United Nations Security Council Resolution 1308

UN Security Council Resolution 1308
Prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Africa: darker colours indicate a higher rate of infection
Date	17 July 2000
Meeting no.	4,172
Code	S/RES/1308 (Document)
Subject	The responsibility of the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security: HIV/AIDS and international peacekeeping operations
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Argentina  Bangladesh  Canada  Jamaica  Malaysia  Mali  Namibia  Netherlands  Tunisia  Ukraine
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1308, adopted unanimously on 17 July 2000, was the first resolution to address the impact of HIV/AIDS worldwide. The Security Council asked countries to consider voluntary HIV/AIDS testing and counselling for troops deployed in peacekeeping operations.^[1]

Speaking after the unanimous adoption of the United States-sponsored resolution, the American ambassador Richard Holbrooke thanked Security Council members for the "unprecedented resolution on a health issue–the first in the history of the Security Council."^[2]