Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

(e) Individuals or entities operating in the DRC and involved in planning, directing, or participating in the targeting of children or WOMEN in situations of armed conflict, including killing and maiming, rape and other SEXUAL violence, abduction, forced displacement, and attacks on schools and hospitals;

Calling for all those responsible for violations of international humanitarian law and violations or abuses of human rights, as applicable, including those involving violence or abuses against children and acts of SEXUAL and GENDER-based violence, to be swiftly apprehended, brought to justice and held accountable,

Noting with great concern the persistence of serious human rights abuses and humanitarian law violations against civilians in the eastern part of the DRC, including summary executions, SEXUAL and GENDER based violence and large scale recruitment and use of children committed by armed groups,

13. Welcomes the continuing efforts of the Afghan Government to advance the peace and reconciliation process, including by the High Peace Council and the implementation of the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Programme, to promote an inclusive, Afghan-led and Afghan-owned dialogue on reconciliation and political participation as laid forth in the 20 July 2010 Kabul Conference Communiqué on dialogue for all those who renounce violence, have no links to international terrorist organizations, including Al-Qaida, respect the constitution, including its human rights provisions, notably the rights of WOMEN, and are willing to join in building a peaceful Afghanistan, and as further elaborated in the principles and outcomes of the 5 December 2011 Bonn Conference Conclusions, and encourages the Government of Afghanistan to make use of UNAMA's good offices to support this process as appropriate, in full respect of the implementation of measures and procedures introduced by the Security Council in its resolution 1267 (1999), 1988 (2011) and as2082 (2012), well as other relevant resolutions of the Council;

Stressing the importance of a comprehensive and inclusive, Afghan-led and Afghan-owned political process in Afghanistan to support reconciliation for all those who are prepared to reconcile as laid forth in the 20 July 2010 Kabul Conference Communiqué on dialogue for all those who renounce violence, have no links to international terrorist organizations, including Al-Qaida, respect the constitution, including its human rights provisions, notably the rights of WOMEN, and are willing to join in building a peaceful Afghanistan, and further elaborated in the 5 December 2011 Bonn Conference Conclusions supported by the Government of Afghanistan and the international community, with full respect for the implementation of measures and application of the procedures introduced by the Security Council in its resolutions 1267 (1999), 1988 (2011) and 2082 (2012),

12. Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by UNFICYP to implement the Secretary-General's zero-tolerance policy on SEXUAL exploitation and abuse and to ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct, requests the Secretary-General to continue to take all necessary action in this regard and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate preventive action including the conduct of predeployment awareness training, and to take disciplinary action and other action to ensure full accountability in cases of such conduct involving their personnel;

17. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure full compliance of MINUSMA with the United Nations zero-tolerance policy on SEXUAL exploitation and abuses and to keep the Council fully informed if such cases of misconduct occur;

committed against WOMEN including all forms of SEXUAL violence in armed conflict;

(iii) To provide specific protection for WOMEN and children affected by armed conflict, including through the deployment of Child Protection Advisors and WOMEN Protection Advisors, and address the needs of victims of SEXUAL and GENDER-based violence in armed conflict;

5. Welcomes the efforts being undertaken by the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force to implement the Secretary-General's zero-tolerance policy on SEXUAL exploitation and abuse and to ensure full compliance of its