United Nations Security Council Resolution 1612

UN Security Council
Resolution 1612
UN Security Council; Resolution 1612
	Child soldiers, Drummer boy John Clem during the American Civil War.
Date	26 July 2005
Meeting no.	5,235
Code	S/RES/1612 (Document)
Subject	Children and armed conflict
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	Algeria; Argentina; Benin; Brazil; Denmark; Greece; Japan; Philippines; Romania; Tanzania;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1612, adopted unanimously on 26 July 2005, after recalling resolutions 1261 (1999), 1308 (2000), 1314 (2000), 1325 (2000), 1379 (2001), 1460 (2003) and 1539 (2004), the council established a monitoring and reporting mechanism on the use of child soldiers.^[1]

More than 50 governments and rebel groups would be monitored after the passing of the resolution.^[2]

^ "Security Council establishes monitoring, reporting mechanism on use of child soldiers". United Nations. 26 July 2005.
^ Price, Susannah (27 July 2005). "UN 'to protect children from war'". BBC News.

[1] "Security Council establishes monitoring, reporting mechanism on use of child soldiers". United Nations. 26 July 2005.

[2] Price, Susannah (27 July 2005). "UN 'to protect children from war'". BBC News.

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