United Nations Security Council Resolution 2068
United Nations resolution adopted in 2012
11 voted forPermanent members
- China
- France
- Russia
- United Kingdom
- United States
Non-permanent members
- Azerbaijan
- Colombia
- Germany
- Guatemala
- India
- Morocco
- Pakistan
- Portugal
- South Africa
- Togo
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 2068 was adopted on 19 September 2012. It declared the readiness of the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on armed groups persistently violating the human rights of children including child abuse and child soldier.[1]
Four of the fifteen members of the Security Council, Azerbaijan, China, Pakistan, and Russia, abstained from voting, expressing their governments' reservations on the text adopted, while the other eleven members voted in favour of the resolution.
See also
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 2001 to 2100
- Military use of children
- Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict
References
- ^ "Security Council Adopts Resolution Stating Readiness to Impose Sanctions on Armed Groups Persistently Violating Rights of Children". United Nations. 19 September 2012.
External links
- Text of the resolution at undocs.org