Resolution 1314 (2000) / adopted by the Security Council at its 4185th meeting, on 11 August 2000

Security Council resolution 1314 (2000) [on the protection of children in situations of armed conflicts]
[The protection of children in situations of armed conflicts]

Urges all parties to armed conflict to respect fully international law applicable to the rights and protection of children in armed conflict, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the obligations applicable to them under the Additional Protocols thereto of 1977, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989 and the Optional Protocol thereto of 25 May 2000, and to bear in mind the relevant provisions of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; urges Member States in a position to do so to sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict; requests parties to armed conflict to include, where appropriate, provisions for the protection of children, including the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of child combatants, in peace negotiations and in peace agreements and the involvement of children, where possible, in these processes; underlines the importance of giving consideration to the special needs and particular vulnerabilities of girls affected by armed conflict, including, inter alia, those heading households, orphaned, sexually exploited and used as combatants, and urges that their human rights, protection and welfare be incorporated in the development of policies and programmes, including those for prevention, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration; urges Member States and relevant parts of the UN system to strengthen the capacities of national institutions and local civil society for ensuring the sustainability of local initiatives for the protection of children; calls on Member States, relevant parts of the UN system, and civil society to encourage the involvement of young persons in programmes for peace consolidation and peace-building.

Adopted unanimously, 4185th meeting

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