United Nations Security Council Resolution 1539

UN Security Council
Resolution 1539
Chinese child soldier in Burma
Date22 April 2004
Meeting no.4,948
CodeS/RES/1539 (Document)
SubjectChildren and armed conflict
Voting summary
  • 15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
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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]

  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.