| UN Security Council Resolution 1379 | ||
|---|---|---|
 Child soldier in Vietnam | ||
| Date | 20 November 2001 | |
| Meeting no. | 4,423 | |
| Code | S/RES/1379 (Document) | |
| Subject | Children and armed conflict | |
Voting summary |
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| Result | Adopted | |
| Security Council composition | ||
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1379, adopted unanimously on 20 November 2001, after recalling resolutions 1261 (1999), 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1306 (2000), 1308 (2000), 1314 (2000) and 1325 (2000), the Council considered provisions to protect children during peacekeeping operations and requested the Secretary-General to identify parties to conflict that used or recruited child soldiers.[1]
Prior to the adoption of Resolution 1379, the first child to speak at the Security Council, a former soldier in Sierra Leone, urged the body to do everything possible to assist young people forced to fight in situations of armed conflict around the world.[2]
- ^ "Security Council requests Secretary-General to list parties to armed conflict that recruit or use children". United Nations. 20 November 2001. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
- ^ "Child soldier asks UN for help". BBC News. 20 November 2001.