A/RES/54/149 Page 6 4. Calls upon all States and other parties concerned to continue to cooperate with the Special Representative, to implement the commitments they have undertaken and to consider carefully all the recommendations of the Special Representative and address the issues identified; 5. Welcomes the continued support for and voluntary contributions to the work of the Special Representative; 6. Urges all States and other parties to armed conflict to respect international humanitarian law and to put an end to any form of targeting of children and to attacking sites that usually have a significant presence of children, calls upon States parties to respect fully the provisions of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 19498 and the Additional Protocols thereto, of 1977,9 and calls upon all parties to armed conflict to take all measures required to protect children from acts constituting violations of international humanitarian law, including prosecution by States, within their national legal framework, of those responsible for such violations; 7. Recognizes, in this regard, the contribution of the establishment of the International Criminal Court to ending impunity for perpetrators of certain crimes committed against children, as defined in the Statute of the Court,10 which include, inter alia, those involving sexual violence or child soldiers, and thus to the prevention of such crimes; 8. Condemns the abduction of children in situations of armed conflict and into armed conflict, urges States, international organizations and other concerned parties to take all appropriate measures to secure the unconditional release of all abducted children, and urges States to bring the perpetrators to justice; 9. Notes the importance of the second open debate, held in the Security Council on 25 August 1999, on children and armed conflict11 and the undertaking by the Council to give special attention to the protection, welfare and rights of children when taking action aimed at maintaining peace and security,12 and reaffirms the essential role of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council in the promotion and protection of the rights and welfare of children; 10. Calls upon all parties to armed conflict to ensure the full, safe and unhindered access of humanitarian personnel and the delivery of humanitarian assistance to all children affected by armed conflict; 11. Welcomes the decision of the Economic and Social Council to call for systematic, concerted and comprehensive inter-agency efforts on behalf of children, as well as adequate and sustainable resource 8 9 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 75, Nos. 970–973. Ibid., vol. 1125, Nos. 17512 and 17513. 10 See A/CONF.183/9, art. 8. 11 See S/PV.4037 and Corr.1 and S/PV.4037 (Resumption 1). For the final text, see Official Records of the Security Council, Fifty-fourth Year, Plenary Meetings, 4037th meeting. 12 See Security Council resolution 1261 (1999). /...