S/RES/1998 (2011)
Recalling the responsibilities of States to end impunity and to prosecute those
responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and other egregious
crimes perpetrated against children;
Stressing the need for alleged perpetrators of crimes against children in
situations of armed conflict to be brought to justice through national justice systems
and, where applicable, international justice mechanisms and mixed criminal courts
and tribunals in order to end impunity;
Noting also relevant provisions of the Rome Statute of the International
Criminal Court;
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of 11 May 2011
(A/65/820-S/2011/250) 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;
Expressing deep concern about attacks as well as threats of attacks in
contravention of applicable international law against schools and/or hospitals, and
protected persons in relation to them as well as the closure of schools and hospitals
in situations of armed conflict as a result of attacks and threats of attacks, and
calling upon all parties to armed conflict to immediately cease such attacks and
threats;
Recalling the provisions of the resolution of the General Assembly on “The
right to education in emergency situations” (A/RES/64/290) related to children in
armed conflict;
Noting that Article 28 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes
the right of the child to education and sets forth obligations for State parties to the
Convention, with a view to progressively achieving this right on the basis of equal
opportunity;
1.
Strongly condemns all violations of applicable international law
involving the recruitment and use of children by parties to armed conflict, as well as
their re-recruitment, killing and maiming, rape and other sexual violence,
abductions, attacks against schools or hospitals and denial of humanitarian access by
parties to armed conflict and all other violations of international law committed
against children in situations of armed conflict;
Reaffirms that the monitoring and reporting mechanism will continue to
2.
be implemented in situations listed in annex I and annex II (“the annexes”) to the
reports of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict, in line with the
principles set out in paragraph 2 of its resolution 1612 (2005), and that its
establishment and implementation shall not prejudge or imply a decision by the
Security Council as to whether or not to include a situation on its agenda;
Recalls paragraph 16 of its resolution 1379 (2001) and requests the
3.
Secretary-General to also include in the annexes to his reports on children and
armed conflict those parties to armed conflict that engage, in contravention of
applicable international law;
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in recurrent attacks on schools and/or hospitals
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