S/RES/2222 (2015)
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
27 May 2015
Resolution 2222 (2015)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 7450th meeting, on
27 May 2015
The Security Council
Bearing in mind its primary responsibility under the Charter of the United
Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security, and underlining the
importance of taking measures aimed at conflict prevention and resolution,
Reaffirming its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006) and 1894
(2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict and its resolutio n 1738 (2006)
on the protection of journalists, media professionals and associated personnel in
armed conflicts as well as other relevant resolutions and presidential statements,
Reaffirming its commitment to the Purposes of the Charter of the United
Nations as set out in Article 1 (1-4) of the Charter, and to the Principles of the
Charter as set out in Article 2 (1-7) of the Charter, including its commitment to the
principles of the political independence, sovereign equality and territorial integrity
of all States, and respect for the sovereignty of all States,
Recalling the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, in particular the Third
Geneva Convention of 12 August 1949 on the treatment of prisoners of war, and the
Additional Protocols of 8 June 1977, in particular article 79 of the Additional
Protocol I regarding the protection of journalists engaged in dangerous professional
missions in areas of armed conflict,
Recognizing that the work of journalists, media professionals, and associated
personnel often puts them at specific risk of intimidation, harassment and violence
in situations of armed conflict,
Reaffirming that parties to an armed conflict bear the primary responsibility to
take all feasible steps to ensure the protection of affected civilians, including those
who exercise their right to freedom of expression by seeking, receiving and
disseminating information by different means, online as well as offline, in
accordance with Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights,
Recognizing the important role of international humanitarian law, and
international human rights law as applicable, in protecting journalists, media
professionals and associated personnel in armed conflicts,
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