Security Council resolution 2419 (2018) [on youth in conflict prevention and resolution]
Symbol: S/RES/2419 (2018)
Date: 2018-06-06
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/ X Maintenance of international peace and security.
S/73 [11] YOUTH
S/73 [27] PEACEBUILDING
Subjects: YOUTH|WAR PREVENTION|PEACEMAKING|PEACEBUILDING|HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMED CONFLICTS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CÔTE D'IVOIRE
vote: yes
country: EQUATORIAL GUINEA
vote: yes
country: ETHIOPIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: KAZAKHSTAN
vote: yes
country: KUWAIT
vote: yes
country: NETHERLANDS
vote: yes
country: PERU
vote: yes
country: POLAND
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SWEDEN
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/2419 (2018)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                6 June 2018

                                                                                Original: English




               Resolution 2419 (2018)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8277th meeting,
               on 6 June 2018

                    The Security Council,
                    Reaffirming its commitment to the full implementation of resolution 2250
               (2015),
                    Recalling its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010),
               2106 (2013), 2122 (2013) and 2242 (2015) on Women, Peace and Security and all
               relevant Statements of its President,
                    Recalling also its resolutions on Countering Terrorism including 2178 (2014),
               2195 (2014), 2354 (2017), 2395 (2017) and 2396 (2017) and the Statement of its
               President S/PRST/2015/11,
                    Recalling further its resolutions 1265 (1999) and 1894 (2009) on the Protection
               of Civilians in Armed Conflict,
                    Recalling its resolutions 1645 (2005), 2282 (2016) and 2413 (2018) on the
               peacebuilding architecture and the Statements of its President on Post -Conflict
               Peacebuilding S/PRST/2012/29 and S/PRST/2015/2,
                     Noting that the term youth is defined in the context of this resolution as persons
               of the age of 18–29 years old, and further noting the variations of definition of the
               term that may exist on the national and international levels, including the definition
               of youth in the General Assembly Resolutions A/RES/50/81 and A/RES/56/117,
                    Bearing in mind the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations
               and the primary responsibility of the Security Council under the Charter for the
               maintenance of international peace and security,
                     Reaffirming the importance of promoting the United Nations’ ability to deliver
               on its founding determination to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war
               and putting emphasis on preventive diplomacy, mediation and good offices,
               peacekeeping, peacebuilding, and sustaining peace,
                     Reaffirming also the important and positive contribution youth can make to the
               efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security,
                     Reaffirming further the important role youth can play in the prevention and
               resolution of conflicts and as a key aspect of the sustainability, inclusiveness and
               success of peacekeeping and peace building efforts,




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                    Reaffirming the importance of national ownership and leadership in
               peacebuilding, whereby the responsibility for sustaining peace is broadly shared by
               the Government and all other national stakeholders,
                     Reaffirming also the primary responsibility of national governments and
               authorities in identifying, driving and directing priorities, strategies and activities for
               peacebuilding and sustaining peace and emphasizes that inclusivity, including by
               ensuring full and effective participation of youth without distinction of any kind, such
               as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social
               origin, property, birth or other status is key to advancing national peacebuilding
               processes and objectives in order to ensure that the needs of all segments of society
               are taken into account,
                     Recognizing the importance of civil society, including community-based civil
               society, youth, the private sector, academia, think tanks, media, women, and cultural,
               educational, and religious leaders in increasing awareness about the threats of
               terrorism and more effectively tackling them,
                     Emphasizing the importance of a comprehensive approach to peacebuilding and
               sustaining peace, particularly through the prevention of conflict and addressing its
               root causes at all stages of conflict,
                    Recognizing the important contribution of an integrated approach in the
               implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
                     Expressing concern over the increased use, in a globalized society, by terrorists
               and their supporters of new information and communication technologies, in
               particular the Internet, for the purposes of recruitment and incitement of youth to
               commit terrorist acts, as well as for the financing, planning and preparation of their
               activities, and underlining the need for Member States to act cooperatively to prevent
               terrorists from exploiting technology, communications and resources to incite support
               for terrorist acts, while respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms and in
               compliance with other obligations under international law,
                     Recognizing the challenges faced by youth which put them at particular risk,
               including gender inequalities that perpetuate all forms of discrimination and violence,
               and persistent inequalities that put young women at particular risk, and therefore
               reaffirming the commitment to the empowerment of women and gender equality,
                     Recognizing also the growing contribution of sport and culture to the realization
               of development and peace in its promotion of tolerance and respect and the
               contributions it makes to the empowerment of youth and women, individuals and
               communities as well as to health, education and social inclusion ob jectives,
                     Reaffirming the right to education and its contribution to the achievement of
               peace and security and further recognizing that investment in universal, and inclusive
               education and training is an important policy investment that States can make to
               ensure the immediate and long-term development of youth, and reiterating that access
               to inclusive, equitable and quality formal and non-formal education are important
               factors that enable youth to acquire the relevant skills and to build their capacities,
                    1.     Notes the independent Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security, “The
               missing peace” presented by the independent lead author and of the Advisory Group
               of Experts;
                     2.    Calls on all relevant actors, to consider ways to increase the inclusive
               representation of youth for the prevention and resolution of conflict, including when
               negotiating and implementing peace agreements, to take into account, the meaningful
               participation and views of youth, recognizing that their marginalization is detrimental


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           to building sustainable peace and countering violent extremism as and when
           conducive to terrorism;
                3.    Recognizes the role youth can play in conflict prevention and resolution;
                 4.   Reiterates the importance of Security Council missions taking into account
           youth-related considerations including, as appropriate, through consultation with
           local and international youth groups;
                 5.    Calls upon all parties to armed conflict to comply strictly with the
           obligations applicable to them under international law relevant to the protection of
           civilians, including youth, including the obligations applicable to them under the
           Geneva Conventions of 1949 and additional protocols thereto of 1977 and urges
           Member States to consider specific measures, in conformity with international law,
           that ensure, during armed conflict and post conflict, the protection of civilians,
           including youth;
                6.    Also calls upon Member States to comply with their respective obligations
           to end impunity and further calls on them to investigate and prosecute those
           responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and other egregious
           crimes perpetrated against civilians, including youth;
                 7.    Reaffirms that states must respect, promote and protect the human rights
           of all individuals, including youth, within their territory and subject to their
           jurisdiction as provided for by relevant international law and reaffirms that each state
           bears the primary responsibility to protect its populations from genocide, war crimes,
           ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity;
                 8.  Urges Member States to protect youth from violence in armed conflict,
           and urges all parties to eliminate all forms of sexual and gender based violence as
           well as human trafficking;
                 9.    Recognizes the role of youth in promoting a culture of peace, tolerance,
           intercultural and interreligious dialogue that aims at discouraging their participation
           in acts of violence, terrorism, xenophobia, and all forms of discrimination and
           reiterates that efforts to counter terrorist narratives can benefit through engagement
           with a wide range of actors, including youth and youth-led civil society;
                10. Recognizes that youth and youth-led civil society can also play an
           important role in efforts to peacebuilding and sustaining peace;
                 11. Reaffirming states’ obligation to respect, promote and protect human rights
           and fundamental freedoms of all individuals, including youth, and ensure equal access
           to justice and preserve the integrity of rule of law institutions; and foster an enabling
           and safe environment for youth working on peace and security;
                 12. Calls upon Member States, to protect educational institutions as spaces
           free from all forms of violence, and to ensure that they are a ccessible to all youth,
           including marginalized youth, and take steps to address young women ’s equal
           enjoyment of their right to education;
                 13. Stresses the importance of creating policies for youth that would positively
           contribute to peacebuilding efforts, including social and economic development,
           supporting projects designed to grow local economies, and provide youth
           employment opportunities and vocational training, fostering their education, and
           promoting youth entrepreneurship and constructive political engagement;
                 14. Urges Member States to consider, as appropriate, how their political,
           financial, technical and logistical support in conflict and post -conflict situations takes
           into account the needs and participation of youth in peace efforts;


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                    15. Recommends the Peacebuilding Commission to include in its discussions
               and advice, ways to engage youth meaningfully in national efforts to build and sustain
               peace;
                     16. Urges the Secretary-General and his Special Envoys to take into account
               the views of youth in relevant discussions pertinent the maintenance of peace and
               security, peacebuilding and sustaining peace, and to facilitate the equal and full
               participation of youth at decision-making levels, paying particular attention to the
               inclusion of young women;
                     17. Also urges appropriate regional and subregional bodies in particular to
               consider developing and implementing policies and programs for youth and to
               facilitate their constructive engagement;
                    18. Expresses its intention, where appropriate, to invite civil society including
               youth-led organizations to brief the Council in country-specific considerations and
               relevant thematic areas;
                    19. Encourages relevant entities of the United Nations, Rapporteurs and
               Special Envoys and Representatives of the Secretary-General, including the
               Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, to improve their coordination and interaction
               regarding the needs of youth during armed conflicts and post -conflict situations;
                     20. Requests the Secretary-General, where appropriate, to consider including
               in his reporting to the Security Council information on the progress made towards
               participation of youth in peace processes, including disarmament, demobilization and
               reintegration processes and interlinked programmes such as community violence
               reduction;
                    21. Recommends that the Secretary-General consider internal mechanisms to
               broaden the participation of youth within the work of the United Nations;
                     22. Requests the Secretary-General to submit, no later than May 2020 a report
               to the Council on the implementation of this resolution and of resolution 2250;
                    23.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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