16. 重申安理会的惯例是确保联合国维持和平特派团、政治特派团及建设和平特派团的任务酌情逐案就以下事项作出规定：㈠ 保护平民，尤其是保护其行动区内人身安全随时受到威胁的平民，㈡ 为提供人道主义援助给予便利，㈢ 创造有助于难民和境内流离失所者自愿、安全和体面地持续回返的条件，并表示打算确保㈠ 这些任务规定开列明确的准则，说明特派团可以并且应该采取哪些行动来实现这些目标，㈡ 在决定如何利用现有能力和资源、包括信息和情报资源以执行任务规定时，优先考虑保护平民，㈢ 执行提供保护的任务；
16. Reaffirms its practice of ensuring that the mandates of United Nations peacekeeping, political and peacebuilding missions include, where appropriate and on a case-by-case basis, provisions regarding (i) the protection of civilians, particularly those under imminent threat of physical danger within their zones of operation, (ii) the facilitation of the provision of humanitarian assistance, and (iii) the creation of conditions conducive to the voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable return of refugees and internally displaced persons, and expresses its intention of ensuring that (i) such mandates include clear guidelines as to what missions can and should do to achieve those goals, (ii) the protection of civilians is given priority in decisions about the use of available capacity and resources, including information and intelligence resources, in the implementation of the mandates, and (iii) that protection mandates are implemented;