United Nations Security Council Resolution 1308

UN Security Council
Resolution 1308
UN Security Council; Resolution 1308
	Prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Africa: darker colours indicate a higher rate of infection
Date	17 July 2000
Meeting no.	4,172
Code	S/RES/1308 (Document)
Subject	The responsibility of the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security: HIV/AIDS and international peacekeeping operations
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	Argentina; Bangladesh; Canada; Jamaica; Malaysia; Mali; Namibia; Netherlands; Tunisia; Ukraine;
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1308, adopted unanimously on 17 July 2000, was the first resolution to address the impact of HIV/AIDS worldwide. The Security Council asked countries to consider voluntary HIV/AIDS testing and counselling for troops deployed in peacekeeping operations.

Speaking after the unanimous adoption of the United States-sponsored resolution, the American ambassador Richard Holbrooke thanked Security Council members for the "unprecedented resolution on a health issue–the first in the history of the Security Council."