Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts A/RES/79/123 Noting the amendments to article 8 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, relating to war crimes under the Rome Statute, adopted on 10 June 2010 at the Review Conference of the Rome Statute, held in Kampala from 31 May to 11 June 2010, 8 Acknowledging the usefulness of discussing in the General Assembly the status of instruments of international humanitarian law relevant to the protection of victims of armed conflicts, 1. Welcomes the universal acceptance of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, and notes the trend towards a similarly wide acceptance of the two Additional Protocols of 1977; 9 2. Calls upon all States parties to the Geneva Conventions that have not yet done so to consider becoming parties to the Additional Protocols at the earliest possible date; 3. Calls upon all States that are already parties to Protocol I, or those States not parties, upon becoming parties to Protocol I, to make the declaration provided for under article 90 of that Protocol and to consider making use, where appropriate, of the services of the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission in accordance with the provisions of article 90 of Protocol I; 4. Calls upon all States that have not yet done so to consider becoming parties to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and the two Protocols thereto 10 and to other relevant treaties on international humanitarian law relating to the protection of victims of armed conflict; 5. Calls upon States to consider becoming parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict;11 6. Calls upon all States parties to the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions to ensure their wide dissemination and full implementation; 7. Affirms the necessity of making the implementation of international humanitarian law more effective, and supports its further strengthening and development; 8. Notes with appreciation the six resolutions adopted at the thirty-fourth International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, held in Geneva from 28 to 31 October 2024; 9. Calls upon Member States to actively participate in the thirty-fifth International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, to be held in Geneva in 2028; 10. Welcomes the activities of the Advisory Service on International Humanitarian Law of the International Committee of the Red Cross in supporting efforts made by Member States to take legislative and administrative action to implement international humanitarian law and in promoting the exchange of information on those efforts between Governments, and reminds Member States of the availability of the manual on domestic implementation of international humanitarian law; __________________ Ibid., vol. 2868, No. 38544. Ibid., vol. 1125, Nos. 17512 and 17513. 10 Ibid., vol. 249, No. 3511, and vol. 2253, No. 3511. 11 Ibid., vol. 2173, No. 27531. 8 9 4/5 24-23506