Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on Taliban, ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida — 2.1
Exception — humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan 2.1 (1) Section 2 does not prohibit the provision, processing or payment of funds, other financial assets or economic resources or the provision of goods and services that are necessary to ensure the timely delivery of humanitarian assistance or to support other activities that support basic human needs in Afghanistan by (a) the United Nations, including its programs, funds and other entities and bodies, as well as its specialized agencies and related organizations; (b) international organizations; (c) humanitarian organizations that have been granted observer status by the United Nations General Assembly and members of those humanitarian organizations; (d) bilaterally or multilaterally funded non-governmental organizations that are participating in any United Nations humanitarian response plan, refugee response plan or other United Nations appeals for assistance or in groups of humanitarian organizations coordinated by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, including the employees, grantees, subsidiaries and implementing partners of those non-governmental organizations while acting in those capacities; (e) any other person authorized for that purpose by a United Nations committee established by the Security Council acting within its mandate; or (f) any other international organization that provides humanitarian assistance or leads other activities that support basic human needs in Afghanistan and are so recognized by Canada. Exception — humanitarian assistance in other states (2) Section 2 does not prohibit the provision, processing or payment of funds, other financial assets or economic resources or the provision of goods and services that are necessary to ensure the timely delivery of humanitarian assistance or to support other activities that support basic human needs in foreign states other than Afghanistan by (a) the United Nations, including its programs, funds and other entities and bodies, as well as its specialized agencies and related organizations; (b) international organizations; (c) humanitarian organizations that have been granted observer status by the United Nations General Assembly and members of those humanitarian organizations; (d) bilaterally or multilaterally funded non-governmental organizations that are participating in any United Nations humanitarian response plan, refugee response plan or other United Nations appeals for assistance or in groups of humanitarian organizations coordinated by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, including the employees, grantees, subsidiaries and implementing partners of those non-governmental organizations while acting in those capacities; (e) any other person authorized for that purpose by a United Nations committee established by the Security Council acting within its mandate. Cessation of effect (3) Subsection (2) ceases to have effect in respect of the provision, processing or payment of funds, other financial assets or economic resources and the provision of goods and services to a person referred to in subparagraph 2(d)(ii) on the later of December 9, 2024 and the day on which paragraph 1 of Resolution 2664 (2022), adopted by the Security Council on December 9, 2022, or any resolution that replaces that paragraph, ceases to have effect. SOR/2023-134, s. 1