S/RES/2286 (2016)
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
3 May 2016
Resolution 2286 (2016)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 7685th meeting, on
3 May 2016
The Security Council,
Reiterating its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international
peace and security and, in this context, the need to promote and ensure respect for
the principles and rules of international humanitarian law,
Recalling all relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolutions 2175
(2014) and 1502 (2003) on the protection of humanitarian personnel, resolutions
1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1738 (2006), 1894 (2009) and 2222 (2015)
on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, resolutions 1539 (2004) and 1612
(2005) relating to the establishment of a monitoring and reporting mechanism on
children and armed conflict, and resolution 1998 (2011) on attacks against schools
and/or hospitals, as well as relevant statements of its President relate d to the
protection of civilians in armed conflict and to the protection of medical personnel
and humanitarian personnel in conflict zones,
Recalling all relevant General Assembly resolutions, including resolution
70/104 entitled Safety and security of hu manitarian personnel and protection of
United Nations personnel, 70/106 entitled Strengthening of the coordination of
emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations, and 69/132 entitled
Global health and foreign policy,
Recalling the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of
1977 and 2005, as applicable, as well as relevant customary international law
concerned with the protection of the wounded and sick, medical personnel and
humanitarian personnel exclusively engaged in medical duties, their means of
transport and equipment, as well as hospitals and other medical facilities, and the
obligation of parties to armed conflict to respect and ensure respect for international
humanitarian law in all circumstances,
Recalling the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated
Personnel, and its Optional Protocol,
Recognizing the particular challenges faced by humanitarian personnel
exclusively engaged in medical duties and medical personnel and reaffirming that
all humanitarian personnel are entitled to respect and protection under international
humanitarian law,
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