Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) [on renaming of Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee as "1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee" and the Al-Qaida Sanctions List as "ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List" and on extension of the mandate the Office of the Ombudsperson for a period of 24 months from the date of expiration of its current mandate in Dec. 2017]
Symbol: S/RES/2253 (2015)
Date: 2015-12-17
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/70 [31] TERRORISM
S/70 [10] INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Subjects: UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and Associated Individuals, Groups, Undertakings and Entities|Qaida (Organization)|Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Organization)|Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering|INTERPOL|UN. Security Council. Office of the Ombudsperson|UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1373 (2001) concerning Counter-Terrorism. Executive Directorate|UN. Security Council. Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team Established pursuant to Resolution 1526 (2004)|Al-Qaida Sanctions List|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|INTERNATIONAL SECURITY|TERRORISM|COUNTER-TERRORISM|SANCTIONS|OMBUDSMAN|COORDINATION WITHIN UN SYSTEM|FROZEN ASSETS|TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS|ARMS EMBARGO|TERRORISM FINANCING|SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE|LAW ENFORCEMENT|FOCAL POINTS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ANGOLA
vote: yes
country: CHAD
vote: yes
country: CHILE
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: JORDAN
vote: yes
country: LITHUANIA
vote: yes
country: MALAYSIA
vote: yes
country: NEW ZEALAND
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SPAIN
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
vote: yes

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               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
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               Resolution 2253 (2015)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7587th meeting, on
               17 December 2015

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its 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), 1904 (2009),
               1988 (2011), 1989 (2011), 2083 (2012), 2133 (2014), 2170 (2014), 2178 (2014),
               2195 (2014), 2199 (2015), 2214 (2015), and 2249 (2015),
                     Reaffirming that terrorism in all 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, wherever, and
               by whomsoever committed, and reiterating its unequivocal condemnation of the
               Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as Da ’esh), Al-Qaida, and
               associated individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities for ongoing and multiple
               criminal terrorist acts aimed at causing the deaths of innocent civilians and other
               victims, destruction of property, and greatly undermining stability,
                     Recognizing that terrorism poses a threat to international peace and security
               and that countering this threat requires collective efforts on national, regional and
               international levels on the basis of respect for international law and the Charter of
               the United Nations,
                     Reaffirming that terrorism cannot and should not be associated with any
               religion, nationality, or civilization,
                    Expressing its gravest concern about the presence, violent extremist ideology
               and actions of ISIL, Al-Qaida, and their affiliates in the Middle East and North
               Africa and beyond,
                    Reaffirming its commitment to sovereignty, territorial integrity and political
               independence of all States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,
                     Recalling the Presidential Statements of the Security Council on threats to
               international peace and security caused by terrorist acts of 15 January 2013
               (S/PRST/2013/1), of 28 July 2014 (S/PRST/2014/14), of 19 November 2014
               (S/PRST/2014/23), of 29 May 2015 (S/PRST/2015/11), and of 28 July 2015
               (S/PRST/2015/14),


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                     Reaffirming the need to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter
               of the United Nations and international law, including applicable international
               human rights law, international refugee law, and international humanitarian 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,
                     Recognizing that development, security, and human rights are mutually
               reinforcing and are vital to an effective and comprehensive approach to countering
               terrorism, and underlining that a particular goal of counter-terrorism strategies
               should be to ensure sustainable peace and security,
                     Reaffirming its resolution 1373 (2001) and in particular its decisions that all
               States shall prevent and suppress the financing of terrorist acts and refrain from
               providing any form of support, active or passive, to entities or persons involved in
               terrorist acts, including by suppressing recruitment of members of terrorist grou ps
               and eliminating the supply of weapons to terrorists,
                     Stressing that terrorism can only be defeated by a sustained and
               comprehensive approach involving the active participation and collaboration of all
               States and international and regional organizations to impede, impair, isolate, and
               incapacitate the terrorist threat,
                     Emphasizing that sanctions are an important tool under the Charter of the
               United Nations in the maintenance and restoration of international peace and
               security, including in support of countering terrorism, and stressing in this regard
               the need for robust implementation of the measures in paragraph 2 of this
               resolution,
                      Recalling that ISIL is a splinter group of Al-Qaida, and recalling further that
               any individual, group, undertaking, or entity supporting ISIL or Al -Qaida is eligible
               for listing,
                     Condemning the frequent, recent terrorist attacks perpetrated by ISIL around
               the world resulting in numerous casualties, recognizing the need for sanctions to
               reflect current threats and, in this regard, recalling paragraph 7 of resolution 2249,
                     Reminding all States that they have an obligation to take the measures
               described in paragraph 2 with respect to all individuals, groups, undertakings, and
               entities included on the list created pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1333
               (2000), 1989 (2011), 2083 (2012), and 2161 (2014) (now and hereunder referred to
               as the “ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List”), regardless of the nationality or
               residence of such individuals, groups, undertakings, or entities,
                     Urging all Member States to participate actively in maintaining and updating
               the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List by contributing additional information
               pertinent to current listings, submitting delisting requests when appropriate, and by
               identifying and nominating for listing additional individuals, groups, un dertakings,
               and entities which should be subject to the measures referred to in paragraph 2 of
               this resolution,
                     Reminding the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and
               1989 (2011) (“the Committee”) to remove expeditiously and on a case-by-case basis
               individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities that no longer meet the criteria for
               listing outlined in this resolution, welcoming improvements to the Committee’s


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           procedures and the format of the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List,
           expressing its intent to continue efforts to ensure that procedures are fair and clear,
           and recognizing the challenges, both legal and otherwise, to the measures
           implemented by Member States under paragraph 2 of this resolution,
                 Recognizing the importance of building capacities of Member States to counter
           terrorism and terrorist financing,
                 Welcoming again the establishment of the Office of the Ombudsperson
           pursuant to resolution 1904 (2009) and the enhancement of the Ombudsperson ’s
           mandate in resolutions 1989 (2011), 2083 (2012), and 2161 (2015), noting the
           Office of the Ombudsperson’s significant contribution in providing additional
           fairness and transparency, and recalling the Security Council’s firm commitment to
           ensuring that the Office of the Ombudsperson is able to continue to carry out its role
           effectively and independently, in accordance with its mandate,
                Welcoming the Ombudsperson’s biannual reports to the Security Council,
           including the reports submitted on 21 January 2011, 22 July 2011, 20 January 2012,
           30 July 2012, 31 January 2013, 31 July 2013, 31 January 2014, 31 July 2014, and
           2 February 2015,
                Welcoming the continuing cooperation between the Committee and
           INTERPOL, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in particular on
           technical assistance and capacity-building, and all other United Nations bodies, and
           strongly encouraging further engagement with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) to ensure overall coordination and
           coherence in the counter-terrorism efforts of the United Nations system,
                 Recalling its resolutions 2199 (2015) and 2133 (2014) strongly condemning
           kidnapping and hostage-taking committed by terrorist groups for any purpose,
           including with the aim of raising funds or gaining political conc essions, expressing
           its determination to prevent kidnapping and hostage-taking committed by terrorist
           groups and to secure the safe release of hostages without ransom payments or
           political concessions in accordance with applicable international law, reiterating its
           call upon all Member States to prevent terrorists from benefiting directly or
           indirectly from ransom payments or from political concessions and to secure the
           safe release of hostages, and welcoming the endorsement by the Global
           Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) in September 2015 of the “Addendum to the
           Algiers Memorandum on Good Practices on Preventing and Denying the Benefits of
           Kidnapping for Ransom by Terrorists”,
                 Gravely concerned that in some cases ISIL, Al-Qaida, and associated
           individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities continue to profit from involvement
           in transnational organized crime, and expressing concern that terrorists benefit from
           transnational organized crime in some regions, including from the trafficking of
           arms, persons, drugs, and artefacts, and from the illicit trade in natural resources
           including gold and other precious metals and stones, minerals, wildlife, charcoal
           and oil, as well as from kidnapping for ransom and other crimes including extortion
           and bank robbery,
                 Recognizing the need to take measures to prevent and suppress the financing
           of terrorism, terrorist organizations, and individual terrorists even in the absence of
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               inter alia, the illicit production and trafficking of drugs and their chemical
               precursors, and recalling paragraph 5 of resolution 1452,
                     Recognizing the need for Member States to prevent the abuse of
               non-governmental, non-profit and charitable organizations by and for terrorists, and
               calling upon non-governmental, non-profit, and charitable organizations to prevent
               and oppose, as appropriate, attempts by terrorists to abuse their status, while
               recalling the importance of fully respecting the rights to freedom of expressi on and
               association of individuals in civil society and freedom of religion or belief, and
               welcoming the relevant updated Best Practices Paper issued by the Financial Action
               Task Force for the appropriate, risk-based implementation of the international
               standard related to preventing terrorist abuse of the non-profit sector,
                    Recalling its decision that Member States shall eliminate the supply of
               weapons, including small arms and light weapons, to terrorists, as well as its calls
               on States to find ways of intensifying and accelerating the exchange of operational
               information regarding traffic in arms, and to enhance coordination of efforts on
               national, subregional, regional, and international levels,
                     Expressing concern at the increased use, in a globalized society, by terrorists
               and their supporters, of new information and communications technologies, in
               particular the Internet, to facilitate terrorist acts, and condemning their use to incite,
               recruit, fund, or plan terrorist acts,
                     Expressing concern at the flow of international recruits to ISIL, Al-Qaida, and
               associated groups and the scale of this phenomenon, and recalling its resolution
               2178 (2014) deciding that Member States shall, consistent with international human
               rights law, international refugee law, and international humanitarian law, prevent
               and suppress the recruiting, organizing, transporting, or equipping of foreign
               terrorist fighters and the financing of their travel and of their activities,
                     Reiterating the obligation of Member States to prevent the entry into or transit
               through their territories of any individual about whom that State has credible
               information that provides reasonable grounds to believe that he or she is seeking
               entry into or transit through their territory for the purpose of participating in the
               foreign terrorist fighter-related activities described in paragraph 6 of resolution
               2178 (2014), and reiterating further the obligation of Member States to prevent the
               movement of terrorist groups, in accordance with applicable interna tional law, by,
               inter alia, effective border controls, and, in this context, to exchange information
               expeditiously, improve cooperation among competent authorities to prevent the
               movement of terrorists and terrorist groups to and from their territories, th e supply
               of weapons for terrorists, and financing that would support terrorists,
                     Condemning any engagement in direct or indirect trade, in particular of oil and
               oil products, modular refineries, and related materiel including chemicals and
               lubricants, with ISIL, ANF, and associated individuals, groups, undertakings, and
               entities designated by the Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989
               (2011), and reiterating that such engagement would constitute support for such
               individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities and may lead to further listings by
               the Committee,
                     Condemning the destruction of cultural heritage in Iraq and Syria particularly
               by ISIL and ANF, including targeted destruction of religious sites and objects; and
               recalling its decision that all Member States shall take appropriate steps to prevent


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           the trade in Iraqi and Syrian cultural property and other items of archaeological,
           historical, cultural, rare scientific, and religious importance illegally removed from
           Iraq since 6 August 1990 and from Syria since 15 March 2011, including by
           prohibiting cross-border trade in such items, thereby allowing for their eventual safe
           return to the Iraqi and Syrian people,
                 Recalling its resolution 2178 (2014) expressing concern with the continued
           threat posed to international peace and security by ISIL, Al -Qaida, and associated
           individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities, and reaffirming its resolve to address
           all aspects of that threat, including terrorist acts perpetrated by foreign terrorist
           fighters,
                 Condemning in the strongest terms abductions of women and children by ISIL,
           ANF, and associated individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities and recalling
           resolution 2242 (2015), expressing outrage at their exploitation and abuse, includin g
           rape, sexual violence, forced marriage, and enslavement by these entities,
           encouraging all State and non-state actors with evidence to bring it to the attention
           of the Council, along with any information that such human trafficking may support
           the perpetrators financially, emphasizing that this resolution requires States to
           ensure that their nationals and persons within their territory do not make available
           any funds, financial assets or economic resources for ISIL’s benefit, and noting that
           any person or entity who transfers funds to ISIL directly or indirectly in connection
           with such exploitation and abuse would be eligible for listing by the Committee,
                Welcoming the efforts of the Secretariat to standardize the format of all United
           Nations sanctions lists to facilitate implementation by national authorities, further
           welcoming the Secretariat’s efforts to translate all list entries and narrative
           summaries of reasons for listing available in all official languages of the United
           Nations, and encouraging the Secretariat, with the assistance of the Monitoring
           Team, as appropriate, to continue its work to implement the data model approved by
           the Committee,
                Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

           Measures
                 1.   Decides that, from the date of adoption of this resolution, the 1267/1989
           Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee shall henceforth be known as the “1267/1989/2253
           ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee” and the Al-Qaida Sanctions List
           shall henceforth be known as the “ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List”;
                 2.   Decides that all States shall take the following measures as previously
           imposed by paragraph 8 (c) of resolution 1333 (2000), paragraphs 1 and 2 of
           resolution 1390 (2002), and paragraphs 1 and 4 of resolution 1989 (2011), with
           respect to ISIL (also known as Da’esh), Al-Qaida, and associated individuals,
           groups, undertakings and entities:

           Asset Freeze
                (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


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               or indirectly for such persons’ benefit, by their nationals or by persons within their
               territory;

               Travel Ban
                     (b) Prevent the entry into or 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 or the Committee determines on a case-by-case basis only that entry
               or transit is justified;

               Arms Embargo
                     (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 o f
               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;

               Listing Criteria
                     3.   Decides that acts or activities indicating that an individual, group,
               undertaking or entity is associated with ISIL or Al -Qaida and therefore eligible for
               inclusion in the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List include:
                    (a) 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;
                    (b)     Supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to;
                     (c) Recruiting for; or otherwise supporting acts or activities of Al-Qaida,
               ISIL, or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof;
                    4.   Notes that such means of financing or support include but are not limited
               to the use of proceeds derived from crime, including the illicit cultivati on,
               production and trafficking of narcotic drugs and their precursors;
                    5.    Confirms that any individual, group, undertaking or entity either owned
               or controlled, directly or indirectly, by, or otherwise supporting, any individual,
               group, undertaking or entity associated with Al-Qaida or ISIL, including on the ISIL
               (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List, shall be eligible for listing;
                    6.    Confirms that the requirements in paragraph 2 (a) above apply to
               financial and economic resources of every kind, including but not limited to those
               used for the provision of Internet hosting and related services, used for the support
               of Al-Qaida, ISIL, and other individuals, groups, undertakings or entities included
               on the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List;
                     7.    Confirms that the requirements in paragraph 2 (a) above apply to funds,
               financial assets or economic resources that may be made available, directly or
               indirectly, to or for the benefit of listed individuals in connection with their travel,
               including costs incurred with respect to transportation and lodging, and that such



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           travel-related funds, other financial assets or economic resources may only be
           provided in accordance with the exemption procedures set out in paragraphs 1 and 2
           of resolution 1452 (2002), as amended by resolution 1735 (2006), and in
           paragraphs 10, 74 and 75 below;
                 8.   Confirms further that the requirements in paragraph 2 (a) above shall
           also apply to the payment of ransoms to individuals, groups, undertakings or entities
           on the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List, regardless of how or by whom the
           ransom is paid;
                 9.   Reaffirms that Member States may permit the addition to accounts frozen
           pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 above of any payment in favour of listed
           individuals, groups, undertakings or entities, provided that any such payments
           continue to be subject to the provisions in paragraph 2 above and are frozen;
                 10. Encourages Member States to make use of the provisions regarding
           available exemptions to the measures in paragraph 2 (a) above, set out in paragraphs 1
           and 2 of resolution 1452 (2002), as amended by resolution 1735 (2006), confirms that
           exemptions to the travel ban must be submitted by Member States, individuals or the
           Ombudsperson, as appropriate, including when listed individuals travel for the
           purpose of fulfilling religious obligations, and notes that the Focal Point mechanism
           established in resolution 1730 (2006) may receive exemption requests submitted by,
           or on behalf of, an individual, group, undertaking or entity on the ISIL (Da’esh) &
           Al-Qaida Sanctions List, or by the legal representative or estate of such individual,
           group, undertaking or entity, for Committee consideration, as described in
           paragraph 76 below;

           Measures implementation
                 11. Reiterates the importance of all States identifying, and if necessary
           introducing, adequate procedures to implement fully all aspects of the measures
           described in paragraph 2 above;
                 12. Reaffirms that those responsible for committing, organizing, or
           supporting terrorist acts must be held accountable, recalls its decision in resolution
           1373 (2001) that Member States shall afford one another the greatest measure of
           assistance in connection with criminal investigations or criminal proceedings
           relating to the financing or support of terrorist acts, including assistance in
           obtaining evidence in their possession necessary for the proceedings, underlines the
           importance of fulfilling this obligation with respect to such investigations or
           proceedings involving ISIL, Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups,
           undertakings and entities, and urges Member States to provide full coordination in
           such investigations or proceedings, especially with those States where, or against
           whose citizens, terrorist acts are committed, in accor dance with their obligations
           under international law, in order to find and bring to justice, extradite, or prosecute
           any person who supports, facilitates, participates or attempts to participate in the
           direct or indirect financing of activities conducted b y ISIL, Al-Qaida and associated
           individuals, groups, undertakings and entities;
                13. Reiterates Member States’ obligation to ensure that their nationals and
           persons in their territory not make available economic resources to ISIL, Al -Qaida,
           and associated individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities, recalls also that this
           obligation applies to the direct and indirect trade in oil and refined oil products,



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               modular refineries, and related material including chemicals and lubricants, and
               other natural resources, and recalls further the importance of all Member States
               complying with their obligation to ensure that their nationals and persons within
               their territory do not make donations to individuals and entities designated by the
               Committee or those acting on behalf of or at the direction of designated individuals
               or entities;
                     14. Encourages all Member States to more actively submit to the Committee
               established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) listing requests of
               individuals and entities supporting ISIL, Al-Qaida, and associated individuals,
               groups, undertakings and entities, and directs the Committee to immediately
               consider, in accordance with its resolution 2199 (2015), designations of individuals
               and entities engaged in financing, supporting, facilitating acts or activities,
               including in oil and antiquities trade-related activities with ISIL, Al-Qaida, and
               associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities;
                     15. Expresses increasing concern about the lack of implementation of
               resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011), and 2199 (2015), including the insufficient
               level of reporting by Member States to the Committee on the measures they have
               taken to comply with its provisions and calls upon Member States to take the
               necessary measures to fulfil their obligation under paragraph 12 of resolution 2199
               to report to the Committee interdictions in their territory of any oil, oil products,
               modular refineries, and related material being transferred to or from ISIL or ANF,
               and calls upon Member States to report also such interdictions of antiquities, as well
               as the outcome of proceedings brought against individuals and entities as a result of
               any such activity;
                     16. Strongly urges all Member States to implement the comprehensive
               international standards embodied in the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF)
               revised Forty Recommendations on Combating Money Laundering and the
               Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation, particularly Recommendation 6 on
               targeted financial sanctions related to terrorism and ter rorist financing; to apply the
               elements in FATF’s Interpretive Note to Recommendation 6, with the final objective
               of effectively preventing terrorists from raising, moving and using funds, in line
               with the objectives of Immediate Outcome 10 of the FATF methodology; to take
               note of, inter alia, related best practices for effective implementation of targeted
               financial sanctions related to terrorism and terrorist financing and the need to have
               appropriate legal authorities and procedures to apply and enforce t argeted financial
               sanctions that are not conditional upon the existence of criminal proceedings; and to
               apply an evidentiary standard of proof of “reasonable grounds” or “reasonable
               basis”, as well as the ability to collect or solicit as much information a s possible
               from all relevant sources;
                     17. Welcomes the recent FATF reports on the Financing of the Terrorist
               Organization ISIL (published February 2015) and Emerging Terrorist Financing
               Risks (published October 2015) that includes discussion of the ISIL threat,
               welcomes further the FATF clarifications to Interpretive Note to Recommendation 5
               on the criminalization of terrorist financing to incorporate the relevant element of
               resolution 2178 (2014), specifically clarifying that terrorist financing includes the
               financing of the travel of individuals who travel or attempt to travel to a State other
               than their States of residence or nationality for the purpose of the perpetration,
               planning, or preparation of, or participation in, terrorist acts or the providing or



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           receiving of terrorist training, and highlights that FATF Recommendation 5 applies
           to the financing of terrorist organizations or individual terrorists for any purpose,
           including but not limited to recruitment, training, or travel, even in the absence of a
           link to a specific terrorist act;
                 18. Encourages FATF to continue its efforts to prioritize countering terrorist
           financing, in particular identifying and working with Member States with stra tegic
           anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing (AML/CFT) deficiencies
           that have hindered Member States from effectively countering the financing of
           terrorism, including by ISIL, Al-Qaida, and associated individuals, group, entities
           and undertakings, and in this regard, reiterates that the provision of economic
           resources to such groups is a clear violation of this and other relevant resolutions
           and is not acceptable;
                 19. Clarifies that the obligation in paragraph 1 (d) of resolution 1373 (2001)
           applies to making funds, financial assets or economic resources or financial or other
           related services available, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of terrorist
           organizations or individual terrorists for any purpose, including but not limited to
           recruitment, training, or travel, even in the absence of a link to a specific terrorist
           act;
                20. Calls upon States to ensure that they have established as a serious
           criminal offence in their domestic laws and regulations the wilful violation of the
           prohibition described in paragraph 1 (d) of resolution 1373 (2001);
                 21. Calls upon Member States to move vigorously and decisively to cut
           the flows of funds and other financial assets and economic resources to individuals
           and entities on the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List, as required by
           paragraph 2 (a), and taking into account relevant FATF Recommendations and
           international standards designed to prevent the abuse of non -profit organizations,
           formal as well as informal/alternative remittance systems a nd the physical
           trans-border movement of currency, while working to mitigate the impact on
           legitimate activities through these mediums;
                 22. Urges Member States to act cooperatively to prevent terrorists from
           recruiting, to counter their violent extremist propaganda and incitement to violence
           on the Internet and social media, including by developing effective counter
           narratives, while respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms and in
           compliance with obligations under international law, and stresses the importance of
           cooperation with civil society and the private sector in this endeavor;
                 23. Urges Member States to promote awareness of the ISIL (Da’esh) &
           Al-Qaida Sanctions List as widely as possible, including to relevant domestic
           agencies, the private sector and the general public to ensure effective implementation
           of the measures in paragraph 2 above and encourages Member States to urge that their
           respective company, property and other relevant public and private registries regularly
           screen their available databases, including but not limited to those with legal and/or
           beneficial ownership information, against the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions
           List;
                24. Highlights the importance of strong relationships with the private sector
           in countering the financing of terrorism and calls upon Member States to engage
           with financial institutions and share information on terrorist financing (TF) risks to
           provide greater context for their work in identifying potential TF activity related to


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               ISIL, Al-Qaida, and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, and to
               promote stronger relationships between governments and the private sector in
               countering terrorist financing;
                     25. Recognizes the importance of information sharing within and between
               governments to effectively counter the financing of terrorism, calls upon Member
               States to continue exercising vigilance over relevant financial transactions and
               improve information-sharing capabilities and practices within and between
               governments through multiple authorities and channels, including law enforcement,
               intelligence, security services, and financial intelligence units, and also calls upon
               Member States to improve integration and utilization of financial intelligence with
               other types of information available to national governments to more effectively
               counter the terrorist financing threats posed by ISIL, Al -Qaida, and associated
               individuals, groups, undertakings and entities;
                     26. Decides that Member States, in order to prevent ISIL, Al -Qaida, and
               associated individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities from obtaining, handling,
               storing, using or seeking access to all types of explosives, whether military, civilian
               or improvised explosives, as well as to raw materials and components that can be
               used to manufacture improvised explosive devices or unconventional weapons,
               including (but not limited to) chemical components, detonators, detonating cord, or
               poisons, shall undertake appropriate measures to promote the exercise of enhanced
               vigilance by their nationals, persons subject to their jurisdiction and entities
               incorporated in their territory or subject to their jurisdiction that are involved in the
               production, sale, supply, purchase, transfer and storage of such materials, including
               through the issuance of good practices, and further encourages Member States to
               share information, establish partnerships, and develop national strategies and
               capabilities to counter improvised explosive devices;
                    27. Encourages Member States, including through their permanent missions,
               and relevant international organizations to meet the Committee for in -depth
               discussion on any relevant issues;
                     28. Urges all Member States, in their implementation of the measures set out
               in paragraph 2 above, to ensure that fraudulent, counterfeit, stolen and lost passports
               and other travel documents are invalidated and removed from circulation, in
               accordance with domestic laws and practices, as soon as possible, and to share
               information on those documents with other Member States through the INTERPOL
               database;
                     29. Encourages Member States to share, in accordance with their domestic
               laws and practices, with the private sector information in their national databases
               related to fraudulent, counterfeit, stolen and lost identity or travel documents
               pertaining to their own jurisdictions, and, if a listed party is found to be using a
               false identity including to secure credit or fraudulent travel documents, to provide
               the Committee with information in this regard;
                     30. Encourages Member States that issue travel documents to listed
               individuals to note, as appropriate, that the bearer is subject to the travel ban and
               corresponding exemption procedures;
                    31. Encourages Member States to consult the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida
               Sanctions List when considering whether to grant travel visa applications, for the
               purpose of effectively implementing the travel ban;


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                32. Encourages Member States to exchange information expeditiously with
           other Member States, in particular States of origin, destination and transit, when
           they detect the travel of individuals on the ISIL (Da ’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List;
                33. Encourages designating States to inform the Monitoring Team whether a
           national court or other legal authority has reviewed a listed party ’s case and whether
           any judicial proceedings have begun, and to include any other relevant information
           when submitting the standard form for listing;
                34. Encourages all Member States to designate national focal points in
           charge of liaising with the Committee and the Monitoring Team on issues related to
           the implementation of the measures described in paragraph 2 above and the
           assessment of the threat from ISIL, Al-Qaida, and associated individuals, groups,
           undertakings, and entities;
                 35. Encourages all Member States to report to the Committee on obstacles to
           the implementation of the measures described in paragraph 2 above, with a view to
           facilitating technical assistance;
                 36. Calls upon all States to submit an updated report to the Committee no
           later than 120 days from the date of adoption of this resolution on their
           implementation, including relevant enforcement actions as appropriate, of the
           measures referred to in paragraph 2 of this resolution;

           The Committee
                 37. Directs the Committee to continue to ensure that fair and clear
           procedures exist for placing individuals, groups, undertakings and entities on the
           ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List and for removing them as well as for
           granting exemptions per resolution 1452 (2002), and directs the Committee to keep
           its guidelines under active review in support of these objectives;
                38. Directs the Committee, as a matter of priority, to review its guidelines
           with respect to the provisions of this resolution, in particular paragraphs 23, 26, 30,
           31, 34, 47, 52, 57, 59, 64, 77, 78, 80 and 81;
                39. Requests the Committee to report to the Council on its findings regarding
           Member States’ implementation efforts, and identify and recommend steps
           necessary to improve implementation;
                40. Directs the Committee to identify possible cases of non-compliance with
           the measures pursuant to paragraph 2 above and to determine the appropriate course
           of action on each case, and directs the Chair, in regular reports to the Council
           pursuant to paragraph 87 below, to provide progress reports on the Committee ’s
           work on this issue;
                 41. Confirms that no matter should be left pending before the Committee for
           a period longer than six months, unless the Committee determines on a case -by-case
           basis that extraordinary circumstances require additional time for consideration, in
           accordance with the Committee’s guidelines;
                42. Requests the Committee to facilitate, through the Monitoring Team or
           specialized United Nations agencies, assistance on capacity-building for enhancing
           implementation of the measures, upon request by Member States;




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               Listing
                    43. Encourages all Member States to submit to the Committee for inclusion
               on the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List names of individuals, groups,
               undertakings and entities participating, by any means, in the financing or support of
               acts or activities of ISIL, Al-Qaida, and associated individuals, groups,
               undertakings, and entities;
                     44. Reiterates that the measures referred to in paragraph 2 of this resolution
               are preventative in nature and are not reliant upon criminal standards set out under
               national law;
                     45. Reaffirms that, when proposing names to the Committee for inclusion on
               the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List, Member States shall use the standard
               form for listing and provide a statement of case that should include as detailed and
               specific reasons as possible describing the proposed basis for the listing, and as
               much relevant information as possible on the proposed name, in particular sufficient
               identifying information to allow for the accurate and positive identification of
               individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities, and to the extent possible, the
               information required by INTERPOL to issue a Special Notice, and reaffirms that the
               statement of case shall be releasable, upon request, except for the parts a Member
               State identifies as being confidential to the Committee, and may be used to develop
               the narrative summary of reasons for listing described in paragraph 49 below;
                     46. Reaffirms that Member States proposing a new listing, as well as
               Member States that have proposed names for inclusion on the Al -Qaida Sanctions
               List before the adoption of this resolution, shall specify if the Committee or the
               Ombudsperson may not make known the Member State’s status as a designating
               State;
                     47. Encourages Member States to submit, where available and in accordance
               with their national legislation, photographs and other biometric data of individuals
               for inclusion in INTERPOL-United Nations Security Council Special Notices;
                     48. Directs the Committee to continue to update, as necessary, the standard
               form for listing in accordance with the provisions of this resolution; further directs
               the Monitoring Team to report to the Committee on further steps that could be taken
               to improve the quality of the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List and
               Consolidated Sanctions List, including by improving identifying information, as
               well as steps to ensure that INTERPOL-United Nations Security Council Special
               Notices exist for all listed individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities; and
               further directs the Secretariat, with the assistance of the Monitoring Team, to build
               and maintain the data model approved by the Committee, with a view to its
               completion by June 2017 and requests the Secretary-General to provide additional
               resources in this regard;
                     49. Directs the Committee, with the assistance of the Monitoring Team and
               in coordination with the relevant designating States, to make accessible on the
               Committee’s website, at the same time a name is added to the ISIL (Da ’esh) &
               Al-Qaida Sanctions List, a narrative summary of reasons for listing that are as
               detailed and specific as possible, as well as additional relevant information;
                    50. Encourages Member States and relevant international organizations and
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           that the Committee can consider them when it reviews a corresponding listing or
           updates a narrative summary of reasons for listing;
                 51. Calls upon all members of the Committee and the Monitoring Team to
           share with the Committee any information they may have available regarding a
           listing request from a Member State so that this information may help inform the
           Committee’s decision on listing and provide additional material for the narrative
           summary of reasons for listing described in paragraph 49;
                 52. Reaffirms that the Secretariat shall, after publication but within three
           working days after a name is added to the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List,
           notify the Permanent Mission of the State or States where the individual or entity is
           believed to be located and, in the case of individuals, the state of which the person
           is a national (to the extent this information is known), requests the Secretariat to
           publish on the Committee’s website all relevant publicly releasable information,
           including the narrative summary of reasons for listing, immediately after a name is
           added to the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List;
                 53. Reaffirms the requirement that Member States take all possible measures,
           in accordance with their domestic laws and practices, to notify or inform in a timely
           manner the listed individual or entity of the listing and to include with this
           notification the narrative summary of reasons for listing, a description of the effects
           of listing, as provided in the relevant resolutions, the Committee ’s procedures for
           considering delisting requests, including the possibility of submitting such a request
           to the Ombudsperson in accordance with paragraph 43 of resolution 2083 (2012)
           and annex II of this resolution, and the provisions of resolution 1452 (2002)
           regarding available exemptions, including the possibility of submitting such
           requests through the Focal Point mechanism in accordance with p aragraphs 10
           and 76 of this resolution;

           Review of Delisting Requests — Ombudsperson/Member States
                 54. Decides to extend the mandate of the Office of the Ombudsperson,
           established by resolution 1904 (2009), as reflected in the procedures outlined in
           annex II of this resolution, for a period of twenty four months from the date of
           expiration of the Office of the Ombudsperson’s current mandate in December 2017,
           affirms that the Ombudsperson shall continue to receive requests from individuals,
           groups, undertakings or entities seeking to be removed from the ISIL (Da ’esh) &
           Al-Qaida Sanctions List in an independent and impartial manner and shall neither
           seek nor receive instructions from any government, and affirms that the
           Ombudsperson shall continue to present to the Committee observations and a
           recommendation on the delisting of those individuals, groups, undertakings or
           entities that have requested removal from the ISIL (Da ’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions
           List through the Office of the Ombudsperson, either a re commendation to retain the
           listing or a recommendation that the Committee consider delisting;
                 55. Recalls its decision that the requirement for States to take the measures
           described in paragraph 2 of this resolution shall remain in place with respect to that
           individual, group, undertaking or entity, where the Ombudsperson recommends
           retaining the listing in the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson on a
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                     56. Recalls its decision that the requirement for States to take the measures
               described in paragraph 2 of this resolution shall terminate with respect to that
               individual, group, undertaking or entity 60 days after the Committee completes
               consideration of a Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson, in accordance w ith
               annex II of this resolution, including paragraph 7 (h) thereof, where the
               Ombudsperson recommends that the Committee consider delisting, unless the
               Committee decides by consensus before the end of that 60 -day period that the
               requirement shall remain in place with respect to that individual, group, undertaking
               or entity; provided that, in cases where consensus does not exist, the Chair shall, on
               the request of a Committee Member, submit the question of whether to delist that
               individual, group, undertaking or entity to the Security Council for a decision within
               a period of 60 days; and provided further that, in the event of such a request, the
               requirement for States to take the measures described in paragraph 2 of this
               resolution shall remain in force for that period with respect to that individual, group,
               undertaking or entity until the question is decided by the Security Council;
                    57. Recalls its decision that the Committee may, by consensus, shorten the
               60-day period referred to in paragraph 56 on a case-by-case basis;
                     58. Reiterates that the measures referred to in paragraph 2 of this resolution
               are preventative in nature and are not reliant upon criminal standards set out under
               national law;
                     59. Underscores the importance of the Office of the Ombudsperson, and
               requests the Secretary-General to continue to strengthen the capacity of the Office
               of the Ombudsperson by providing necessary resources, including for translation
               services, as appropriate, and to make the necessary arrangements to ensure its
               continued ability to carry out its mandate in an independent, effective and timely
               manner, and to provide the Committee an update on actions taken in six months;
                    60. Strongly urges Member States to provide all relevant information to the
               Ombudsperson, including any relevant confidential information, where appropriate,
               encourages Member States to provide relevant information, including any detailed
               and specific information, when available and in a timely manner, welcomes those
               national arrangements entered into by Member States with the Office of the
               Ombudsperson to facilitate the sharing of confidential information, strongly
               encourages Member States’ further progress in this regard, including by concluding
               arrangements with the Office of the Ombudsperson for the sharing of such
               information, and confirms that the Ombudsperson must comply with any
               confidentiality restrictions that are placed on such information by Member States
               providing it;
                     61. Strongly urges Member States and relevant international organizations
               and bodies to encourage individuals and entities that are considering challenging or
               are already in the process of challenging their listing through national and regional
               courts to first seek removal from the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List by
               submitting delisting petitions to the Office of the Ombudsperson;
                     62. Notes the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) international standards
               and, inter alia, best practices relating to targeted financial sanctions, as referenced in
               paragraph 21 of this resolution;
                    63. Recalls its decision that when the designating State submits a delisting
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           this resolution shall terminate with respect to that individual, group, undertak ing or
           entity after 60 days unless the Committee decides by consensus before the end of
           that 60-day period that the measures shall remain in place with respect to that
           individual, group, undertaking or entity; provided that, in cases where consensus
           does not exist, the Chair shall, on the request of a Committee Member, submit the
           question of whether to delist that individual, group, undertaking or entity to the
           Security Council for a decision within a period of 60 days; and provided further
           that, in the event of such a request, the requirement for States to take the measures
           described in paragraph 2 of this resolution shall remain in force for that period with
           respect to that individual, group, undertaking or entity until the question is decided
           by the Security Council;
                64. Also recalls its decision that the Committee may, by consensus, shorten
           the 60-day period referred to in paragraph 63 on a case-by-case basis;
                 65. Further recalls its decision that, for purposes of submitting a delisting
           request in paragraph 63, consensus must exist between or among all designating
           States in cases where there are multiple designating States; and further recalls its
           decision that co-sponsors of listing requests shall not be considered designating
           States for purposes of paragraph 63;
                 66. Strongly urges designating States to allow the Ombudsperson to reveal
           their identities as designating States to those listed i ndividuals and entities that have
           submitted delisting petitions to the Ombudsperson;
                 67. Directs the Committee to continue to work, in accordance with its
           guidelines, to consider delisting requests of Member States for the removal from the
           ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals, groups, undertakings and
           entities that are alleged to no longer meet the criteria established in the relevant
           resolutions, and set out in paragraph 2 of this resolution, and strongly urges Member
           States to provide reasons for submitting their delisting requests;
                 68. Encourages States to submit delisting requests for individuals that are
           officially confirmed to be dead, and for entities reported or confirmed to have
           ceased to exist, while at the same time taking all reasonable measures to ensure that
           assets that had belonged to these individuals or entities will not be transferred or
           distributed to other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities on the ISIL
           (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List or any other Security Council sanctions list;
                 69. Encourages Member States, when unfreezing the assets of a deceased
           individual or an entity that is reported or confirmed to have ceased to exist as a
           result of a delisting, to recall the obligations set forth in resolution 1 373 (2001) and,
           particularly, to prevent unfrozen assets from being used for terrorist purposes;
                 70. Reaffirms that, prior to the unfreezing of any assets that have been frozen
           as a result of the listing of Usama bin Laden, Member States shall submit to the
           Committee a request to unfreeze such assets and shall provide assurances to the
           Committee that the assets will not be transferred, directly or indirectly, to a listed
           individual, group, undertaking or entity, or otherwise used for terrorist purposes in
           line with Security Council resolution 1373 (2001), and decides further that such
           assets may only be unfrozen in the absence of an objection by a Committee member
           within thirty days of receiving the request, and stresses the exceptional nature of
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                     71. Calls upon the Committee when considering delisting requests to give
               due consideration to the opinions of designating State(s), State(s) of residence,
               nationality, location or incorporation, and other relevant States as determined by the
               Committee, directs Committee members to provide their reasons for objecting to
               delisting requests at the time the request is objected to, and requests the Committee
               to provide reasons to relevant Member States and national and regional courts and
               bodies, upon request and where appropriate;
                     72. Encourages all Member States, including designating States and States
               of residence, nationality, location or incorporation to provide all information to the
               Committee relevant to the Committee’s review of delisting petitions, and to meet
               with the Committee, if requested, to convey their views on delisting requests, and
               further encourages the Committee, where appropriate, to meet with representatives
               of national or regional organizations and bodies that have relevant information on
               delisting petitions;
                     73. Confirms that the Secretariat shall, within three days after a name is
               removed from the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List, notify the Permanent
               Mission of the State(s) of residence, nationality, location or incorporation (to the
               extent this information is known), and recalls its decision that States receiving such
               notification shall take measures, in accordance with their domestic laws and
               practices, to notify or inform the concerned individual, group, undertaking or entity
               of the delisting in a timely manner;
                     74. Reaffirms that, in cases in which the Ombudsperson is unable to
               interview a petitioner in his or her state of residence, the Ombudsperson may
               request, with the agreement of the petitioner, that the Committee consider granting
               exemptions to the restrictions on assets and travel in paragraphs 2 (a) and (b) of this
               resolution for the sole purpose of allowing the petitioner to meet travel expenses
               and travel to another State to be interviewed by the Ombudsperson for a period no
               longer than necessary to participate in this interview, provided that all States of
               transit and destination do not object to such travel, and further directs the
               Committee to notify the Ombudsperson of the Committee’s decision;

               Exemptions/Focal Point
                     75. Recalls that the assets freeze measures outlined in paragraph 2 above
               shall not apply to funds and other financial assets or economic resources that the
               Committee determines to be:
                      (a) necessary for basic expenses, including payment for foodstuffs, rent or
               mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public
               utility charges, or exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees and
               reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services,
               or fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or
               other financial assets or economic resources, following notification of intention to
               authorize access to such funds and in the absence of a negative decision by the
               Committee within 3 working days of the notification;
                     (b) necessary for extraordinary expenses, being expenses other than basic
               expenses, following notification of the intention to authorize release of such funds
               and approval of the Committee of the request within 5 working days of the
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                76. Reaffirms that the Focal Point mechanism established in resolution 1730
           (2006) may:
                 (a) Receive requests from listed individuals, groups, undertakings, and
           entities for exemptions to the measures outlined in paragraph 2 (a) of this
           resolution, as defined in resolution 1452 (2002) provided that the request has first
           been submitted for the consideration of the State of residence, and reaffirms further
           that the Focal Point shall transmit such requests to the Committee for a decision,
           directs the Committee to consider such requests, including in consultation with the
           State of residence and any other relevant States, and further directs the Commit tee,
           through the Focal Point, to notify such individuals, groups, undertaking or entities
           of the Committee’s decision;
                 (b) Receive requests from listed individuals for exemptions to the measures
           outlined in paragraph 2 (b) of this resolution and transmit these to the Committee to
           determine, on a case-by-case basis, whether entry or transit is justified, directs the
           Committee to consider such requests in consultation with States of transit and
           destination and any other relevant States, and reaffirms further that the Committee
           shall only agree to exemptions to the measures in paragraph 2 (b) of this resolution
           with the agreement of the States of transit and destination, and further directs the
           Committee, through the Focal Point, to notify such individuals of the Committee’s
           decision;
              77. Reaffirms that the Focal Point may receive, and transmit to the
           Committee for its consideration, communications from:
                (a) individuals who have been removed from the ISIL (Da ’esh) & Al-Qaida
           Sanctions List;
                 (b) individuals claiming to have been subjected to the measures outlined in
           paragraph 2 above as a result of false or mistaken identification or confusion with
           individuals included on the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List;
                 78. Directs the Committee, with the assistance of the Monitoring Team and
           in consultation with relevant States, to carefully consider such communications and
           to respond, through the Focal Point, to such communications referred to in
           paragraph 77 (b), as may be appropriate, within 60 days, and further directs the
           Committee, in consultation with INTERPOL as may be appropriate, to communicate
           with Member States as may be appropriate to address possible or confirmed cases of
           false or mistaken identity or confusion with individuals included on the I SIL
           (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List;

           Review and maintenance of the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List
                 79. Encourages all Member States, in particular designating States and
           States of residence, nationality, location or incorporation, to submit to the
           Committee additional identifying and other information, including where possible
           and in accordance with their national legislation, photographs and other biometric
           data of individuals along with supporting documentation, on listed individuals,
           groups, undertakings and entities, including updates on the operating status of listed
           entities, groups and undertakings, the movement, incarceration or death of listed
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                    80. Requests the Monitoring Team to circulate to the Committee every
               twelve months a list compiled in consultation with the respective de signating States
               and States of residence, nationality, location or incorporation, where known, of:
                   (a) individuals and entities on the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List
               whose entries lack identifiers necessary to ensure effective implementation of the
               measures imposed upon them;
                     (b) individuals on the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List who are
               reportedly deceased, along with an assessment of relevant information such as the
               certification of death, and to the extent possible, the status and lo cation of frozen
               assets and the names of any individuals or entities who would be in a position to
               receive any unfrozen assets;
                    (c) entities on the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List that are reported
               or confirmed to have ceased to exist, along with an assessment of any relevant
               information;
                    (d) any other names on the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List that
               have not been reviewed in three or more years (“the triennial review”);
                     81. Directs the Committee to review whether these listings remain
               appropriate, and further directs the Committee to remove listings if it decides they
               are no longer appropriate;
                     82. Directs the Monitoring Team to refer to the Chair for review listings for
               which, after three years, no relevant State has responded in writing to the
               Committee’s requests for information, and in this regard, reminds the Committee
               that its Chair, acting in his or her capacity as Chair, may submit names for removal
               from the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List, as appropriate and subject to the
               Committee’s normal decision-making procedures;

               Coordination and outreach
                     83. Directs the Committee to continue to cooperate with other relevant
               Security Council Sanctions Committees, in particular those established pursuant to
               resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009), 1988 (2011), 1970 (2011) and 2140 (2014);
                     84. Reiterates the need to enhance ongoing cooperation among the
               Committee and United Nations counter-terrorism bodies, including the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) and the Committee established pursuant to resolution
               1540 (2004), as well as their respective groups of experts, including through, as
               appropriate, enhanced information-sharing, coordination on visits to countries
               within their respective mandates, on facilitating and monitoring technical assistance,
               on relations with international and regional organizations and agencies and on other
               issues of relevance to these bodies;
                     85. Encourages the Monitoring Team and the United Nations Office on
               Drugs and Crime, to continue their joint activities, in cooperation with the Counter -
               Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) and 1540 Committee experts to assist
               Member States in their efforts to comply with their obligations under the relevant
               resolutions, including through organizing regional and subregional workshops;
                     86. Requests the Committee to consider, where and when appropriate, visits
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           and effective implementation of the measures referred to in paragraph 2 above, with
           a view to encouraging States to comply fully with this resolution and resolutions
           1267 (1999), 1333 (2000), 1390 (2002), 1455 (2003), 1526 (2004), 1617 (2005),
           1735 (2006), 1822 (2008), 1904 (2009) 1989 (2011), 2082 (2012), 2083 (2012), and
           2133 (2014), 2178 (2014), 2195 (2014), 2199 (2015), and 2214 (2015);
                 87. Requests the Committee to report orally, through its Chair, at least once
           per year, to the Council on the state of the overall work of the Committee and the
           Monitoring Team, and, as appropriate, in conjunction with other Committee Chairs,
           expresses its intention to hold informal consultations at least once per year on the
           work of the Committee, on the basis of reports from the Chair to the Council, and
           further requests the Chair to hold regular briefings for all interested Member States;
                88. Directs the Committee to consider requests for information from States
           and international organizations with ongoing judicial proceedings concerni ng
           implementation of the measures imposed in paragraph 2 above, and to respond as
           appropriate with additional information available to the Committee and the
           Monitoring Team;

           Monitoring Team
                89. Decides, in order to assist the Committee in fulfilling its mandate, as
           well as to support the Ombudsperson, to extend the mandate of the current New
           York-based Monitoring Team and its members, established pursuant to paragraph 7
           of resolution 1526 (2004), for a further period of twenty four months from the
           expiration of its current mandate in December 2017, under the direction of the
           Committee with the responsibilities outlined in annex I, and requests the Secretary-General to make the necessary arrangements to this effect, and highlights the
           importance of ensuring that the Monitoring Team receives the necessary
           administrative, security, and substantive support, to effectively, safely, and in a
           timely manner fulfil its mandate, including with regard to duty of care in high -risk
           environments, under the direction of the Committee, a subsidiary organ of the
           Security Council;
                 90. Requests the Secretary-General to add up to two new experts on the
           Monitoring Team along with the additional administrative and analytical support
           resources needed to increase its capacity and strengthen its ability to analyze ISIL’s
           financing, radicalization and recruitment, and attack planning activities, as well as
           support the resulting increased activities of the Committee by the Secretariat, and
           notes that the selection process of these experts should prioritize appointing
           individuals with the strongest qualifications to fulfil the duties described above
           while paying due regard to the importance of regional and gender representation in
           the recruitment process;
                 91. Directs the Monitoring Team, in its comprehensive, independent reports
           to the Committee referred to in paragraph (a) of annex 1, to report on relevant
           thematic and regional topics and developing trends as may be requested by the
           Security Council or the Committee following the adoption of this resolution;
               92. Encourages relevant United Nations Missions, within their existing
           mandates, resources, and capabilities, to assist the Committee and the Monitoring
           Team, such as through logistical support, security assistance, and exchange of




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               information in their work relevant to the threat by ISIL, Al -Qaida, and associated
               groups and individuals in their respective areas of deployment;
                     93. Directs the Monitoring Team to identify, gather information on, and keep
               the Committee informed of instances and common patterns of non -compliance with
               the measures imposed in this resolution, as well as to facilitate, upon request by
               Member States, assistance on capacity-building, requests the Monitoring Team to
               work closely with State(s) of residence, nationality, location or incorporation,
               designating States, other relevant States, and relevant United Nations Missions, and
               further directs the Monitoring Team to provide recommendations to the Committee
               on actions taken to respond to non-compliance;
                    94. Directs the Committee, with the assistance of its Monitoring Team, to
               hold special meetings on important thematic or regional topics and Member States ’
               capacity challenges, in consultation, as appropriate, with the Counter Terrorism
               Committee and CTED, CTITF, and with the Financial Action Task Force to identify
               and prioritize areas for the provision of technical assistance to enable more effective
               implementation by Member States;
                     95. Requests the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team to
               submit, in close collaboration with the CTED, to the Committee established
               pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) in 30 days recommendations to
               the Committee on measures that can be taken to strengthen monitoring of global
               implementation of resolutions 2199 (2015) and 2178 (2014) and additional steps
               that could be taken by the Committee to improve global compliance with these
               resolutions;
                     96. Requests the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team to
               provide the Committee established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989
               (2011) on a quarterly basis oral briefings on its analysis of global implementation of
               resolutions 2199 (2015) and 2178 (2014) including gathered information and
               analysis relevant to potential sanctions designations by Member States or
               Committee actions that could be taken;

               ISIL Reporting
                     97. Recalling the threat posed to international peace and security by ISIL and
               associated individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities, requests the Secretary-General to provide an initial strategic-level report that demonstrates and reflects the
               gravity of the aforementioned threat, including foreign terrorist fighters joining ISIL
               and associated groups and entities, and the sources of financing of these groups
               including through illicit trade in oil, antiquities, and other natural resources, as well
               as their planning and facilitation of attacks, and reflects the range of United Nations
               efforts in support of Member States in countering this threat, in 45 days and provide
               updates every four months thereafter, with the input of CTED, in close collaboration
               with the Monitoring Team, as well as other relevant United Nations actors;

               Reviews
                    98. Decides to review the measures described in paragraph 2 above with a
               view to their possible further strengthening in eighteen months or sooner if necessary;
                    99.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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           Annex I
                In accordance with paragraph 73 of this resolution, the Monitoring Team shall
           operate under the direction of the Committee and shall have the following mandates
           and responsibilities:
              (a) To submit, in writing, comprehensive, independent reports to the
           Committee, every six months, the first by 30 June 2016, on the following issues:
                (i) implementation by Member States of the measures referred to in
                paragraph 2 of this resolution;
                (ii) the global threat posed by ISIL, Al-Qaida, and associated individuals,
                groups, undertakings, and entities, including (but not limited to) the threat
                posed by the presence of ISIL and its affiliates in Iraq, the Syrian Arab
                Republic, Libya, and Afghanistan and the threats presented by the presence of
                Boko Haram;
                (iii) the impact of the measures in resolution 2199 (2015), including progress
                on implementation of these measures, unintended consequences and
                unexpected challenges, as mandated in that resolution in the form of updates
                on each of the following subjects: oil trade; trade in cultural property;
                kidnapping for ransom and external donations; direct or indirect supply; sale
                or transfer of arms and related material of all types; as part of the impact
                assessment, pursuant to paragraph 30 of resolution 2199 (2015);
                (iv) the threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters recruited by or joining
                Al-Qaida, ISIL, and all other associated groups, undertakings;
                (v) any other issues that the Security Council or the Committee requests the
                Monitoring Team to include in its comprehensive reports as set forth in
                paragraph 91 of this resolution; and
                (vi) specific recommendations related to improved implementation of
                relevant sanctions measures, including those referred to in paragraph 2 of this
                resolution, resolution 2178 (2014) and resolution 2199 (2015), and possible
                new measures;
                 (b) To assist the Ombudsperson in carrying out his or her mandate as
           specified in annex II of this resolution, including by providing updated information
           on those individuals, groups, undertakings or entities seeking their removal from the
           ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List;
                (c) To assist the Committee in regularly reviewing names on the ISIL
           (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List, including by undertaking travel on behalf of
           the Committee, as a subsidiary organ of the Security Council and contact with
           Member States, with a view to developing the Committee ’s record of the facts and
           circumstances relating to a listing;
                 (d) To assist the Committee in following up on requests to Member States
           for information, including with respect to implementation of the measures referred
           to in paragraph 2 of this resolution;
                 (e) To submit a comprehensive programme of work to the Committee for its
           review and approval, as necessary, in which the Monitoring Team should detai l the
           activities envisaged in order to fulfil its responsibilities, including proposed travel,



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               based on close coordination with CTED and the 1540 Committee ’s group of experts
               to avoid duplication and reinforce synergies;
                     (f) To work closely and share information with CTED and the 1540
               Committee’s group of experts to identify areas of convergence and overlap and to
               help facilitate concrete coordination, including in the area of reporting, among the
               three Committees;
                     (g) To participate actively in and support all relevant activities under the
               United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy including within the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force, established to ensure overall coordination
               and coherence in the counter-terrorism efforts of the United Nations system, in
               particular through its relevant working groups;
                     (h) To gather information, on behalf of the Committee, on instances of
               reported non-compliance with the measures referred to in paragraph 2 of this
               resolution, including by collating information from all relevant sources, including
               Member States, and engaging with related parties, pursuing case studies, both on its
               own initiative and upon the Committee’s request, and to provide cases of
               non-compliance and recommendations to the Committee on actions to respond to
               such cases of non-compliance for its review;
                    (i) 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 2 of this resolution and in preparing proposed additions to the ISIL
               (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List;
                     (j) To assist the Committee in its consideration of proposals for listing,
               including by compiling and circulating to the Committee information relevant to the
               proposed listing, and preparing a draft narrative summary referred to in paragraph 36
               of this resolution;
                    (k) To consult with the Committee or any relevant Member States, as
               appropriate, when identifying that certain individuals or entities should be added to,
               or removed from, the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List;
                     (l) To bring to the Committee’s attention new or noteworthy circumstances
               that may warrant a delisting, such as publicly reported information on a deceased
               individual;
                     (m) To consult with Member States in advance of travel to selected Member
               States, based on its programme of work as approved by the Committee;
                     (n) To coordinate and cooperate with the national counter -terrorism focal
               point or similar coordinating body in the state of visit wh ere appropriate;
                     (o) To cooperate closely with relevant United Nations counter -terrorism
               bodies in providing information on the measures taken by Member States on
               kidnapping and hostage-taking for ransom by Al-Qaida, ISIL, and associated
               individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities, and on relevant trends and
               developments in this area;
                     (p) To encourage Member States to submit names and additional identifying
               information for inclusion on the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List, as
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                (q) To present to the Committee additional identifying and other information
           to assist the Committee in its efforts to keep the ISIL (Da ’esh) & Al-Qaida
           Sanctions List as updated and accurate as possible;
               (r) To encourage Member States to provide information to the Monitoring
           Team that is relevant to the fulfilment of its mandate, as appropriate;
                 (s) To study and report to the Committee on the changing nature of the
           threat of Al-Qaida and ISIL, and the best measures to confront them, incl uding by
           developing, within existing resources, a dialogue with relevant scholars, academic
           bodies and experts through an annual workshop and/or other appropriate means, in
           consultation with the Committee;
                 (t) To collate, assess, monitor, report on, and make recommendations
           regarding implementation of the measures, including implementation of the measure
           in paragraph 2 (a) of this resolution as it pertains to preventing the criminal misuse
           of the Internet by ISIL, Al-Qaida, and associated individuals, groups, undertakings
           and entities, which shall be included in the Monitoring Team’s regular report as
           outlined in section (a) of this annex; to pursue case studies, as appropriate; and to
           explore in depth any other relevant issues as directed by the Committee;
                 (u) To consult with Member States and other relevant organizations,
           including the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the International Civil
           Aviation Organization (ICAO), the World Customs Organization (WCO),
           INTERPOL, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and its regional bodies as well
           as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),
           including regular dialogue with representatives in New York and in capitals, taking
           into account their comments, especially regarding any issues that might be reflected
           in the Monitoring Team’s reports referred to in paragraph (a) of this annex, such as
           gaps and challenges in States’ implementation of the measures in this resolution;
                 (v) To consult, in confidence, with Member States’ intelligence and security
           services, including through regional forums, in order to facilitate the sharing of
           information and to strengthen implementation of the measures;
                 (w) To consult with Member States, relevant representatives of the private
           sector, including financial institutions and relevant non-financial businesses and
           professions, and international and regional organizations, including FATF and its
           regional bodies, to promote awareness of, and enhanced compliance with, and to
           learn about the practical implementation of the asset freeze and to develop
           recommendations for the strengthening of the implementation of tha t measure;
                 (x) To consult with Member States, relevant representatives of the private
           sector and international and regional organizations, including ICAO, IATA, WCO
           and INTERPOL, to promote awareness of, and enhanced compliance with, and to
           learn about the practical implementation of the travel ban, including the use of
           advanced passenger information provided by civil aircraft operators to Member
           States, and to develop recommendations for the strengthening of the implementation
           of that measure;
                 (y) To consult with Member States, relevant representatives of international
           and regional organizations and the private sector, in coordination with national
           authorities, as appropriate, to promote awareness of, enhance compliance with, and
           to learn about the practical implementation of the arms embargo, with a particular



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               emphasis on measures to counter the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by
               listed individuals, groups, undertakings and entities and the procurement of related
               components used to construct IEDs, in particular (but not limited to) trigger
               mechanisms, explosive precursors, commercial grade explosives, detonators,
               detonating cords, or poisons;
                    (z) To assist the Committee in facilitating assistance on capacity-building for
               enhancing implementation of the measures, upon request by Member States;
                     (aa) To work with INTERPOL and Member States to obtain photographs and,
               in accordance with their national legislation, biometric information of listed
               individuals for possible inclusion in INTERPOL-United Nations Security Council
               Special Notices, to work with INTERPOL to ensure that INTERPOL -United
               Nations Security Council Special Notices exist for all listed individuals, groups,
               undertakings, and entities; and to further work with INTERPOL, as appropr iate, to
               address possible or confirmed cases of false or mistaken identify, with a view to
               reporting to the Committee on such instances and proposing any recommendations;
                    (bb) To assist other subsidiary bodies of the Security Council, and their expert
               panels, upon request, with enhancing their cooperation with INTERPOL, referred to
               in resolution 1699 (2006), and to work, in consultation with the Secretariat, to
               standardize the format of all United Nations sanctions lists and the Consolidated
               Sanctions List so as to facilitate implementation by national authorities;
                    (cc) 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;
                    (dd) Any other responsibility identified by the Committee.

               Annex II
                     In accordance with paragraph 54 of this resolution, the Office of the
               Ombudsperson shall be authorized to carry out the following tasks upon receipt of a
               delisting request submitted by, or on behalf of, an individual, group, undertaking or
               entity on the ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List or by the legal representative
               or estate of such individual, group, undertaking or entity (“the petitioner”).
                     The Council recalls that Member States are not permitted to submit delisting
               petitions on behalf of an individual, group, undertaking or entity to the Office of the
               Ombudsperson.

               Information gathering (four months)
               1.   Upon receipt of a delisting request, the Ombudsperson shall:
                    (a)   Acknowledge to the petitioner the receipt of the delisting request;
                    (b) Inform the petitioner of the general procedure for processing delisting
               requests;
                    (c) Answer specific questions from the petitioner about Committee
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                 (d) Inform the petitioner in case the petition fails to properly address the
           original listing criteria, as set forth in paragraph 2 of this resolution, and return it to
           the petitioner for his or her consideration; and
                (e) Verify if the request is a new request or a repeated request and, if it is a
           repeated request to the Ombudsperson and it does not contain relevant additional
           information, return it to the petitioner, with an appropriate explanation, for his or
           her consideration.
           2.    For delisting petitions not returned to the petitioner, the Ombudsperson shall
           immediately forward the delisting request to the members of the Committee,
           designating State(s), State(s) of residence and nationality or incorporation, relevant
           United Nations bodies, and any other States deemed relevant by the Ombudsperson.
           The Ombudsperson shall ask these States or relevant United Nations bodies to
           provide, within four months, any appropriate additional information relevant to the
           delisting request. The Ombudsperson may engage in dialogue with these States to
           determine:
                (a) These States’ opinions on whether the delisting request should be
           granted; and
                 (b) Information, questions or requests for clarifications that these States
           would like to be communicated to the petitioner regarding the delisting request,
           including any information or steps that might be taken by a petitioner to clarify the
           delisting request.
           3.   Where all designating States consulted by the Ombudsperson do not object to
           the petitioner’s delisting, the Ombudsperson may shorten the information gathering
           period, as appropriate.
           4.  The Ombudsperson shall also immediately forward the delisting request to the
           Monitoring Team, which shall provide to the Ombudsperson, within four months:
                 (a) All information available to the Monitoring Team that is relevant to the
           delisting request, including court decisions and proceedings, news reports, and
           information that States or relevant international organizations have previously
           shared with the Committee or the Monitoring Team;
                 (b) Fact-based assessments of the information provided by the petitioner that
           is relevant to the delisting request; and
                 (c) Questions or requests for clarifications that the Monitoring Team would
           like asked of the petitioner regarding the delisting request.
           5.    At the end of this four-month period of information gathering, the
           Ombudsperson shall present a written update to the Committee on progress to date,
           including details regarding which States have supplied information, and any
           significant challenges encountered therein. The Ombudsperson may extend this
           period once for up to two months if he or she assesses that more time is required for
           information gathering, giving due consideration to requests by Member States for
           additional time to provide information.

           Dialogue (two months)
           6.    Upon completion of the information gathering period, the Ombudsperson shall
           facilitate a two-month period of engagement, which may include dialogue with the


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               petitioner. Giving due consideration to requests for additional time, the
               Ombudsperson may extend this period once for up to two months if he or she
               assesses that more time is required for engagement and the drafting of the
               Comprehensive Report described in paragraph 8 below. The Ombudsperson may
               shorten this time period if he or she assesses less time is required.
               7.   During this period of engagement, the Ombudsperson:
                     (a) May submit questions, either orally or in writing, to the petitioner, or
               request additional information or clarifications that may help the Committee ’s
               consideration of the request, including any questions or information requests
               received from relevant States, the Committee and the Monitoring Team;
                     (b) Should request from the petitioner a signed statement in which the
               petitioner declares that they have no ongoing association with Al-Qaida, ISIL, or
               any cell, affiliate, splinter group, or derivative thereof, and undertakes not to
               associate with Al-Qaida or ISIL in the future;
                    (c)   Should meet with the petitioner, to the extent possible;
                     (d) Shall forward replies from the petitioner back to relevant States, the
               Committee and the Monitoring Team and follow up with the petitioner in connection
               with incomplete responses by the petitioner;
                    (e) Shall coordinate with States, the Committee and the Monitoring Team
               regarding any further inquiries of, or response to, the petitioner;
                     (f) During the information gathering or dialogue phase, the Ombudsperson
               may share with relevant States information provided by a State, including that
               State’s position on the delisting request, if the State wh ich provided the information
               consents;
                     (g) In the course of the information gathering and dialogue phases and in the
               preparation of the report, the Ombudsperson shall not disclose any information
               shared by a state on a confidential basis, without the express written consent of that
               state; and
                     (h) During the dialogue phase, the Ombudsperson shall give serious
               consideration to the opinions of designating States, as well as other Member States
               that come forward with relevant information, in particular thos e Member States
               most affected by acts or associations that led to the original listing.
               8.   Upon completion of the period of engagement described above, the
               Ombudsperson, with the help of the Monitoring Team, as appropriate, shall draft
               and circulate to the Committee a Comprehensive Report that will exclusively:
                     (a) Summarize and, as appropriate, specify the sources of, all information
               available to the Ombudsperson that is relevant to the delisting request. The report
               shall respect confidential elements of Member States’ communications with the
               Ombudsperson;
                    (b) Describe the Ombudsperson’s activities with respect to this delisting
               request, including dialogue with the petitioner; and
                    (c) Based on an analysis of all the information available to the Ombud sperson
               and the Ombudsperson’s recommendation, lay out for the Committee the principal
               arguments concerning the delisting request. The recommendation should state the


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           Ombudsperson’s views with respect to the listing as of the time of the examination of
           the delisting request.

           Committee discussion
           9.    After the Committee has had fifteen days to review the Comprehensive Report
           in all official languages of the United Nations, the Chair of the Committee shall
           place the delisting request on the Committee’s agenda for consideration.
           10. When the Committee considers the delisting request, the Ombudsperson, shall
           present the Comprehensive Report in person and answer Committee members ’
           questions regarding the request.
           11. Committee consideration of the Comprehensive Report shall be completed no
           later than thirty days from the date the Comprehensive Report is submitted to the
           Committee for its review.
           12. After the Committee has completed its consideration of the Comprehensive
           Report, the Ombudsperson may notify all relevant States of the recommendation.
           13. Upon the request of a designating State, State of nationality, residence, or
           incorporation, and with the approval of the Committee, the Ombudsperson may
           provide a copy of the Comprehensive Report, with an y redactions deemed necessary
           by the Committee, to such States, along with a notification to such States
           confirming that:
               (a) All decisions to release information from the Ombudsperson’s
           Comprehensive Reports, including the scope of information, are made by the
           Committee at its discretion and on a case-by-case basis;
                (b) The Comprehensive Report reflects the basis for the Ombudsperson ’s
           recommendation and is not attributable to any individual Committee member; and
                 (c) The Comprehensive Report, and any information contained therein,
           should be treated as strictly confidential and not shared with the petitioner or any
           other Member State without the approval of the Committee.
           14. In cases where the Ombudsperson recommends retaining the listing, the
           requirement for States to take the measures in paragraph 2 of this resolution shall
           remain in place with respect to that individual, group, undertaking or entity, unless a
           Committee member submits a delisting request, which the Committee shall consider
           under its normal consensus procedures.
           15. In cases where the Ombudsperson recommends that the Committee consider
           delisting, the requirement for States to take the measures described in paragraph 2
           of this resolution shall terminate with respect to that individual , group, undertaking
           or entity 60 days after the Committee completes consideration of a Comprehensive
           Report of the Ombudsperson, in accordance with this annex II, including
           paragraph 7 (h), unless the Committee decides by consensus before the end of that
           60-day period that the requirement shall remain in place with respect to that
           individual, group, undertaking or entity; provided that, in cases where consensus
           does not exist, the Chair shall, on the request of a Committee Member, submit the
           question of whether to delist that individual, group, undertaking or entity to the
           Security Council for a decision within a period of 60 days; and provided further
           that, in the event of such a request, the requirement for States to take the measures



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               described in paragraph 2 of this resolution shall remain in force for that period with
               respect to that individual, group, undertaking or entity until the question is decided
               by the Security Council.
               16. Following the conclusion of the process described in paragraphs 55 and 5 6 of
               this resolution, the Committee shall convey to the Ombudsperson, within 60 days,
               whether the measures described in paragraph 2 are to be retained or terminated,
               setting out reasons and including any further relevant information, and an updated
               narrative summary of reasons for listing, where appropriate, for the Ombudsperson
               to transmit to the petitioner. The 60-day deadline applies to outstanding matters
               before the Ombudsperson or the Committee and will take effect from the adoption
               of this resolution.
               17. After the Ombudsperson receives the communication from the committee
               under paragraph 28, if the measures in paragraph 2 are to be retained, the
               Ombudsperson shall send to the petitioner, with an advance copy sent to the
               Committee, a letter that:
                     (a)   Communicates the outcome of the petition;
                    (b) Describes, to the extent possible and drawing upon the Ombudsperson ’s
               Comprehensive Report, the process and publicly releasable factual information
               gathered by the Ombudsperson; and
                    (c) Forwards from the Committee all information about the decision
               provided to the Ombudsperson pursuant to paragraph 28 above.
               18. In all communications with the petitioner, the Ombudsperson shall respect the
               confidentiality of Committee deliberations and confidential communications
               between the Ombudsperson and Member States.
               19. The Ombudsperson may notify the petitioner, as well as those States relevant
               to a case but which are not members of the Committee, of the stage at which the
               process has reached.

               Other Office of the Ombudsperson Tasks
               20.   In addition to the tasks specified above, the Ombudsperson shall:
                    (a) Distribute publicly releasable information about Committee procedures,
               including Committee Guidelines, fact sheets and other Committee -prepared
               documents;
                     (b) Where address is known, notify individuals or entities about the status of
               their listing, after the Secretariat has officially notified the Permanent Mission of
               the State or States, pursuant to paragraph 53 of this resolution; and
                     (c) Submit biannual reports summarizing the activities of the Ombudsperson
               to the Security Council.




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