A resolution is a written suggestion for addressing a specific problem or issue. It is debated by delegates as part of their work in committees and requires a majority vote to pass (except in the Security Council, which can only compel nations to act). Resolutions are the most formal way for a UN body to make policy proposals.
This resolution calls for a comprehensive, permanent and unconditional cessation of hostilities in Gaza; the immediate and dignified release of Palestinian and other hostages held by Hamas and other groups; and the lifting of all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid to the region. It also asks all states and non-state actors to “exercise vigilance in limiting their financial, economic, and trade relations with Iran” and to refrain from supplying, selling, or transfering any goods that could be used for enrichment, reprocessing, or development of nuclear weapons systems.
This resolution establishes a unique framework for monitoring and reporting on violations against children in armed conflict. It requires the Secretary-General to include the names of parties to a conflict that recruit and use child soldiers in his annual reports on children and armed conflict, which can trigger concrete action from the Security Council – either remedial (action plans) or punitive (sanctions). It also sets up a Security Council committee tasked with monitoring and reporting on its implementation. On 30 November 2022, the Council extended the mandate of the 1540 committee for a further ten years.
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