Security Council resolution 1617 (2005) [on international cooperation in the fight against terrorism]
Symbol: S/RES/1617(2005)
Date: 2005-07-29
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/60 [31] TERRORISM
S/60 [10] INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Subjects: Bin Laden, Usama|Taliban (Afghanistan)|Qaida (Organization)|UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1373 (2001) concerning Counter-Terrorism|Monitoring Group Established pursuant to Resolution 1363 (2001) and Extended by Resolution 1390 (2002)|Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|SANCTIONS|FROZEN ASSETS|TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS|ARMS EMBARGO|LAWS AND REGULATIONS|TERRORISM FINANCING|INFORMATION EXCHANGE|SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE|INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ALGERIA
vote: yes
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: BENIN
vote: yes
country: BRAZIL
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: DENMARK
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GREECE
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: PHILIPPINES
vote: yes
country: ROMANIA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/1617 (2005)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                29 July 2005




               Resolution 1617 (2005)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5244th meeting, on
               29 July 2005

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolutions 1267 (1999) of 15 October 1999, 1333 (2000) of
               19 December 2000, 1363 (2001) of 30 July 2001, 1373 (2001) of 28 September
               2001, 1390 (2002) of 16 January 2002, 1452 (2002) of 20 December 2002, 1455
               (2003) of 17 January 2003, 1526 (2004) of 30 January 2004 and 1566 (2004) of
               8 October 2004, and the relevant statements of its President,
                    Reaffirming that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of
               the most serious threats to peace and security and that any acts of terrorism are
               criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivations, whenever and by
               whomsoever committed; and reiterating its unequivocal condemnation of Al-Qaida,
               Usama bin Laden, the Taliban — and associated individuals, groups, undertakings
               and entities — for ongoing and multiple criminal terrorist acts aimed at causing the
               death of innocent civilians and other victims, destruction of property and greatly
               undermining stability,
                     Expressing its concern over the use of various media, including the Internet,
               by Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden, and the Taliban, and their associates, including for
               terrorist propaganda and inciting terrorist violence, and urging the working group
               established pursuant to resolution 1566 (2004) to consider these issues,
                    Reaffirming the need to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter
               of the United Nations and international law, threats to international peace and
               security caused by terrorist acts, stressing in this regard the important role the
               United Nations plays in leading and coordinating this effort,
                      Emphasizing the obligation placed upon all Member States to implement, in
               full, resolution 1373 (2001), including with regard to the Taliban or Al-Qaida, and
               any individuals, groups, undertakings or entities associated with Al-Qaida, Usama
               bin Laden or the Taliban, who have participated in financing, planning, facilitating,
               recruiting for, preparing, perpetrating, or otherwise supporting terrorist activities or
               acts, as well as to facilitate the implementation of counter-terrorism obligations in
               accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions,
                    Stressing the importance of clarifying which individuals, groups, undertakings
               and entities are subject to listing in light of information regarding the changing

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               nature of, and threat from, Al-Qaida, particularly as reported by the Analytical
               Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team (“Monitoring Team”),
                    Underscoring the importance of Member State designations pursuant to
               relevant resolutions and robust implementation of existing measures as a significant
               preventive measure in combating terrorist activity,
                     Noting that, in giving effect to the measures in paragraph 4 (b) of resolution
               1267 (1999), paragraph 8 (c) of resolution 1333 (2000) and paragraphs 1 and 2 of
               resolution 1390 (2002), full account is to be taken of the provisions of paragraphs 1
               and 2 of resolution 1452 (2002),
                     Welcoming the efforts of the International Civil Aviation Organization to prevent
               travel documents from being made available to terrorists and their associates,
                     Encouraging Member States to work in the framework of Interpol, in
               particular through the use of the Interpol database of stolen and lost travel
               documents, to reinforce the implementation of the measures against Al-Qaida,
               Usama bin Laden, and the Taliban, and their associates,
                    Expressing its concern over the possible use by Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden,
               or the Taliban, and their associates of Man-Portable Air Defence Systems
               (MANPADS), commercially available explosives and chemical, biological, radiation
               or nuclear weapons and material, and encouraging Member States to consider
               possible action to reduce these threats,
                     Urging all States, international bodies, and regional organizations to allocate
               sufficient resources, including through international partnership, to meet the
               ongoing and direct threat posed by Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden and the Taliban, and
               individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them,
                    Stressing the importance of meeting the ongoing threat that Al-Qaida, Usama
               bin Laden and the Taliban, and individuals, groups, undertakings and entities
               associated with them represent to international peace and security,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.    Decides that all States shall take the measures as previously imposed by
               paragraph 4 (b) of resolution 1267 (1999), paragraph 8 (c) of resolution 1333
               (2000), and paragraphs 1 and 2 of resolution 1390 (2002) with respect to Al-Qaida,
               Usama bin Laden, and the Taliban and other individuals, groups, undertakings and
               entities associated with them, as referred to in the list created pursuant to resolutions
               1267 (1999) and 1333 (2000) (the “Consolidated List”):
                     (a) Freeze without delay the funds and other financial assets or economic
               resources of these individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, including funds
               derived from property owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by them or by
               persons acting on their behalf or at their direction, and ensure that neither these nor
               any other funds, financial assets or economic resources are made available, directly
               or indirectly, for such persons’ benefit, by their nationals or by any persons within
               their territory;
                     (b) Prevent the entry into or the transit through their territories of these
               individuals, provided that nothing in this paragraph shall oblige any State to deny entry
               or require the departure from its territories of its own nationals and this paragraph shall
               not apply where entry or transit is necessary for the fulfilment of a judicial process


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or the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) (“the Committee”)
determines on a case-by-case basis only that entry or transit is justified;
      (c) Prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer, to these individuals,
groups, undertakings and entities from their territories or by their nationals outside
their territories, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of
all types including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment,
paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned and technical
advice, assistance, or training related to military activities;
     2.    Further decides that acts or activities indicating that an individual,
group, undertaking, or entity is “associated with” Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden or the
Taliban include:
   – participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating
     of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or
     in support of;
   – supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to;
   – recruiting for; or
   – otherwise supporting acts or activities of;
Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden or the Taliban, or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or
derivative thereof;
      3.    Further decides that any undertaking or entity owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by, or otherwise supporting, such an individual, group,
undertaking or entity associated with Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden or the Taliban
shall be eligible for designation;
      4.    Decides that, when proposing names for the Consolidated List, States
shall act in accordance with paragraph 17 of resolution 1526 (2004) and henceforth
also shall provide to the Committee a statement of case describing the basis of the
proposal; and further encourages States to identify any undertakings and entities
owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the proposed subject;
      5.    Requests relevant States to inform, to the extent possible, and in writing
where possible, individuals and entities included in the Consolidated List of the
measures imposed on them, the Committee’s guidelines, and, in particular, the
listing and delisting procedures and the provisions of resolution 1452 (2002);
      6.   Decides that the statement of case submitted by the designating State
referred to in paragraph 4 above may be used by the Committee in responding to
queries from Member States whose nationals, residents or entities have been
included on the Consolidated List; decides also that the Committee may decide on a
case-by-case basis to release the information to other parties, with the prior consent
of the designating State, for example, for operational reasons or to aid the
implementation of the measures; decides also that States may continue to provide
additional information which shall be kept on a confidential basis within the
Committee unless the submitting State agrees to the dissemination of such
information;
      7.   Strongly urges all Member States to implement the comprehensive,
international standards embodied in the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Forty



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               Recommendations on Money Laundering             and   the   FATF    Nine   Special
               Recommendations on Terrorist Financing;
                    8.   Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps to increase
               cooperation between the United Nations and Interpol in order to provide the
               Committee with better tools to fulfil its mandate more effectively and to give
               Member States better tools to implement the measures referred to in paragraph 1
               above;
                     9.   Urges all Member States, in their implementation of the measures called
               for in paragraph 1 above, to ensure that stolen and lost passports and other travel
               documents are invalidated as soon as possible and share information on those
               documents with other Member States through the Interpol database;
                     10. Calls on all Member States to use the checklist contained in annex II of
               this resolution to report by 1 March 2006 to the Committee on specific actions that
               they have taken to implement the measures outlined in paragraph 1 above with
               regard to individuals and entities henceforth added to the Consolidated List, and
               thereafter at intervals to be determined by the Committee;
                     11. Directs the Committee to encourage the submission of names and
               additional identifying information from Member States for inclusion on the
               Consolidated List;
                     12. Calls upon the Committee, working in cooperation with the Committee
               established pursuant to resolution 1373 (the “Counter-Terrorism Committee” or
               “CTC”) to inform the Council of specific additional steps that States could take to
               implement the measures outlined in paragraph 1 above;
                     13. Reiterates the need for ongoing close cooperation and exchange of
               information among the Committee, the CTC, and the Committee established
               pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), as well as their respective groups of experts,
               including enhanced information sharing, coordinated visits to countries, technical
               assistance, and other issues of relevance to all three committees;
                    14. Further reiterates the importance of having the Committee follow up via
               oral and/or written communications with Member States regarding effective
               implementation of the sanctions measures and provide Member States with an
               opportunity, at the Committee’s request, to send representatives to meet the
               Committee for more in-depth discussion of relevant issues;
                     15. Requests the Committee to consider, where and when appropriate, visits
               to selected countries by the Chairman and/or Committee members to enhance the
               full and effective implementation of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 above,
               with a view to encouraging States to comply fully with this resolution and
               resolutions 1267 (1999), 1333 (2000), 1390 (2002), 1455 (2003) and 1526 (2004);
                    16. Requests the Committee to report orally, through its Chairman, at least
               every 120 days to the Council on the overall work of the Committee and the
               Monitoring Team, and, as appropriate, in conjunction with the reports by the
               Chairmen of the CTC and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540
               (2004), including briefings for all interested Member States;
                    17. Reminds the Committee of its responsibilities as outlined in paragraph 14
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upon the Committee to provide the Council no later than 31 July 2006 with an
update of the written assessment referred to in paragraph 13 of resolution 1526
(2004) of actions taken by Member States to implement the measures described in
paragraph 1 above;
      18. Requests that the Committee continue its work on the Committee’s
guidelines, including on listing and delisting procedures, and implementation of
resolution 1452 (2002) and requests the Chairman, in his periodic reports to the
Council pursuant to paragraph 16 above, to provide progress reports on the
Committee’s work on these issues;
      19. Decides, in order to assist the Committee in the fulfilment of its mandate,
to extend the mandate of the New York-based Monitoring Team for a period of 17
months, under the direction of the Committee with the responsibilities outlined in
annex I;
      20. Requests the Secretary-General, upon adoption of this resolution and
acting in close consultation with the Committee, to appoint, consistent with United
Nations rules and procedures, no more than eight members, including a coordinator,
to the Monitoring Team, taking into account the areas of expertise referred to in
paragraph 7 of resolution 1526 (2004);
     21. Decides to review the measures described in paragraph 1 above with a
view to their possible further strengthening in 17 months, or sooner if necessary;
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               Annex I to resolution 1617 (2005)

                    In accordance with paragraph 19 of this resolution, the Monitoring Team shall
               operate under the direction of the Committee established pursuant to resolution
               1267 (1999) and shall have the following responsibilities:
                    (a) To collate, assess, monitor and report on and make recommendations
               regarding implementation of the measures, to pursue case studies, as appropriate;
               and to explore in depth any other relevant issues as directed by the Committee;
                     (b) To submit a comprehensive programme of work to the Committee for its
               approval and review, as necessary, in which the Monitoring Team should detail the
               activities envisaged in order to fulfil its responsibilities, including proposed travel,
               based on close coordination with the CTC’s Counter-Terrorism Executive
               Directorate to avoid duplication and reinforce synergies;
                     (c) To submit, in writing, three comprehensive, independent reports to the
               Committee, the first by 31 January 2006, the second by 31 July 2006, and the third
               by 10 December 2006, on implementation by States of the measures referred to in
               paragraph 1 of this resolution, including specific recommendations for improved
               implementation of the measures and possible new measures, as well as reporting on
               listing, de-listing, and exemptions pursuant to resolution 1452 (2003);
                     (d) To analyse reports submitted pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 1455
               (2003), the checklists submitted pursuant to paragraph 10 of this resolution, and
               other information submitted by Member States to the Committee as instructed by the
               Committee;
                    (e) To work closely and share information with the CTC’s Counter-Terrorism
               Executive Directorate and the 1540 Committee’s group of experts to identify areas
               of convergence and to help facilitate concrete coordination among the three
               Committees;
                   (f) To develop a plan to assist the Committee with addressing noncompliance with the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this resolution;
                    (g) To present to the Committee recommendations, which could be used by
               Member States to assist them with the implementation of the measures referred to in
               paragraph 1 of this resolution and in preparing proposed additions to the
               Consolidated List;
                     (h) To consult with Member States in advance of travel to selected Member
               States, based on its programme of work as approved by the Committee;
                    (i) To encourage Member States to submit names and additional identifying
               information for inclusion on the Consolidated List, as instructed by the Committee;
                    (j) To study and report to the Committee on the changing nature of the threat
               of Al-Qaida and the Taliban and the best measures to confront it;
                    (k) To consult with Member States, including regular dialogue with
               representatives in New York and in capitals, taking into account comments from
               Member States, especially regarding any issues that might be contained in the
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     (l) To report to the Committee, on a regular basis or when the Committee so
requests, through oral and/or written briefings on the work of the Monitoring Team,
including its visits to Member States and its activities;
      (m) To assist the Committee in preparing oral and written assessments to the
Council, in particular the analytical summaries referred to in paragraphs 17 and 18
of this resolution;
     (n)   Any other responsibility identified by the Committee.




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               Annex II to resolution 1617 (2005)

               1267 Committee Checklist

               Please provide to the United Nations 1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban Sanctions) Committee
               by XXX date information on the following individuals, groups, undertakings, and
               entities added in the last six months to the Committee’s Consolidated List of those
               subject to the sanctions described in Security Council Resolution 1267 (1999) and
               successor resolutions.

               This information is provided by the Government of _______________on XXX date.


                                                                                  YES        NO
               1.   Mr. Doe (Number ____ on Consolidated List)
                    A.   Name added to visa lookout list?
                    B.   Any visas denied?
                    C.   Financial institutions notified?
                    D.   Any assets frozen?
                    E.   Arms embargo ban implemented?
                    F.   Any attempts to purchase arms?
                    Additional information, if available:




                                                                                  YES        NO
               2.   The Doe Corp. (Number ____ on Consolidated List)
                    A.   Financial institutions notified?
                    B.   Any assets frozen?
                    C.   Arms embargo ban implemented?
                    D.   Any attempts to purchase arms?
                    Additional information, if available:




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