Security Council resolution 2161 (2014) [on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts by Al-Qaida]
Symbol: S/RES/2161 (2014)
Date: 2014-06-17
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/69 [31] TERRORISM
S/69 [10] INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Subjects: Qaida (Organization)|UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and Associated Individuals and Entities|UN. Security Council. Office of the Ombudsperson|UN. Security Council. Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team Established pursuant to Resolution 1526 (2004) > Terms of reference|UN. Security Council. Office of the Ombudsperson > Terms of reference|Al-Qaida Sanctions List|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|SANCTIONS|FROZEN ASSETS|TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS|ARMS EMBARGO|SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE|TERRORISM|COUNTER-TERRORISM|INTERNATIONAL SECURITY|FOCAL POINTS|EXPLOSIVES|TERRORISM FINANCING
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: AUSTRALIA
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: LUXEMBOURG
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: RWANDA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

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                Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
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                Resolution 2161 (2014)
                Adopted by the Security Council at its 7198th meeting, on
                17 June 2014

                     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), and 2133 (2014) and the relevant statements
                of its President,
                      Reaffirming that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of
                the most serious threats to peace and security and that any acts of terrorism are
                criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivations, whenever and by
                whomsoever committed, and reiterating its unequivocal condemnation of Al-Qaida
                and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with it, 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,
                      Reaffirming that terrorism cannot and should not be associated with any
                religion, nationality or civilization,
                      Recalling the Presidential Statements of the Security Council ( S/PRST/2013/1)
                of 15 January 2013 on threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist
                acts and (S/PRST/2013/5) on peace and security in Africa,
                     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, refugee and 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,
                      Recalling its resolution 2133 (2014) and the publication by the Global
                Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) of the “Algiers Memorandum on Good Practices
                on Preventing and Denying the Benefits of Kidnapping for Ransom by Terrorists”,
                strongly condemning incidents of kidnapping and hostage-taking committed by
                terrorist groups for any purpose, including with the aim of raising funds or gaining

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               political concessions, 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, calling upon all Member States to prevent terrorists
               from benefiting directly or indirectly from ransom payments or from politic al
               concessions and to secure the safe release of hostages, and reaffirming the need for
               all Member States to cooperate closely during incidents of kidnapping and hostage -
               taking committed by terrorist groups,
                     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, and stressing in this regard the need for robust implementation of the
               measures in paragraph 1 of this resolution as a significa nt tool in combating terrorist
               activity,
                     Reminding all States that they have an obligation to take the measures
               described in paragraph 1 with respect to all individuals, groups, undertakings and
               entities included on the 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 list created pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1333 (2000) and 1989 (2011)
               (“the 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, undertakings and entities
               which should be subject to the measures referred to in paragraph 1 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,
                     Recognizing the challenges, both legal and otherwise, to the measures
               implemented by Member States under paragraph 1 of this resolution, welcoming
               improvements to the Committee’s procedures and the quality of the Al -Qaida
               Sanctions List, and expressing its intent to continue efforts to ensure that procedures
               are fair and clear,
                     Welcoming 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) and 2083 (2012), 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, 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,
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                 Welcoming the fourth review in June 2014 by the General Assembly of the
           United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (A/RES/60/288) of 8 September
           2006 and the creation of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF)
           to ensure overall coordination and coherence in the counter-terrorism efforts of the
           United Nations system and the Report of the Secretary-General of 14 April 2014 on
           activities of the United Nations system in implementing the Strategy ( A/68/841),
                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
           encouraging further engagement with the CTITF to ensure overall coordination and
           coherence in the counter-terrorism efforts of the United Nations system,
                 Recognizing the need to take measures to prevent and suppress the financing of
           terrorism and terrorist organizations, including from the proceeds of organized
           crime, inter alia, the illicit production and trafficking of drugs and their chemical
           precursors, and the importance of continued international cooperation to that aim,
                 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 expression and
           association of individuals in civil society and freedom of religion or belief, and
           noting the relevant recommendation and guidance documents of the Financial
           Action Task Force,
                Recalling its decision that States shall eliminate the supply of weapons,
           including small arms and light weapons, to terrorists, as well as its calls for S tates 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, as well as their use to incite,
           recruit, fund or plan terrorist acts,
                 Expressing concern at the flow of international recruits to Al-Qaida and those
           groups associated with it, and the scale of this phenomenon, and reiterating further
           the obligation of Member States to prevent the movement of terrorist groups, in
           accordance with applicable international 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, the supply of weapons for terrorists and
           financing that would support terrorists,
                Noting with concern the continued threat posed to international peace and
           security by Al-Qaida and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities
           associated with it, and reaffirming its resolve to address all aspects of that threat,
                 Noting that, in some instances, certain individuals, groups, undertakings and
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               (2012) or other relevant sanctions resolutions may also meet the criteria for listing
               set forth in paragraph 2 of this resolution,
                    Noting the efforts of the Secretariat to standardize the format of all United
               Nations sanctions lists to facilitate implementation by national authorities, 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
               Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

               Measures
                    1.    Decides that all States shall take the 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 Al-Qaida
               and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them:

               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
               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 aircra ft, of arms and related materiel of
               all types including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment,
               paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned, and technical
               advice, assistance or training related to military activities;

               Listing Criteria
                    2.   Reaffirms that acts or activities indicating that an individual, group,
               undertaking or entity is associated with Al-Qaida and eligible for inclusion in the
               Al-Qaida Sanctions List include:




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                (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 or
           any cell, affiliate, splinter group or derivative thereof;
                3.   Notes that such means of financing or support include but are not limited
           to the use of proceeds derived from crime, including the illicit cultivation,
           production and trafficking of narcotic drugs and their precursors;
                4.    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, including on the Al-Qaida
           Sanctions List, shall be eligible for listing;
                5.    Confirms that the requirements in paragraph 1 (a) above apply to
           financial and economic resources of every kind, including but not limited to those
           used for the provision of Internet hosting or related services, used for the support of
           Al-Qaida and other individuals, groups, undertakings or entities included on the
           Al-Qaida Sanctions List;
                 6.    Confirms that the requirements in paragraph 1 (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 tha t such
           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 9 and 61 below;
                7.    Confirms further that the requirements in paragraph 1 (a) above shall also
           apply to the payment of ransoms to individuals, groups, undertakings or entities on
           the Al-Qaida Sanctions List, regardless of how or by whom the ransom is paid;
                 8.   Reaffirms that Member States may permit the addition to accounts frozen
           pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 above of any payment in favour of l isted
           individuals, groups, undertakings or entities, provided that any such payments
           continue to be subject to the provisions in paragraph 1 above and are frozen;
                 9.   Encourages Member States to make use of the provisions regarding
           available exemptions to the measures in paragraph 1 (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 Al-Qaida Sanctions List, or by the legal representative or estate of
           such individual, group, undertaking or entity, for Committee consideration, as
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               Measures implementation
                     10. Reiterates the importance of all States identifying, and if necessary
               introducing, adequate procedures to implement fully all aspects of the measures
               described in paragraph 1 above, 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 terrorist financing;
                     11. Strongly urges Member States to apply the elements in FATF’s
               Interpretive Note to Recommendation 6, and to take note of, inter alia, related best
               practices for effective implementation of targeted financial sanctions related to
               terrorism and terrorist financing, and takes note of the need to have appropriate
               legal authorities and procedures to apply and enforce targeted 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 as possible from all relevant
               sources;
                     12. 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 Al-Qaida Sanctions List, as required by paragraph 1 (a), and taking
               into account relevant FATF Recommendations and international standards designed
               to prevent the abuse of non-profit organizations, informal/alternative remittance
               systems and the physical trans-border movement of currency, while working to
               mitigate the impact on legitimate activities through these mediums;
                     13. Urges Member States to promote awareness of the Al-Qaida Sanctions
               List as widely as possible, including to relevant domestic agenci es, the private
               sector and the general public to ensure effective implementation of the measures in
               paragraph 1; 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 Al-Qaida Sanctions List;
                     14. Decides that Member States, in order to prevent Al-Qaida and other
               individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with it 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,
               detonating cord, or poisons, shall undertake appropriate measures to promote the
               exercise of vigilance by their nationals, persons subject to their jurisdi ction and
               firms 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;
                    15. Encourages Member States, including through their permanent missions,
               and relevant international organizations to meet the Committee for in-depth
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                 16. Urges all Member States, in their implementation of the measures set out
           in paragraph 1 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;
                 17. 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;
                 18. 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;
                19. Encourages Member States to consult the Al-Qaida Sanctions List when
           considering whether to grant travel visa applications, for the purpo se of effectively
           implementing the travel ban;
                 20. 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 Al-Qaida Sanctions List;
                21. 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 info rmation
           when it submits its standard form for listing;
                 22. 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 1 above and the
           assessment of the threat from Al-Qaida and individuals, groups, undertakings and
           entities associated with it;
                 23. Encourages all Member States to report to the Committee on obstacles to
           the implementation of the measures described in paragraph 1 above, with a view to
           facilitating technical assistance;

           The Committee
                 24. Directs the Committee to continue to ensure that fair and clear
           procedures exist for placing individuals, groups, unde rtakings and entities on the
           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;
                25. Directs the Committee, as a matter of priority, to review its guidelines
           with respect to the provisions of this resolution, in particular paragraphs 13, 14, 18,
           19, 22, 34, 39, 44, 46, 51, 63, 64, 66 and 67;




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                    26. 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;
                    27. Directs the Committee to identify possible cases of non-compliance with
               the measures pursuant to paragraph 1 above and to determine the appropriate course
               of action on each case, and requests the Chair, in periodic reports to the Council
               pursuant to paragraph 72 below, to provide progress reports on the Committee’s
               work on this issue;
                     28. 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;
                    29. 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;

               Listing
                     30. Encourages all Member States to submit to the Committee for inclusion
               on the 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 Al-Qaida, and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated
               with it;
                     31. Reiterates that the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this resolution
               are preventative in nature and are not reliant upon criminal standards set out under
               national law;
                     32. Reaffirms that, when proposing names to the Committee for inclusion on
               the Al-Qaida Sanctions List, Member States shall use the standard form for listing
               provide a statement of case, which should include detailed reasons on 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 decides further 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 36 below;
                     33. 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;
                     34. 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;
                     35. Directs the Committee to update, as necessary, the standard form for
               listing in accordance with the provisions of this resolution; and f urther directs the
               Monitoring Team to report to the Committee on further steps that could be taken to


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           improve the quality of the Al-Qaida Sanctions List, including by improving
           identifying information, as well as steps to ensure that INTERPOL-UN Security
           Council Special Notices exist for all listed individuals, groups, undertakings, and
           entities;
                 36. 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 Al-Qaida Sanctions
           List, a narrative summary of reasons for listing the corresponding entry;
                 37. Encourages Member States and relevant international organizations and
           bodies to inform the Committee of any relevant court decisions and proceedings so
           that the Committee can consider them when it reviews a corresponding listing or
           updates a narrative summary of reasons for listing;
                 38. 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 36;
                 39. Reaffirms that the Secretariat shall, after publication but within three
           working days after a name is added to the 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
           Al-Qaida Sanctions List, and requests the Secretary-General to make all list entries
           and narrative summaries of reasons for listing available in al l official languages of
           the United Nations in a timely and accurate manner, and notes the unique
           circumstances of this request, which is for the purpose of harmonizing this
           Committee’s translation procedures of issuing lists and narrative summaries with
           those of other United Nations Security Council sanctions committees;
                 40. 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 paragraphs 9 and 62
           of this resolution;

           Review of Delisting Requests — Ombudsperson/Member States
                 41. 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 thirty months from the date of expiration
           of the Office of the Ombudsperson’s current mandate in June 2015, affirms that the



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               Ombudsperson shall continue to receive requests from individuals, groups,
               undertakings or entities seeking to be removed from the 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
               Al-Qaida Sanctions List through the Office of the Ombudsperson, either a
               recommendation to retain the listing or a reco mmendation that the Committee
               consider delisting;
                     42. Recalls its decision that the requirement for States to take the measures
               described in paragraph 1 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
               delisting request pursuant to annex II;
                     43. Recalls its decision that the requirement for States to take the measures
               described in paragraph 1 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
               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, grou p, 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 de cision 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 1 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;
                    44. Decides that the Committee may, by consensus, shorten the 60-day
               period referred to in paragraph 43 on a case-by-case basis;
                     45. Reiterates that the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this resolution
               are preventative in nature and are not reliant upon criminal standards set out under
               national law;
                     46. 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, to ensure its continued ability to carry out its
               mandate in an independent, effective and timely manner;
                    47. 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 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,
               encourages Member States’ further cooperation 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




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           confidentiality restrictions that are placed on such information by Member States
           providing it;
                 48. Requests that Member States and relevant international organizations and
           bodies encourage individuals and entities that are considering challenging or are
           already in the process of challenging their listing through national and regional
           courts to seek removal from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List by submitting delisting
           petitions to the Office of the Ombudsperson;
                 49. Notes the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) international standards
           and, inter alia, best practices relating to targeted financial sanctions, as referenced in
           paragraph 12 of this resolution;
                 50. Recalls its decision that when the designating State submits a delisting
           request, the requirement for States to take the measures described in paragraph 1 of
           this resolution shall terminate with respect to that individual, group, undertaking 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 1 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;
                51. Decides that the Committee may, by consensus, shorten the 60-day
           period referred to in paragraph 50 on a case-by-case basis;
                52. Recalls its decision that, for purposes of submitting a delisting request in
           paragraph 50, 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 50;
                 53. Strongly urges designating States to allow the Ombudsperson to reveal
           their identities as designating States to those listed individuals and entities that have
           submitted delisting petitions to the Ombudsperson;
                 54. Directs the Committee to continue to work, in accordance with its
           guidelines, to consider delisting requests of Member States for the removal from the
           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 the present resolution, and strongly urges Member States to
           provide reasons for submitting their delisting requests;
                 55. Encourages States to submit delisting requests for individuals that are
           officially confirmed to be dead, particularly where no assets are identified, and for
           entities reported or confirmed to have ceased to exist, while at the same time taking
           all reasonable measures to ensure that the assets that had belonged to these
           individuals or entities have not been or will not be transferred or distributed to other
           individuals, groups, undertakings and entities on the Al-Qaida Sanctions List or any
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                     56. Encourages Member States, when unfreezing the assets of a deceased
               individual or an entity that is reported or confirmed to have ceased to e xist as a
               result of a delisting, to recall the obligations set forth in resolution 1373 (2001) and,
               particularly, to prevent unfrozen assets from being used for terrorist purposes;
                     57. 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 this
               provision, which shall not be considered as establishing a precedent;
                     58. 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 calls upon the
               Committee to provide reasons to relevant Member States and national and regional
               courts and bodies, upon request and where appropriate;
                     59. 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, a nd 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;
                     60. Confirms that the Secretariat shall, within three days after a name is
               removed from the 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 decides 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 time ly
               manner;
                     61. 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 1 (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
                    62. Decides that the Focal Point mechanism established in resolution 1730
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                 (a) Receive requests from listed individuals, groups, undertakings, and
           entities for exemptions to the measures outlined in paragr aph 1 (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 decides 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 Committee, 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 1 (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 decides further that the Committee
           shall only agree to exemptions to the measures in paragraph 1 (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;
                  63. Decides that the Focal Point may receive, and transmit to the Committee
           for its consideration, communications from:
                (a)   individuals who have been removed from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List;
                 (b) individuals claiming to have been subjected to the measures outlined in
           paragraph 1 above as a result of false or mistaken identification or confusion with
           individuals included on the Al-Qaida Sanctions List;
                64. Directs the Committee, with the assistance of the Monitoring Team and
           in consultation with relevant States, to respond, through the Focal Point, to
           communications referred to in paragraph 63 (b), as may be appropriate, within
           60 days;

           Review and maintenance of the Al-Qaida Sanctions List
                 65. 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 indivi duals
           and other significant events, as such information becomes available;
                66. Requests the Monitoring Team to circulate to the Committee every
           twelve months a list compiled in consultation with the respective designating States
           and States of residence, nationality, location or incorporation, where known, of:
                (a) individuals and entities on the Al-Qaida Sanctions List whose entries
           lack identifiers necessary to ensure effective implementation of the measures
           imposed upon them;
                (b) individuals on the Al-Qaida Sanctions List who are reportedly deceased,
           along with an assessment of relevant information such as the certification of death,


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               and to the extent possible, the status and location 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 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 Al-Qaida Sanctions List that have not been
               reviewed in three or more years (“the triennial review”);
                     67. 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;

               Coordination and outreach
                     68. Directs the Committee to continue to cooperate with other relevant
               Security Council Sanctions Committees, in particular that established pursuant to
               resolution 1988 (2011);
                     69. Reiterates the need to enhance ongoing cooperation among the
               Committee, 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 all three committees, expresses its
               intention to provide guidance to the committees on areas of common interest in
               order better to coordinate their efforts and facilitate such c ooperation, and requests
               the Secretary-General to make the necessary arrangements for the groups to be
               co-located as soon as possible;
                     70. 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 subregio nal workshops;
                     71. Requests the Committee to consider, where and when appropriate, visits
               to selected countries by the Chair and/or Committee members to enhance the full
               and effective implementation of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 above, with
               a view to encouraging States to comply fully with this resolution and resolutions
               1267 (1999), 1333 (2000), 1390 (2002), 1455 (2003), 1526 (2004), 1617 (2005),
               1735 (2006), 1822 (2008), 1904 (2009) 1989 (2011), 2082 (2012), 2083 (2012), and
               2133 (2014);
                     72. 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 the reports by the Chairs
               of CTC and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004),
               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 periodic briefings for all inter ested Member
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           Monitoring Team
                 73. 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 pur suant to paragraph 7
           of resolution 1526 (2004), for a further period of thirty months from the date of
           expiration of its current mandate in June 2015, 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 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;
                 74. 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;
                75. 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 Co unter 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;

           Reviews
                76. Decides to review the measures described in paragraph 1 above with a
           view to their possible further strengthening in eighteen months or sooner if
           necessary;
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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, two comprehensive, independent reports to the
               Committee, one by 30 September 2014, and the second by 31 March 2015, on
               implementation by Member States of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this
               resolution, including specific recommendations for improved implementation of the
               measures and possible new measures;
                    (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
               Al-Qaida Sanctions List;
                      (c) To assist the Committee in regularly reviewing names on the 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 1 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 detail the
               activities envisaged in order to fulfil its responsibilities, including proposed travel,
               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 1 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
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           paragraph 1 of this resolution and in preparing proposed additions to the 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 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 where 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 and other individuals,
           groups, undertakings and entities associated with it, 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 Al-Qaida Sanctions List, as instructed by the
           Committee;
                 (q) To present to the Committee additional identifying and other information
           to assist the Committee in its efforts to keep the 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 the best measures to confront it, including by developing, within
           existing resources, a dialogue with relevant scholars, academic bodies and experts
           through an annual workshop and/or other appropriate means, in consul tation with
           the Committee;
                 (t) To collate, assess, monitor and report on and make recommendations
           regarding implementation of the measures, including implementation of the measure
           in paragraph 1 (a) of this resolution as it pertains to preventing the cri minal misuse
           of the Internet by Al-Qaida, and other individuals, groups, undertakings and entities
           associated with it; 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 regular dialogue with representatives in New York and in capitals, taking
           into account their comments, especially regarding any issues that might be reflected




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               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 relevant representatives of the private sector, including
               financial institutions and relevant non-financial businesses and professions, to learn
               about the practical implementation of the assets freeze and to develop
               recommendations for the strengthening of the implementation of that measure;
                    (x) To consult with the relevant representatives of the private sector, in
               coordination with national authorities, as appropriate, to promote awareness of, and
               enhance compliance with, the travel ban and the arms embargo;
                    (y) To consult with relevant representatives of international organizations,
               including the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the International Civil
               Aviation Organization (ICAO), and the World Customs Organization (WCO), to
               promote awareness of, and enhance compliance with, the travel ban and the arms
               embargo;
                   (z) To work with relevant international and regional o rganizations in order to
               promote awareness of, and compliance with, the measures;
                    (aa) To assist the Committee in facilitating assistance on capacity-building for
               enhancing implementation of the measures, upon request by Member States;
                     (bb) 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, and to work with INTERPOL to ensure that INTERPOL-United
               Nations Security Council Special Notices exist for all listed individuals, groups,
               undertakings, and entities;
                     (cc) 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 with the Secretariat to standardize the format
               of all United Nations sanctions lists so as to facilitate implemen tation by national
               authorities;
                    (dd) 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;
                     (ee) To report periodically, as appropriate, to the Committee on linkages
               between Al-Qaida and those individuals, groups, undertakings or entities eligible for
               listing under paragraph 1 of resolution 2082 (2012) or any other relevant sanctions
               resolutions; and
                    (ff) Any other responsibility identified by the Committee.




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Annex II

                 In accordance with paragraph 41 of this resolution, the Office of the
           Ombudsperson shall be authorized to carry out the follo wing tasks upon receipt of a
           delisting request submitted by, or on behalf of, an individual, group, undertaking or
           entity on the Al-Qaida Sanctions List or by the legal representative or estate of such
           individual, group, undertaking or entity (“the petitio ner”).
                 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
           procedures;
                 (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:



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                     (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, an d 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
               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 Ombudsper son 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, or any cell,
               affiliate, splinter group, or derivative thereof, and undertakes not to associate with
               Al-Qaida 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 which provided the information
               consents;




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                 (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 wri tten 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 those 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 reques t. 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
           Ombudsperson and the Ombudsperson’s recommendation, lay out for the Committee
           the principal arguments concerning the delisting request. The recommendation
           should state the 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 sha ll
           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 any 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;




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                    (b) The Comprehensive Report reflects the basis for the Ombudsperson’s
               recommendation and is not attributable to any individual Committee mem ber; 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 1 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 1 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
               described in paragraph 1 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 42 and 43 of
               this resolution, the Committee shall convey to the Ombudsperson, within 60 days,
               whether the measures described in paragraph 1 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 16, if the measures in paragraph 1 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 16 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.


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           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 whic h 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 39 of this resolution; and
                 (c) Submit biannual reports summarizing the activities of the Ombudsperson
           to the Security Council.




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