1. SESSION 8: SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS

2. AT THE END OF SESSION 8, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO: Explain the relevance of the work of the UN Security Council (SC) to UNICEF's work on behalf of children affected by armed conflict Describe the major Security Council Resolutions on Children Affected by Armed Conflict and how they may be used by UNICEF 2 UNICEF

3. THE UN CHARTER AND SECURITY COUNCIL Article 2(7): prohibits the UN from intervening in domestic affairs Council resolutions are binding: key words “The Council decides….” Chapter VII of UN Charter: intervention is lawful if it is to address threats to the peace, breaches of the peace, and acts of aggression Chapter VII resolutions: sanctions, use of force, etc. = enforcement, punitive measures 3 UNICEF

4. WHY ARE SC RESOLUTIONS RELEVANT FOR UNICEF? Children are part of peace/security/war Council’s recognition that children need to be integrated into peace & security work UN peacekeeping mandates: DDR of child soldiers, CPAs, etc. UNICEF’s mandate Help improve standards for child protection in armed conflict 4 UNICEF

5. SECURITY COUNCIL ON CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ARMED CONFLICT (CAAC) Council is now “seized” by the issue - 5 years of work 5 resolutions on CAAC now, building on each other Key elements: child soldiers; girls; DDR; sexual violence; monitoring and reporting; Child Protection Advisors 5 UNICEF

6. SC RESOLUTION 1379 (NAME & SHAME) Comprehensive resolution on CAAC Calls for ‘naming’ those governments & armed groups that have not halted recruitment or use of child soldiers (i.e. SG’s list) Requests progress reports on steps taken to halt recruitment or use of children in armed conflict 6 UNICEF

7. SC RESOLUTION 1460 (FOCUS ON CHILD SOLDIERS) Follow-up to Secretary General’s list on child soldiers Immediate halt to recruiting or using children in armed conflict Information on progress made ‘Dialogue’ with parties to conflict using child soldiers 7 UNICEF

8. SC RESOLUTION 1539 (FOCUS ON MONITORING AND REPORTING) Development of “plans of action” to stop the recruitment and use of child soldiers by parties on the list Establishment at country level of focal points to dialogue with NSEs and develop action plans, within 3 months Information to be used for possible imposition of sanctions/punitive measures 8 UNICEF

9. OTHER RELEVANT SC RESOLUTIONS SCR 1265 (1999) and 1296 (2000) on protection of civilians SCR 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security SCR 1308 (2000) on HIV/AIDS Country-specific resolutions: integration of children’s and women’s concerns 9 UNICEF

10. HOW DOES UNICEF INFLUENCE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS? Advocates for the SC to implement its own resolutions Briefings on specific child protection issues or resolutions Helps prepare tools/checklists to make the task easier Provides child protection language for resolutions Provides information on children to inform discussions of Council 10 UNICEF

11. UNICEF AND THE SECURITY COUNCIL: A PARTNERSHIP FOR CAAC ‘Space’ for UNICEF to engage with the peace operation Monitoring and reporting obligations on child protection for UN missions Child rights training of peacekeepers Greater engagement with SRSG/CAAC, SRSGs, CPAs, etc. Link programmatic issues to peace & security agenda 11 UNICEF

12. KEY MESSAGES Child protection: now seen as part of the peace and security agenda Five Security Council resolutions on children and armed conflict since 1999 but 1379, 1460 and 1539 are key UNICEF’s role: help ensure that children are an explicit priority in peacemaking, peacekeeping & peacebuilding efforts 12 UNICEF