E/2010/27 E/CN.6/2010/11 3. Also condemns the consequences of hostage-taking, in particular torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, murder, rape, slavery, and trafficking in women and children; Urges States that are parties to an armed conflict to take all necessary 4. measures, in a timely manner, to determine the identity, fate and whereabouts of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts, and to the greatest possible extent, to provide their family members, through appropriate channels, with all relevant information they have on their fate and whereabouts; Invites, in this regard, States to adopt a comprehensive approach, 5. including all appropriate legal and practical measures and coordination mechanisms; 6. Recognizes the need for the collection, protection and management of information on women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts according to international and national legal norms and standards, and urges States to cooperate with each other and with other appropriate actors working in this area, inter alia, by providing all relevant and appropriate information; Strongly urges all parties to armed conflicts to respect fully the norms of 7. international humanitarian law and to take all necessary measures for the protection of the civilian population as such, including measures to prevent and combat acts of hostage-taking; Urges all parties to armed conflicts to provide safe, unimpeded access to 8. humanitarian assistance for those women and children, in accordance with international humanitarian law; Also urges all parties to an armed conflict to cooperate fully with the 9. International Committee of the Red Cross in establishing the fate and whereabouts of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned; 10. Stresses both the need to put an end to impunity and the responsibility of all States to prosecute or bring to justice in accordance with international law those responsible for war crimes, including hostage-taking; 11. Also stresses the need for addressing the issue of release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts, also as a part of peace processes, with reference to all justice and rule of law mechanisms, on the basis of transparency, accountability and public involvement and participation; 12. Emphasizes the importance of objective, responsible and impartial information, including improved analysis and dissemination of sex-and-age disaggregated data, on hostages, verifiable by relevant international organizations, in facilitating their release, and calls for assistance to those organizations in this regard; 13. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure, within the context of the present resolution, the widest possible dissemination of relevant material, in particular material relating to Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), within existing resources; 14. Also requests the Secretary-General and all relevant international organizations to use their capabilities and undertake efforts to facilitate the 16 10-30576