United Nations Security Council Resolution 1539

UN Security Council
Resolution 1539
UN Security Council; Resolution 1539
	Chinese child soldier in Burma
Date	22 April 2004
Meeting no.	4,948
Code	S/RES/1539 (Document)
Subject	Children and armed conflict
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	Algeria; Angola; Benin; Brazil; Chile; Germany; Pakistan; Philippines; Romania; Spain;

United Nations Security Council resolution 1539, adopted unanimously on 22 April 2004, after recalling resolutions 1261 (1999), 1308 (2000), 1314 (2000), 1325 (2000), 1379 (2001) and 1460 (2003), the council condemned the use of child soldiers and asked the Secretary-General to devise a monitoring mechanism.^[1]

The resolution marked the first time the council had broadened the protection framework by identifying other categories of violations against children.^[2]

^ "Security Council condemns recruitment of child soldiers, asks Secretary-General to devise monitoring mechanism". ReliefWeb. 22 April 2004.
^ Chikuhwa, Tonderai W. (2007). "Evolution of the United Nations protection agenda for children affected by armed conflict: towards an 'era of application' of international standards" (PDF). Ford Institute for Human Security.

[1] "Security Council condemns recruitment of child soldiers, asks Secretary-General to devise monitoring mechanism". ReliefWeb. 22 April 2004.

[2] Chikuhwa, Tonderai W. (2007). "Evolution of the United Nations protection agenda for children affected by armed conflict: towards an 'era of application' of international standards" (PDF). Ford Institute for Human Security.

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