S-PV-4695 2003-01-30 12:2012:25

Children and armed conflict Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict (S/2002/1299).

Mr. De La Sablière France president

Mr. Gaspar Martins Angola member

Mr. Tafrov Bulgaria member

Mr. Belinga-Eboutou Cameroon member

Mr. Valdés Chile member

Mr. Chen Xu China member

Mr. Schumacher Germany member

Mr. Traoré Guinea member

Mr. Pujalte Mexico member

Mr. Khalid Pakistan member

Mr. Lavrov Russia member

Mr. Arias Spain member

Mr. Wehbe Syria member

Mr. Harrison United Kingdom member

Mr. Rosenblatt United States member

The meeting was called to order at 12.20 p.m.

Adoption of the agenda

The agenda was adopted.

Children and armed conflict

Report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict (S/2002/1299)

The President French

The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.

Members of the Council have before them document S/2003/112, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations.

It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now.

There being no objection, it is so decided.

favour=15 against=0 abstain=0 absent=0

Angola, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chile, China, France, Germany, Guinea, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia, Spain, Syria, United Kingdom, United States

The President French

There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1460 (2003).

The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda.

The meeting rose at 12.25 p.m.