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Recent Sanctions-related UN Resolutions30 June 2008 - With Resolution 1822 it is decided that all states shall take the measures that have been imposed through previous resolutions, including the asset freezes, travel bans and the arms embargo. The mandate of the Monitoring Team is extended for a further 18 months.Regarding listing and delisting of individuals and entities, when a name is added the Committee is directed to make accessible on the Committee’s web site reasons for listing. Also it is decided that the Permanent Mission of the country or countries where the individual or entity is believed to be located and the country where the person is a national should be notified within one week after the name is added or removed from the list. States receiving notification of delisting are demanded to notify concerned individuals or entities in a timely manner. 22 December 2006 – With resolution 1735 it is decided that all states shall take the measures that have been imposed through previous resolutions, including the asset freezes, travel bans and the arms embargo. The mandate of the Monitoring Team is extended for a further 18 months. Regarding listing of individuals and entities the Secretariat is given the responsibility to inform the Permanent Mission of the country where the person or organisation is located and, in cases of individuals, notify the government where he or she is a national. Included in the information package will for instance be the Committee’s procedures for delisting. Concerning delisting the Committee is given a number of guidelines in order to proceed in developing criteria for the delisting requests of individuals and entities on the Consolidated list. 29 July 2005 , the Security Council further strengthened and clarified the targeted measures imposed against Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden, and the Taliban and other individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities associated with them, by adopting resolution 1617 (2005). Reform of the CTC 8 October, 2004- By adopting Resolution 1566 the Security Council again strenghtens the struggle against international terrorism. The resolution sets up a working group to consider recommendations on further mesures that can be used against individuals and entitites involved in terrrorism, not already identified by the Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee. This includes examining appropriate approaches for bringing them to justice through prosecution or extradition. See UNSCR 1566 26 March 2004, The Security Council has decided to restructure its Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) in an effort to revitalize the panel's efforts to fight international terrorism. In resolution 1535 (2004) it was decided that the CTC would consist of a Plenary - comprising the Security Council's 15 Member States and focusing on wider strategic and policy decisions - and a Bureau, which would be comprised of expert and Secretariat staff, known as the Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED), headed by an Executive Director. The resolution includes a 'sunset clause' for the CTED, set for 31 December 2007. A comprehensive review of the Directorate is also set to be done by 31 December 2005. 5 March 2004, A proposal has been presented by the chairman of the Counter-terrorism Committee (CTC) on reforms of the Committee. The reform is meant to further enhance CTC's shifting role from passively monitoring compliance to actively judging that compliance. Under the reform plan a counterterrorism directorate would be established, headed by an executive director. The directorate would be composed of council members, Secretariat staff, and technical experts (customs, international financial systems, drug trafficking, human rights and weapons of mass destruction). The new structure would have a sunset clause of December 2007, i.e. automatically expiring at that date if not renewed by the Security Council. This proposal stems from many of the practical problems countries are experiencing when implementing antiterrorism resolutions. 30 January 2004 , The Security Council tightens the sanctions regime against the Taliban and Al-Qaida by adopting resolution 1526. The measures adopted cover additional kinds of financial assets and mechanisms to ensure implementation. The idea is to not only freeze assets and economic resources but reference is made to properties, to concrete resources rather than banks. The resolution deals with the role of non-profit organizations and informal, alternative remittance systems, while adding new internal reporting requirements to tackle currency movements across borders. The resolution also establishes a New York based Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, to provide the committee with comprehensive and independent reports on the situation, for a year. See UNSCR 1526 (2004) |
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