Security Council Resolution 2419 (2018) [on Youth in Conflict Prevention and Resolution]

S/RES/2419 (2018)View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item XMaintenance of international peace and security, published in 2018.

What other versions does this mandate have?

2 versions · 2018–2020

This is an older version — the most recent is S/RES/2535 (2020)

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2018S/RES/2419 (2018)Security Council resolution 2419 (2018) [on youth in conflict prevention and resolution]

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What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics

Human Rights in Armed Conflicts Peacebuilding Peacemaking War Prevention Youth

What does this mandate say?

23 operative paragraphs

Notes the independent Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security, “The missing peace” presented by the independent lead author and of the Advisory Group of Experts;

Calls on all relevant actors, to consider ways to increase the inclusive representation of youth for the prevention and resolution of conflict, including when negotiating and implementing peace agreements, to take into account, the meaningful participation and views of youth, recognizing that their marginalization is detrimental to building sustainable peace and countering violent extremism as and when conducive to terrorism;

Recognizes the role youth can play in conflict prevention and resolution;

Reiterates the importance of Security Council missions taking into account youth-related considerations including, as appropriate, through consultation with local and international youth groups;

Calls upon all parties to armed conflict to comply strictly with the obligations applicable to them under international law relevant to the protection of civilians, including youth, including the obligations applicable to them under the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and additional protocols thereto of 1977 and urges Member States to consider specific measures, in conformity with international law, that ensure, during armed conflict and post conflict, the protection of civilians, including youth;

Also calls upon Member States to comply with their respective obligations to end impunity and further calls on them to investigate and prosecute those responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and other egregious crimes perpetrated against civilians, including youth;

Reaffirms that states must respect, promote and protect the human rights of all individuals, including youth, within their territory and subject to their jurisdiction as provided for by relevant international law and reaffirms that each state bears the primary responsibility to protect its populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity;

Urges Member States to protect youth from violence in armed conflict, and urges all parties to eliminate all forms of sexual and gender based violence as well as human trafficking;

Recognizes the role of youth in promoting a culture of peace, tolerance, intercultural and interreligious dialogue that aims at discouraging their participation in acts of violence, terrorism, xenophobia, and all forms of discrimination and reiterates that efforts to counter terrorist narratives can benefit through engagement with a wide range of actors, including youth and youth-led civil society;

Recognizes that youth and youth-led civil society can also play an important role in efforts to peacebuilding and sustaining peace;

Reaffirming states’ obligation to respect, promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms of all individuals, including youth, and ensure equal access to justice and preserve the integrity of rule of law institutions; and foster an enabling and safe environment for youth working on peace and security;

Calls upon Member States, to protect educational institutions as spaces free from all forms of violence, and to ensure that they are accessible to all youth, including marginalized youth, and take steps to address young women’s equal enjoyment of their right to education;

Stresses the importance of creating policies for youth that would positively contribute to peacebuilding efforts, including social and economic development, supporting projects designed to grow local economies, and provide youth employment opportunities and vocational training, fostering their education, and promoting youth entrepreneurship and constructive political engagement;

Urges Member States to consider, as appropriate, how their political, financial, technical and logistical support in conflict and post-conflict situations takes into account the needs and participation of youth in peace efforts;

Recommends the Peacebuilding Commission to include in its discussions and advice, ways to engage youth meaningfully in national efforts to build and sustain peace;

Urges the Secretary-General and his Special Envoys to take into account the views of youth in relevant discussions pertinent the maintenance of peace and security, peacebuilding and sustaining peace, and to facilitate the equal and full participation of youth at decision-making levels, paying particular attention to the inclusion of young women;

Also urges appropriate regional and subregional bodies in particular to consider developing and implementing policies and programs for youth and to facilitate their constructive engagement;

Expresses its intention, where appropriate, to invite civil society including youth-led organizations to brief the Council in country-specific considerations and relevant thematic areas;

Encourages relevant entities of the United Nations, Rapporteurs and Special Envoys and Representatives of the Secretary-General, including the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, to improve their coordination and interaction regarding the needs of youth during armed conflicts and post-conflict situations;

Requests the Secretary-General, where appropriate, to consider including in his reporting to the Security Council information on the progress made towards participation of youth in peace processes, including disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes and interlinked programmes such as community violence reduction;

Recommends that the Secretary-General consider internal mechanisms to broaden the participation of youth within the work of the United Nations;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit, no later than May 2020 a report to the Council on the implementation of this resolution and of resolution 2250;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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