S/RES/1888 (2009)*
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
30 September 2009
Resolution 1888 (2009)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 6195th meeting,
on 30 September 2009
The Security Council,
Reaffirming its commitment to the continuing and full implementation of
resolutions 1325 (2000), 1612 (2005), 1674 (2006), 1820 (2008) and 1882 (2009)
and all relevant statements of its President,
Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 16 July 2009 (S/2009/362),
but remaining deeply concerned over the lack of progress on the issue of sexual
violence in situations of armed conflict in particular against women and children,
notably against girls, and noting as documented in the Secretary-General’s report
that sexual violence occurs in armed conflicts throughout the world,
Reiterating deep concern that, despite its repeated condemnation of violence
against women and children including all forms of sexual violence in situations of
armed conflict, and despite its calls addressed to all parties to armed conflict for the
cessation of such acts with immediate effect, such acts continue to occur, and in
some situations have become systematic or widespread,
Recalling the commitments of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
(A/52/231) as well as those contained in the outcome document of the twenty-third
Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly entitled “Women 2000:
Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-First Century”
(A/S-23/10/Rev.1), in particular those concerning women and armed conflict,
Reaffirming the obligations of States Parties to the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Optional Protocol
thereto, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocols
thereto, and urging states that have not yet done so to consider ratifying or acceding
to them,
Recalling that international humanitarian law affords general protection to
women and children as part of the civilian population during armed conflicts and
special protection due to the fact that they can be placed particularly at risk,
* Reissued for technical reasons on 22 June 2010.
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