S/RES/1460 (2003) Supports the Secretary-General’s call for “an era of application” of 1. international norms and standards for the protection of children affected by armed conflict; Encourages the agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations, 2. within their respective mandates, to strengthen their cooperation and their coordination when addressing the protection of children in armed conflict; Calls upon all parties to armed conflict, who are recruiting or using 3. children in violation of the international obligations applicable to them, to immediately halt such recruitment or use of children; Expresses its intention to enter into dialogue, as appropriate, or to 4. support the Secretary-General in entering into dialogue with parties to armed conflict in violation of the international obligations applicable to them on the recruitment or use of children in armed conflict, in order to develop clear and time bound action plans to end this practice; Notes with concern the list annexed to the Secretary-General’s report, and 5. calls on the parties identified in this list to provide information on steps they have taken to halt their recruitment or use of children in armed conflict in violation of the international obligations applicable to them, to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, bearing in mind the provisions of paragraph 9 of its resolution 1379 (2001); Expresses, accordingly, its intention to consider taking appropriate steps 6. to further address this issue, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and its resolution 1379 (2001), if it deems that insufficient progress is made upon the review of the next Secretary-General’s report; Urges Member States, in accordance with the United Nations Programme 7. of Action on Small Arms and Lights Weapons to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons, to take effective action through, inter alia, conflict resolution and the development and implementation of national legislation, in a manner which is consistent with existing responsibilities of States under relevant international law, to control the illicit trade of small arms to parties in armed conflict that do not respect fully the relevant provisions of applicable international law relating to the rights and protection of children in armed conflict; Calls upon States to respect fully the relevant provisions of applicable 8. international humanitarian law relating to the rights and protection of children in armed conflict, in particular the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, inter alia, the Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War; Reiterates its determination to continue to include specific provisions for 9. the protection of children in the mandates of United Nations peacekeeping operations, including provisions recommending child protection advisers on a caseby-case basis and training for United Nations and associated personnel on child protection and child rights; 10. Notes with concern all the cases of sexual exploitation and abuse of women and children, especially girls, in humanitarian crisis, including those cases involving humanitarian workers and peacekeepers, and requests contributing countries to incorporate the Six Core Principles of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee on Emergencies into pertinent codes of conduct for peacekeeping personnel and to develop appropriate disciplinary and accountability mechanisms; 2