S/RES/2242 (2015)
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
13 October 2015
Resolution 2242 (2015)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 7533rd meeting, on
13 October 2015
The Security Council,
Reaffirming its commitment to the continuing and full implementation, in a
mutually reinforcing manner, of resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009),
1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013), and 2122 (2013) and all relevant statements
of its President,
Bearing in mind the Purposes and Principles of the Charter of the United
Nations and the primary responsibility of the Security Council under the Charter for
the maintenance of international peace and security,
Affirming the primary role of Member States to implement fully the relevant
provisions of Security Council resolutions on women, peace and security, and the
important complementary role of United Nations entities and regional organizations,
Recalling the commitments of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
and their twentieth anniversary, welcoming the Global Leaders Meeting on Gender
Equality and Empowerment held on 27 September 2015 and commending the
concrete national commitments made by national leaders in connection to this
meeting,
Reaffirming the obligations of States Parties to the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Optional
Protocol thereto and urging States that have not yet done so to consider ratifying or
acceding to it, further noting General Recommendation 30 of the Committee for the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women on Women and Conflict
Prevention and Post-Conflict Situations,
Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 17 September 2015
(S/2015/716) submitting the results of the Global Study on the implementation of
resolution 1325, recognizing with appreciation all the work undertaken for the
Global Study and encouraging close examination of its recommendations,
Noting the substantial link between women’s meaningful involvement in
efforts to prevent, resolve and rebuild from conflict and those efforts’ effectiveness
and long-term sustainability, as well as the need for greater resourcing,
accountability, political will and attitudinal change,
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