S/RES/2427 (2018)
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
9 July 2018
Resolution 2427 (2018)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 8305th meeting, on
9 July 2018
The Security Council,
Reaffirming its resolutions 1261 (1999) of 25 August 1999, 1314 (2000) of
11 August 2000, 1379 (2001) of 20 November 2001, 1460 (2003) of 30 January 2003,
1539 (2004) of 22 April 2004, 1612 (2005) of 26 July 2005, 1882 (2009) of 4 August
2009, 1998 (2011) of 12 July 2011, 2068 (2012) of 19 September 2012, 2143 (2014)
of 7 March 2014, 2225 (2015) of 18 June 2015, and all relevant Statements of its
President, which contribute to a comprehensive framework for addressing the
protection of children affected by armed conflict,
Reiterating its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace
and security and, in this connection, its commitment to address the widespread impact
of armed conflict on children, and the long-term consequences this has for durable
peace, security and development,
Convinced that the protection of children affected by armed conflict should be
an important aspect of any comprehensive strategy to resolve conflict and sustain
peace and stresses also the importance of adopting a broad strategy of conflict
prevention, which addresses the root causes of armed conflict in a comprehensive
manner in order to enhance the protection of children on a long-term basis,
Reaffirming the importance of promoting the United Nations ability to deliver
on its founding determination to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war
and putting emphasis on preventive diplomacy, mediation and good offices,
peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and sustaining peace,
Underlining in this regard the importance of the implementation of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development, and recognizing that a strong focus is needed
on combatting poverty, deprivation and inequality to prevent and protect children
from all violations and abuses in particular in the context of armed conflict and to
promote the resilience of children, their families and their communities, and the
importance of promoting education for all and peaceful and inclusive societies for
sustainable development,
Recalling that all parties to armed conflict must comply strictly with the
obligations applicable to them under international law for the protection of children
in armed conflict, including those contained in the Convention on the Rights of the
Child and its Optional Protocol on the involvement of Children in armed conflict, as
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