United Nations Security Council Resolution 1988
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
1988, adopted unanimously on June 17, 2011, after recalling resolutions 1267
(1999), 1333
(2000), 1363
(2001), 1373
(2001), 1390
(2002), 1452
(2002), 1455
(2003), 1526
(2004), 1566
(2004), 1617
(2005), 1624
(2005), 1699
(2006), 1730
(2006), 1735
(2006), 1822
(2008) and 1904
(2009) on terrorism
and the threat to Afghanistan
, the Council imposed separate sanctions regimes on Al-Qaeda
and the Taliban.
Resolution 1988 dealt with sanctions relating to the Taliban, while Resolution 1989
(2011) addressed sanctions on Al-Qaeda. Until the passing of both the resolutions, sanctions on the Taliban and Al-Qaeda had been handled by the same committee.
, included;
The annex of the resolution provided instructions for the new Committee.
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1988, adopted unanimously on June 17, 2011, after recalling resolutions 1267
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267
United 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), 1333
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1333
United 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), 1363
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1363
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1363, adopted unanimously on July 30, 2001, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation in Afghanistan, including resolutions 1267 and 1333 , the Council requested the Secretary-General to establish a mechanism to monitor the implementation of...
(2001), 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), 1390
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1390
United 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), 1452
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1452
United 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), 1455
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1455
United 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), 1526
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1526
United 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), 1566
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1566
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1566, adopted unanimously on October 8, 2004, after reaffirming resolutions 1267 , 1373 and 1540 , the Council condemned terrorism as a serious threat to peace and strengthened anti-terrorism legislation.-Resolution:Condemning terrorism as one of the most...
(2004), 1617
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1617
United 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), 1624
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1624
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1624, adopted unanimously at the 2005 World Summit on September 14, 2005, after reaffirming resolutions on terrorism, including resolutions 1267 , 1373 , 1535 , 1540 , 1566 and 1617 , the Council called on all states to co-operate in order to strengthen...
(2005), 1699
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1699
United 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), 1730
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1730
United 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), 1735
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1735
United 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), 1822
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1822
United 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) and 1904
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1904
United 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) on terrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
and the threat to Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, the Council imposed separate sanctions regimes on Al-Qaeda
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 the Taliban.
Resolution 1988 dealt with sanctions relating to the Taliban, while Resolution 1989
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1989
United 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) addressed sanctions on Al-Qaeda. Until the passing of both the resolutions, sanctions on the Taliban and Al-Qaeda had been handled by the same committee.
Details
The Security Council reaffirmed that the situation in Afghanistan continued to constitute a threat to international peace and security. The provisions of the resolution, adopted under Chapter VII of the United Nations CharterChapter 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...
, included;
- A new sanctions regime targeting the Taliban and associates;
- Afghan-Taliban individuals listed under the list of sanctioned individuals created after Resolution 1267 were moved to the new sanctions list created by the current resolution;
- A new "Afghanistan Sanctions Committee" was established to oversee the implementation of the sanctions;
- The new Committee was to lift sanctions against former Taliban members who had renounced violence and joined the reconciliation process;
- The Afghan government was to send a list to the Committee of individuals it felt could be delisted;
- The new sanctions regime was to be transparent and sanctions had to be enforced fairly.
The annex of the resolution provided instructions for the new Committee.
See also
- Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1901 to 2000 (2009 – 2011)
- TerrorismTerrorismTerrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...