UN Security Council
2014

United Nations S/RES/2175 (2014) Security Council Distr.: General 29 August 2014 Resolution 2175 (2014) Adopted by the Security Council at its 7256th meeting, on 29 August 2014 The Security Council, Reiterating its primary responsibility for the maintenance of internationa l peace and security and, in this context, the need to promote and ensure respect for the principles and rules of international humanitarian law, Recalling Security Council resolution 1502 (2003) on the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel, its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1738 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, as well as other relevant resolutions and statements of its President on protect ion of civilians in armed conflict and on protection of United Nations personnel, associated personnel and humanitarian personnel in conflict zones, Recalling the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977, and the obligation of parties to armed conflict to respect and ensure respect for international humanitarian law in all circumstances, Recalling the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, and its Optional Protocol,