UN Security Council
2023

of international recruits to the terrorist group ISIL/Da’esh, 23-17825 (E) *2317825* S/RES/2697 (2023) Welcoming the considerable efforts of the Government of Iraq to defeat ISIL/Da’esh, and recalling its letter to the Secretary-General and Security Council dated 9 August 2017 calling for the assistance of the international community to ensure that members of ISIL/Da’esh are held accountable for their crimes in Iraq, including where those may amount to crimes against humanity ( S/2017/710), Expressing its appreciation for the valuable contribution of the Investigative Team established by resolution 2379 (2017) to support domestic efforts to hold members of ISIL/Da’esh accountable by collecting, preserving, and storing evidence in Iraq of acts that may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed by the terrorist group ISIL/Da’esh in Iraq , Underscoring the importance of sharing evidence collected by the Investigative Team established by resolution 2379 (2017) with the relevant Iraqi authorities, in a timely manner, for eventual use in fair and independent criminal proceedings, consistent with the applicable international law and the Investigative Team’s Terms of Reference,