United Nations Security Council Committee 1267
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The 1267 Committee was established on 15 October 1999, pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1267 concerning Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda
and/or the Taliban and associated individuals and entities. The 1267 Committee is one of three Security Council committees dealing with counter-terrorism
. The other two committees are the Counter-Terrorism Committee
established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1373
(2001), and the Security Council Committee established pursuant to Resolution 1540
(2004).
Resolution 1267 (1999) and subsequent resolutions have all been adopted under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
and require all UN Member States to, inter alia: "freeze the assets of, prevent the entry into or transit through their territories by, and prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale and transfer of arms and military equipment to any individual or entity associated with Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden
and/or the Taliban as designated by the Committee".
Since June 2011, the 1267 Committee now deals exclusively with sanctions relating to the Taliban; the 1989 Committee deals with sanctions relating to Al-Qaida.
Upon the adoption of Resolution 1267 (1999), the Committee lacked a Chairperson, and its first and only meeting held in 1999 was chaired by the then President of the Security Council, H.E. Sir Jeremy Greenstock
of the United Kingdom. The first Chairman of the Committee was H.E. Ambassador Arnoldo Listre of Argentina, who held the post until the end of 2000. The post was subsequently held by the Ambassadors of Colombia (2001-2002), Chile (2003-2004), Argentina (2005-2006), Belgium (2007-2008), and Austria (2009-2010).
The following paragraphs summarize the relevant Security Council resolutions which have served in the strengthening of the 1267 sanctions regime:
There are about 500 individuals and entities on the Consolidated List against whom three sanctions measures: (1)assets freeze, (2) travel ban, and (3) arms embargo, must be applied by all Member States. The Committee oversees the implementation of these three sanctions measures, considers names submitted for listing and de-listing as well as any additional information on the listed individuals and entities.
According to the Committee’s website, the Consolidated List currently consists of:
In accordance with Paragraph 14 of Resolution 1904 (2009), the Committee has made accessible Narrative Summaries of the reasons for listing for most of the names on the Consolidated List.
, border security, arms embargoes and drug trafficking. The Monitoring Team was established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1526 (2004) and extended by subsequent resolutions, including 1904 (2009).
The Monitoring Team assists the Committee in evaluating the implementation of the sanctions regime by Member States, conducting on-the-ground analysis, reporting on developments that may have an impact on the effectiveness of the sanctions regime, as well as the changing nature of the threat posed by Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. The Team also assists the Committee in working with Member States to update, and maintain the accuracy of, the Consolidated List and assists the Committee in its conduct of all the reviews mandated by the Security Council.
The Coordinator of the Monitoring Team is Mr. Richard Barrett
, who was appointed by the Secretary-General in March of 2004. Before his appointment, Mr. Barrett served as the Director for Global Counter Terrorism in the British Secret Intelligence Service
. Currently, another Expert on the Monitoring Team includes Mr. Franck Kasbarian.
The Monitoring Team is also one of twenty-five entities that form the core of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force which assists Member States in the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Currently, the Team serves on a number of related Working Groups, and chairs The Working Group on Countering the Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes.
Upon establishing the Office through Security Council Resolution 1904 (2009), the United Nations issued a press release stating that the individual serving as the Ombudsperson should be “an eminent individual of high moral character, impartiality and integrity with high qualifications and experience in relevant fields, such as legal, human rights, counter-terrorism and sanctions”. The full responsibilities of the Ombudsperson’s Office are set out in Annex II of the Resolution.
The first and current Ombudsperson for the 1267 Committee is Judge Kimberly Prost, who was appointed by the Secretary-General on 3 June 2010. Before her appointment, Judge Prost served in a number of positions both at the United Nations and the Canadian Department of Justice, and served as an ad litem judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia from July 2006 to June 2010. The Office of the Ombudsperson is based at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
and/or the Taliban and associated individuals and entities. The 1267 Committee is one of three Security Council committees dealing with counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...
. The other two committees are the Counter-Terrorism Committee
Counter-Terrorism Committee
The Counter-Terrorism Committee is a subsidiary body of the United Nations Security Council.In the wake of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1373, which, among its provisions, obliges all States to...
established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1373
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373, adopted unanimously on September 28, 2001, is a counter-terrorism measure passed following the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States...
(2001), and the Security Council Committee established pursuant to Resolution 1540
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 was adopted unanimously on April 28, 2004 regarding the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction...
(2004).
Resolution 1267 (1999) and subsequent resolutions have all been adopted under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military and nonmilitary action to "restore international peace...
and require all UN Member States to, inter alia: "freeze the assets of, prevent the entry into or transit through their territories by, and prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale and transfer of arms and military equipment to any individual or entity associated with Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
and/or the Taliban as designated by the Committee".
Since June 2011, the 1267 Committee now deals exclusively with sanctions relating to the Taliban; the 1989 Committee deals with sanctions relating to Al-Qaida.
1267 Committee
The 1267 Committee, like other Security Council committees, is composed of Member State representatives from the fifteen members of the United Nations Security Council – these include the five permanent members: China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States; and ten other rotating members. The current Chairman of the Committee for 2011 is H.E. Dr. Peter Wittig, the Permanent Representative of Germany. The two Vice-Chairs for 2010 and 2011 are Brazil and the Russian Federation. Chair positions do not carry extraordinary decision making power as the Committee takes all its decisions by consensus.Upon the adoption of Resolution 1267 (1999), the Committee lacked a Chairperson, and its first and only meeting held in 1999 was chaired by the then President of the Security Council, H.E. Sir Jeremy Greenstock
Jeremy Greenstock
Sir Jeremy Q. Greenstock, GCMG is a retired British diplomat, active from 1969-2004.-Life and career:Greenstock was born in Harrow on the Hill, north-west London, the son of Ruth Margaret and John Wilfred Greenstock. He was educated at the Harrow School and Worcester College, University of...
of the United Kingdom. The first Chairman of the Committee was H.E. Ambassador Arnoldo Listre of Argentina, who held the post until the end of 2000. The post was subsequently held by the Ambassadors of Colombia (2001-2002), Chile (2003-2004), Argentina (2005-2006), Belgium (2007-2008), and Austria (2009-2010).
Relevant Resolutions
The sanctions regime has been modified and strengthened by a number of subsequent resolutions.The following paragraphs summarize the relevant Security Council resolutions which have served in the strengthening of the 1267 sanctions regime:
- Resolution 1267United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267, adopted unanimously on October 15, 1999, after recalling resolutions 1189 , 1193 and 1214 on the situation in Afghanistan, the Council established a sanctions regime to cover individuals and entities associated with Al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden and/or...
(1999) adopted on 15 October 1999 established the 1267 Committee and imposed amongst other things, financial sanctions on the Taliban.
- Resolution 1333United Nations Security Council Resolution 1333United Nations Security Council Resolution 1333, adopted on December 19, 2000, after recalling all resolutions on the situation in Afghanistan, including Resolution 1267 , the Council called for a ban of military assistance to the Taliban, closure of its camps and an end to the provision of...
(2000) adopted on 19 December 2000 added a 12-month arms embargo over the territory of Afghanistan under Taliban control and expanded the financial sanctions to cover Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda.
- Resolution 1390United Nations Security Council Resolution 1390United Nations Security Council Resolution 1390, adopted unanimously on January 16, 2002, after recalling resolutions 1267 , 1333 , 1363 , 1368 , 1373 1378 and 1383 concerning the situation in Afghanistan and terrorism, the Council imposed further sanctions on Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, the...
(2002) adopted on 16 January 2002 added the travel ban, removed the time limit on the arms and financial sanctions over Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda, expanded all three sanctions measures beyond the territory of Afghanistan and established the Consolidated List.
- Resolution 1452United Nations Security Council Resolution 1452United Nations Security Council Resolution 1452, adopted unanimously on December 20, 2002, after recalling resolutions 1267 , 1333 , 1363 , 1368 and 1390 concerning Al-Qaeda, the Taliban and terrorism, the Council decided that financial sanctions against the organisations would not apply to...
(2002) adopted on 20 December 2002 provided humanitarian exemptions to the assets freeze.
- Resolution 1455United Nations Security Council Resolution 1455United Nations Security Council Resolution 1455, adopted unanimously on January 17, 2003, after recalling resolutions 1267 , 1333 , 1363 , 1373 , 1390 and 1452 concerning Al-Qaeda, the Taliban and terrorism, the Council improved the implementation of measures against the groups...
(2003) adopted on 17 January 2003 called for implementation reports from all States.
- Resolution 1526United Nations Security Council Resolution 1526United Nations Security Council Resolution 1526, adopted unanimously on January 30, 2004, after recalling resolutions 1267 , 1333 , 1363 , 1373 , 1390 , 1452 and 1455 concerning terrorism, the Council tightened sanctions against Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, Osama bin Laden and associated individuals...
(2004) adopted on 30 January 2004 strengthened the Committee’s mandate, established the Monitoring Team, provided for wider dissemination of the Consolidated List to IROs for inclusion of listed names in their respective electronic databases and relevant border enforcement and entry/exit tracking systems, also encouraged relevant IROs to become more directly involved in capacity-building efforts and to offer technical assistance in areas identified by the Committee, in consultation with the Counter Terrorism Committee.
- Resolution 1617United Nations Security Council Resolution 1617United Nations Security Council Resolution 1617, adopted unanimously on July 29, 2005, after recalling resolutions 1267 , 1333 , 1363 , 1373 , 1390 , 1452 , 1455 , 1526 and 1566 concerning terrorism, the Council renewed sanctions against Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, Osama bin Laden and associated...
(2005) adopted on 29 July 2005 provided the “associated with” criteria, statements of case for listing, checklist reporting and welcomed the efforts of the ICAO to prevent travel documents from being made available to terrorists and their associates and encouraged Member States to work in the framework of INTERPOL, in particular through the use of the INTERPOL database of stolen and lost travel documents.
- Resolution 1699United Nations Security Council Resolution 1699United Nations Security Council Resolution 1699, adopted unanimously on August 8, 2006, after recalling Resolution 1617 on co-operation between Interpol and the Committee established in Resolution 1267 , the Council requested the Secretary-General to take steps to increase co-operation between the...
(2006) adopted on 8 August 2006 requested the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps to increase cooperation between the United Nations and INTERPOL in order to provide all the other Security Council Sanctions Committees with better tools to implement the measures adopted by the Security Council.
- Resolution 1730United Nations Security Council Resolution 1730United Nations Security Council Resolution 1730, adopted unanimously on December 19, 2006, after emphasising the role of sanctions, the Council requested the Secretary-General to establish a focal point within the Secretariat to ensure "fair and clear" procedures for placing individuals and...
(2006) adopted on 19 December 2006 established a focal point for de-listing requests for all sanctions committees. This resolution was superseded as it pertains to the 1267 Committee by the establishment of the Office of the Ombudsperson pursuant to Resolution 1904 (2009).
- Resolution 1735United Nations Security Council Resolution 1735United Nations Security Council Resolution 1735, adopted unanimously on December 22, 2006, after recalling resolutions 1267 , 1333 , 1363 , 1373 , 1390 , 1452 , 1455 , 1526 , 1566 , 1617 , 1624 and 1699 on terrorism, the Council approved measures to improve the identification and control of...
(2006) adopted on 22 December 2006 extended the decision-making time for asset freeze exemptions, provided a cover sheet for listing submissions, highlighted the arms embargo explanation of terms, suggested publicly releasable statement of case, establishes a notification process to listed parties, highlighted listing and de-listing issues, requested the Secretary-General to take necessary steps to increase cooperation between the UN and relevant organizations such as INTERPOL, ICAO, IATA and WCO to provide the Committee and Member States with better tools.
- Resolution 1822United Nations Security Council Resolution 1822United Nations Security Council Resolution 1822 was unanimously adopted on 30 June 2008.- Resolution :Extending by 18 months the mandate of the current New York-based Monitoring Team concerned with overseeing Council-imposed sanctions against members and/or associates of Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden...
(2008) adopted on 30 June 2008 reaffirmed the acts and activities regarding the “associated with” criteria eligibility for listing, requested States to identify publicly releasable statements of case, directed the Committee to make narrative summaries of reasons for listing for all names accessible on the Committee’s website and other initiatives on listing and de-listing, and also directed the Committee to conduct a comprehensive review of all names on the List as at 30 June 2008 (488 names) by 30 June 2010. It encouraged the Committee to continue to ensure that fair and clear procedures exist for listing and de-listing, encouraged cooperation with INTERPOL and UNODC.
- Resolution 1904United Nations Security Council Resolution 1904United Nations Security Council Resolution 1904, adopted unanimously on December 17, 2009, after reiterating its "unequivocal condemnation" of Osama bin Laden, the Taliban and Al-Qaeda for "ongoing and multiple criminal terrorist acts", the Council adopted new measures to its decade-old regime of...
(2009) adopted on 17 December 2009 added to the review process pursuant to Resolution 1822 (2008), directed the Committee to conduct reviews of deceased persons who may be on the list and listings lacking identifiers for effective implementation, and enhanced information sharing and transparency including by introducing new procedures for dealing with pending issues. It further shortened the notification period for listing or de-listing to three days and established the Office of the Ombudsperson to assist the Committee in the consideration of de-listing requests.
- Resolutions 1988United Nations Security Council Resolution 1988United Nations Security Council Resolution 1988, adopted unanimously on June 17, 2011, after recalling resolutions 1267 , 1333 , 1363 , 1373 , 1390 , 1452 , 1455 , 1526 , 1566 , 1617 , 1624 , 1699 , 1730 , 1735 , 1822 and 1904 on terrorism and the threat to Afghanistan, the Council imposed...
and 1989United Nations Security Council Resolution 1989United Nations Security Council Resolution 1989, adopted unanimously on June 17, 2011, after recalling resolutions 1267 , 1333 , 1363 , 1373 , 1390 , 1452 , 1455 , 1526 , 1566 , 1617 , 1624 , 1699 , 1730 , 1735 , 1822 , 1904 and 1988 on terrorism and the threat to Afghanistan, the...
(2011) adopted on 17 June 2011 split the functions of the original 1267 Committee so that the 1267 Committee would deal with sanctions relating to the Taliban and the new 1989 Committee would deal with sanctions relating to Al-Qaeda.
The Consolidated List
Pursuant to Resolution 1390 (2002), the committee has established and maintains a consolidated list which serves as the foundation for the implementation and enforcement of the sanctions measures imposed against those individuals and entities associated with Al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden and/or the Taliban as designated by the 1267 Committee. The list is split into four sections covering: (1) individuals and (2) entities associated with the Taliban, and (3) individuals and (4) entities associated with Al-Qaeda.There are about 500 individuals and entities on the Consolidated List against whom three sanctions measures: (1)assets freeze, (2) travel ban, and (3) arms embargo, must be applied by all Member States. The Committee oversees the implementation of these three sanctions measures, considers names submitted for listing and de-listing as well as any additional information on the listed individuals and entities.
According to the Committee’s website, the Consolidated List currently consists of:
- 137 Individuals associated with the Taliban
- 259 Individuals associated with Al-Qaeda
- 92 Entities and other groups and undertakings associated with Al-Qaeda
In accordance with Paragraph 14 of Resolution 1904 (2009), the Committee has made accessible Narrative Summaries of the reasons for listing for most of the names on the Consolidated List.
1267 Monitoring Team
The 1267 Committee is assisted by a Monitoring Team of eight Experts based in New York and a support staff with expertise related to Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, counter-terrorism legislation, terrorist financingTerrorist Financing
Terrorist financing came into limelight after the events of terrorism on 9/11. The US passed the USA PATRIOT Act to, among other reasons, attempt thwarting the financing of terrorism and anti-money laundering making sure these were given some sort of adequate focus by US financial institutions...
, border security, arms embargoes and drug trafficking. The Monitoring Team was established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1526 (2004) and extended by subsequent resolutions, including 1904 (2009).
The Monitoring Team assists the Committee in evaluating the implementation of the sanctions regime by Member States, conducting on-the-ground analysis, reporting on developments that may have an impact on the effectiveness of the sanctions regime, as well as the changing nature of the threat posed by Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. The Team also assists the Committee in working with Member States to update, and maintain the accuracy of, the Consolidated List and assists the Committee in its conduct of all the reviews mandated by the Security Council.
The Coordinator of the Monitoring Team is Mr. Richard Barrett
Richard Barrett (counter-terrorism expert)
Richard Barrett is a former British diplomat and intelligence officer who heads the Al-Qaida/Taliban Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team of the United Nations 1267 Security Council Committee. Mr...
, who was appointed by the Secretary-General in March of 2004. Before his appointment, Mr. Barrett served as the Director for Global Counter Terrorism in the British Secret Intelligence Service
Secret Intelligence Service
The Secret Intelligence Service is responsible for supplying the British Government with foreign intelligence. Alongside the internal Security Service , the Government Communications Headquarters and the Defence Intelligence , it operates under the formal direction of the Joint Intelligence...
. Currently, another Expert on the Monitoring Team includes Mr. Franck Kasbarian.
The Monitoring Team is also one of twenty-five entities that form the core of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force which assists Member States in the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Currently, the Team serves on a number of related Working Groups, and chairs The Working Group on Countering the Use of the Internet for Terrorist Purposes.
Office of the Ombudsperson
The Office of the Ombudsperson of the 1267 Committee was established to serve as an independent and impartial intermediary, who reviews requests from individuals, groups, undertakings or entities seeking to be removed from the Consolidated List of the Committee.Upon establishing the Office through Security Council Resolution 1904 (2009), the United Nations issued a press release stating that the individual serving as the Ombudsperson should be “an eminent individual of high moral character, impartiality and integrity with high qualifications and experience in relevant fields, such as legal, human rights, counter-terrorism and sanctions”. The full responsibilities of the Ombudsperson’s Office are set out in Annex II of the Resolution.
The first and current Ombudsperson for the 1267 Committee is Judge Kimberly Prost, who was appointed by the Secretary-General on 3 June 2010. Before her appointment, Judge Prost served in a number of positions both at the United Nations and the Canadian Department of Justice, and served as an ad litem judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia from July 2006 to June 2010. The Office of the Ombudsperson is based at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
External links
- United Nations Security Council 1267 Committee
- United Nations Office of the Ombudsperson of the Security Council's 1267 Committee
- United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force
- United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate
Further Reading
- Jorge Godinho, 'When Worlds Collide: Enforcing UN SC Asset Freezes in the EU Legal Order', European Law Journal, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 67–93, January 2010
- Peter Romaniuk, Miltilateral Counter-Terrorism: The Global Politics of Cooperation and Contestation, (New York: Routledge, 2010)
- Christopher Michaelsen, "The Security Council's Al Qaeda and Taliban Sanctions Regime: 'Essential tool' or Increasing Liability for the UN's Counterterrorism Efforts?," Studies in Conflict & Terrorism Vol. 33, NO. 1, 448-463, October 2010
- Richard Barrett, "Seven Years After 9/11: Al-Qaeda's Strengths and Vulnerabilities," ICSR's The Future Action Series, September 2008