Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2016, para. 4
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Urges States that are parties to an armed conflict to take all measures necessary, in a timely manner, to determine the identity, fate and whereabouts of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts, and to the greatest possible extent, to provide their family members, through the appropriate channels, with all relevant information they have on their fate and whereabouts;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Commission on the Status of Women
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Women
Year
2016
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
CSW resolution, Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts (2016), OP 4.