UN Security Council Resolution 1960 | ||
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Date | 16 December 2010 | |
Meeting no. | 6,453 | |
Code | S/RES/1960 (Document) | |
Subject | Women and peace and security | |
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Result | Adopted | |
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1960, adopted unanimously on December 16, 2010, after recalling resolutions 1325 (2000), 1612 (2005), 1674 (2006), 1820 (2008), 1882 (2009), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009) and 1894 (2009), the Council requested information on parties suspected of patterns of sexual violence during armed conflict to be made available to it.[1]
The resolution was sponsored by 60 countries.[2] Its adoption was praised by Human Rights Watch, which called it "a tremendous step toward ending this horrendous practice".[3]