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United Nations Security Council Resolution 2068

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Date
  
19 September 2012

Code
  
S/RES/2068 (Document)

Meeting no.
  
6,838

Result
  
Adopted

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2068

Subject
  
Children and armed conflict

Voting summary
  
11 voted for None voted against 4 abstained

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2068 was adopted on 19 September 2012. It declared the readiness of the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on armed groups persistently violating the human rights of children.

Four of the fifteen members of the Security Council, Azerbaijan, China, Pakistan, and Russia, abstained from voting, expressing their governments' reservations on the text adopted, while the other eleven members voted in favour of the resolution.

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United Nations Security Council Resolution 2068 Wikipedia