Security Council Resolution 2440

Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Countries: 
Western Sahara
Security Council Agenda Thematic Topic: 
Peace and Security in Africa
Resolution Reference PDF: 

Security Council Resolution 2440

Resolution Extracts: 

Security Council Resolution 2440: Para 12

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Participation
Peacekeeping
Security Council Agenda Thematic Topic: 
Peace and Security in Africa
Extract: 

Para 12. Reaffirms its support for the development of a comprehensive and integrated performance policy framework that identifies clear standards of performance for evaluating all United Nations civilian and uniformed personnel working in and supporting peacekeeping operations, and calls on the United Nations to apply this framework to MINURSO, requests the Secretary-General to seek to increase the number of women in MINURSO, as well as to ensure the meaningful participation of women in all aspects of operations;

Security Council Resolution 2440: Para 14

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Displacement and Humanitarian Response
Security Council Agenda Thematic Topic: 
Peace and Security in Africa
Extract: 

Para 14. Encourages the parties to cooperate with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to identify and implement confidence -building measures, including to engage women and youth, and encourages neighboring states to support these efforts;

Security Council Resolution 2440: Para 16

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Peacekeeping
Security Council Agenda Thematic Topic: 
Peace and Security in Africa
Extract: 

Para 16. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary measures to ensure full compliance in MINURSO with the United Nations zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to keep the Council informed, and urges troopcontributing countries to take preventive action including predeployment awareness training, and other action to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;

Security Council Resolution 2440: Preamble

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Participation
Peacekeeping
Security Council Agenda Thematic Topic: 
Peace and Security in Africa
Extract: 

Recalling resolution 2242 (2015) and its aspiration to increase the number of women in military and police contingents of United Nations peacekeeping operations,

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Recalling United Nations Security Council resolutions 1325 and 2250 and related resolutions; stressing the importance of a commitment by the parties to continue the process of negotiations through the United Nations-sponsored talks and encouraging the full, effective and meaningful participation of women and active and meaningful participation of youth in these talks,