UN Security Council resolution 1820

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UN Security Council resolution 1820 is a landmark 2008 UN measure that recognizes sexual violence as a tactic of war and a threat to international peace and security, calling for its prevention and accountability for perpetrators.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations Security Council resolution ⓘ
international legal instrument ⓘ
adoptedBy United Nations Security Council ⓘ
adoptionDate 2008-06-19 ⓘ
affirms rape and other forms of sexual violence can constitute constitutive acts of genocide ⓘ
rape and other forms of sexual violence can constitute crimes against humanity ⓘ
rape and other forms of sexual violence can constitute war crimes ⓘ
aimsTo integrate prevention of sexual violence into peace and security efforts ⓘ
strengthen protection of women and girls in situations of armed conflict ⓘ
bindingOn United Nations Member States ⓘ
callsFor better data collection and reporting on sexual violence in conflict ⓘ
ending impunity for perpetrators of sexual violence ⓘ
enforcement of military discipline regarding sexual violence ⓘ
exclusion of amnesty for sexual violence crimes in peace agreements ⓘ
greater participation of women in peace processes ⓘ
inclusion of sexual violence considerations in peace negotiations ⓘ
inclusion of sexual violence considerations in peacekeeping mandates ⓘ
prevention of sexual violence in armed conflict ⓘ
prosecution of those responsible for sexual violence ⓘ
protection of civilians from sexual violence ⓘ
protection of women and girls in refugee and internally displaced persons camps ⓘ
training of troops on prohibitions against sexual violence ⓘ
callsOn Member States to end impunity for sexual violence ⓘ
Member States to strengthen national legal and judicial systems to address sexual violence ⓘ
all parties to armed conflict to immediately stop sexual violence ⓘ
chapter Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
documentSymbol S/RES/1820(2008) ⓘ
focusesOn accountability for perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict ⓘ
prevention of conflict-related sexual violence ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis United Nations Charter ⓘ
meetingNumber 5916 ⓘ
partOf UN women, peace and security agenda ⓘ
reaffirms United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 ⓘ
the responsibility of States to prosecute persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law ⓘ
recognizes sexual violence as a tactic of war ⓘ
sexual violence as a threat to international peace and security ⓘ
relatedTo UN Security Council resolution 1888 ⓘ
UN Security Council resolution 1889 ⓘ
UN Security Council resolution 1960 ⓘ
UN Security Council resolution 2106 ⓘ
UN Security Council resolution 2122 ⓘ
requests the UN Secretary-General to develop and implement appropriate training programs for peacekeeping and humanitarian personnel ⓘ
the UN Secretary-General to submit reports on the implementation of the resolution ⓘ
resolutionNumber 1820 ⓘ
subject protection of civilians in armed conflict ⓘ
sexual violence in armed conflict ⓘ
women, peace and security ⓘ
yearAdopted 2008 ⓘ

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Gender, Peace and Security Team → alignedWith → UN Security Council resolution 1820 ⓘ
UN Security Council Resolution 1325 → followedBy → UN Security Council Resolution 1820 ⓘ
linked to: UN Security Council resolution 1820
UN Security Council resolutions on Women, Peace and Security → includesResolution → UN Security Council Resolution 1820 ⓘ
linked to: UN Security Council resolution 1820
UN Security Council resolution 1888 → buildsOn → UN Security Council resolution 1820 ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1960 → buildsOn → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1820 ⓘ
linked to: UN Security Council resolution 1820
UN Security Council resolution 2106 → buildsOn → UN Security Council resolution 1820 ⓘ
UN Security Council resolution 2106 → reaffirms → UN Security Council resolution 1820 ⓘ
UN Security Council resolution 2122 → buildsOn → UN Security Council resolution 1820 ⓘ
UN Security Council resolution 2242 → buildsOn → UN Security Council resolution 1820 ⓘ
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2467 → buildsOn → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1820 ⓘ
linked to: UN Security Council resolution 1820