S/RES/2388 (2017)
by ISIL (also known as Da’esh); and abductions of women and children by ISIL,
ANF, and associated individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities and expressing
outrage at their exploitation and abuse, including rape and sexual violence, forced
marriage and enslavement by these entities, encouraging all State and non-state
actors with evidence to bring it to the attention of the Council, along with any
information that human trafficking and related forms of exploitation and abuse may
support the perpetrators financially, emphasizing that States are required to ensure
that their nationals and persons within their territory do not make available any
funds, financial assets or economic resources for ISIL’s benefit, and noting that any
person or entity who transfers funds to ISIL directly or indirectly in connection with
such exploitation and abuse would be eligible for listing by the Security Council
Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011), 2253
(2015) and 2368 (2017) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated
individuals, groups, undertakings and entities,
Recognizing that persons affected by armed conflict and fleeing conflict are at
great risk of being subjected to trafficking in persons, and stressing the need to
prevent and identify instances of trafficking in persons among those forcibly
displaced or otherwise affected by armed conflict,
Expressing grave concern over the high numbers of women and children
subjected to trafficking in armed conflicts, and recognizing that acts of trafficking in
persons are often associated with other violations of applicable international law
and other abuses, including those involving recruitment and use, abduction and
sexual violence including, inter alia, rape, sexual slavery, forced prostitu tion and
forced pregnancy; and calling on all Member States to hold perpetrators accountable
and to assist victims in their recovery and reintegration,
Reiterating its grave concern over the abduction of children in situations of
armed conflict, the majority of which are perpetrated by non-State armed groups,
recognizing that abductions occur in a variety of settings, including schools, further
recognizing that abduction often precedes or follows other abuses and violations of
applicable international law against children, including those involving recruitment
and use, killing and maiming, as well as rape and other forms of sexual violence,
which may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity, and calling on all
Member States to hold perpetrators of abductions accountable,
Expressing deep concern over the heightened vulnerability to exploitation and
abuse of children forcibly displaced by armed conflict, particularly when separated
from their families or caregivers, and underlining the need to ensure protection of
all unaccompanied children who are victims of or those vulnerable to trafficking in
persons through their prompt identification and immediate assistance taking into
account their specific needs,
Condemning all violations and abuses against children in armed conflict,
including trafficking in persons and recalling all its resolutions on children and
armed conflict that call for the protection of children, and in particular Resolution
1261 (1999) as well as Resolution 1612 (2005), establishing the Monitoring and
Reporting Mechanism on children and armed conflict,
Noting measures taken by UN peacekeeping and special political missions in
accordance with their mandates, to assist host States in exercising their primary
responsibility to prevent and combat trafficking in persons, also noting measures
taken by Member States to provide pre-deployment training on trafficking in
persons to personnel that will be deployed in UN peacekeeping missions and
encouraging further action in this area,
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