United Nations Security Council Resolution 1989, adopted unanimously on June 17, 2011, after recalling 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) and 1988 (2011) on terrorism and the threat to Afghanistan, the Council imposed separate sanctions regimes on Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.[1]
| UN Security Council Resolution 1989 | ||
|---|---|---|
 Alleged Al-Qaeda tunnel in Afghanistan | ||
| Date | 17 June 2011 | |
| Meeting no. | 6,557 | |
| Code | S/RES/1989 (Document) | |
| Subject | Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts | |
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| Result | Adopted | |
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Resolution 1989 dealt with sanctions relating to Al-Qaeda, while Resolution 1988 (2011) addressed sanctions against the Taliban. Until the passing of both the resolutions, sanctions on the Taliban and Al-Qaeda had been handled by the same committee.[2]
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The Security Council reaffirmed that terrorism continued to constitute a "serious" threat to international peace and security. The provisions of the resolution, adopted under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, included;[3]
- Modified the Committee established in Resolution 1267 to include only Al-Qaeda and associates;
- Expanded the mandate of the Ombudsperson created in Resolution 1904 to include the consideration of requests for delisting and the acceptance or rejection of requests;
- Urged states and organisations to provide all necessary information concerning delisting requests for Al-Qaeda or other individuals;
- Ensured that the sanctions were more fairly and transparently applied.
The annex of the resolution provided instructions for the Ombudsperson and Monitoring Committee.
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References edit
- ^ "In move designed to keep pace with evolving security situation in Afghanistan, defeat terrorism, Security Council splits Al-Qaeda, Taliban sanctions regime". United Nations. 17 June 2011.
- ^ "UN splits Al-Qaeda and Taliban on sanctions list". Agence France-Presse. 17 June 2011.
- ^ "Fact Sheet, Security Council Resolutions 1988 and 1989". United States Mission to the United Nations. 17 June 2011.
External links edit
- Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
- Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267, 1989, and 2253 website (Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee)
