S/RES/2370 (2017)
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
2 August 2017
Resolution 2370 (2017)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 8017th meeting, on
2 August 2017
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions 1267 (1999), 1373 (2001), 1844 (2008), 1963 (2010),
2129 (2013), 2195 (2014), 2220 (2015), 2253 (2015), 2322 (2016), 2341 (2017),
2368 (2017),
Reaffirming its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international
peace and security, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations,
Reaffirming its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political
independence of all States in accordance with the United Nations Charter,
Reaffirming that terrorism in all forms and manifestations constitutes one of
the most serious threats to international peace and security and that any acts of
terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivations, whenever,
wherever and by whomsoever committed, and remaining determined to contribute
further to enhancing the effectiveness of the overall effort to fight this scourge on a
global level,
Reaffirming that terrorism should not be associated with any religion,
nationality, civilization or ethnic group,
Stressing also that States must ensure that any measures taken to combat
terrorism comply with all their obligations under international law, and should adopt
such measures in accordance with international law, in particular international
human rights law, refugee law, and humanitarian law,
Gravely concerned that the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and
misuse of small arms and light weapons in many regions of the world continue to
pose threats to international peace and security, causes significant loss of life,
contribute to instability and insecurity and continue to und ermine the effectiveness
of the Security Council in discharging its primary responsibility for the maintenance
of international peace and security,
Strongly condemning the continued flow of weapons, including small arms and
light weapons, military equipment, unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) and their
components, and improvised explosive device (IED) components to and between
ISIL (also known as Da’esh), Al-Qaida, their affiliates, and associated groups,
illegal armed groups and criminals, and encouraging Member States to prevent and
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