;

Decides to remain actively seized of this matter.

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