United Nations Security Council Resolution 1983

UN Security Council Resolution 1983
HIV/AIDS prevalence worldwide
Date	7 June 2011
Meeting no.	6,547
Code	S/RES/1983 (Document)
Subject	The responsibility of the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security: HIV/AIDS and international peacekeeping operations
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	Bosnia–Herzegovina  Brazil  Colombia  Germany  Gabon  India  Lebanon  Nigeria  Portugal  South Africa
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1983 was adopted unanimously on June 7, 2011, after recalling meetings on HIV/AIDS in Africa and in the mandates of peacekeeping operations, as well as resolutions 1308 (2000), 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1894 (2009) and 1960 (2010). The Council encouraged the inclusion of HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support in its peacekeeping mandates.^[1]

The adoption of Resolution 1983 marked the second time HIV/AIDS and the impact on international peace and security had been discussed by the Security Council.^[2] The resolution, tabled by Gabon,^[3] came ahead of a three-day high-level meeting concerning the international community's response to HIV/AIDS.^[4]