Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

19. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary measures to ensure full compliance of UNISFA with the United Nations zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuses and to keep the Council informed if cases of such conduct occur;

Stressing the need for effective human rights monitoring, including of any sexual and gender-based violence or violations and abuses committed against children, and reiterating its concern at the lack of cooperation by the parties with the Secretary-General to this end,

11. Emphasises the importance of UNSOM adhering to the Secretary- General's Human Rights and Due Diligence Policy and the United Nations Zero- Tolerance Policy on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse;

8. Stresses the need for the Federal Government of Somalia to ensure that all perpetrators of serious violations and abuses of human rights and serious violations of international humanitarian law are held accountable, and emphasises the importance of UNSOM supporting the Government of Somalia in developing and implementing a national strategy for preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based violence;

(iii) any violations or abuses committed against women, including all forms of sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict;

(iii) prevent conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence, including through the provision of Women's Protection Advisors;

(i) promote respect for human rights and women's empowerment, including through the provision of Gender Advisers and Human Rights Advisers;

6. 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 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 preventive and disciplinary action to ensure that such acts are properly investigated and punished in cases involving their personnel;

Welcoming the Federal Government of Somalia's commitment to improving human rights in Somalia, expressing its concern at the reports of violations of human rights, including extrajudicial killings, violence against women, children and journalists, arbitrary detention and pervasive sexual and gender-based violence, particularly in camps for internally displaced persons, and underscoring the need to end impunity, uphold human rights and to hold accountable those who commit any such related crimes,

29. Requests the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict and the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Sexual Violence in Conflict to continue sharing relevant information with the Committee in accordance with paragraph 7 of resolution 1960 (2010) and paragraph 9 of resolution 1998 (2011);