S/RES/2068 (2012)
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
19 September 2012
Resolution 2068 (2012)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 6838th meeting, on
19 September 2012
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 and 1998 (2011) of 12 July 2011, 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,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of 26 April 2012
(A/66/782-S/2012/261) and stressing that the present resolution does not seek to
make any legal determination as to whether situations which are referred to in the
Secretary-General’s report are or are not armed conflicts within the context of the
Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols thereto, nor does it prejudge the
legal status of the non-State parties involved in these situations,
Stressing the primary role of Governments in providing protection and relief to
all children affected by armed conflict, and reiterating that all actions undertaken by
United Nations entities within the framework of the monitoring and reporting
mechanism must be designed to support and supplement, as appropriate, the
protection and rehabilitation roles of national Governments,
Stressing the importance of comprehensively protecting children in all
situations of armed conflict,
Acknowledging that the implementation of its resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882
(2009) and 1998 (2011) has generated progress, in particular the demobilization of
thousands of children, the signing of action plans between parties to armed conflict
and the United Nations and the delisting of parties to conflict from the Annexes to
the Secretary-General’s annual report,
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