S/RES/2359 (2017)
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
21 June 2017
Resolution 2359 (2017)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 7979th meeting, on
21 June 2017
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions 2295 (2016), 2253 (2015), and 2227 (2015),
Recalling its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace
and security,
Affirming its strong commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and
territorial integrity of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger,
Expressing its continued concern over the transnational dimension of the
terrorist threat in the Sahel region, as well as the serious challenges posed by
transnational organized crime in the Sahel region, including arms and drug
trafficking, the smuggling of migrants, trafficking in persons, and its increasing
links, in some cases, with terrorism, and underscoring the responsibility of the
countries in the region in addressing these threats and challenges,
Recalling the listing of MUJAO, the Organisation of Al-Qaida in the Islamic
Maghreb, Ansar Eddine and its leader Iyad Ag Ghali, and Al Mourabitoun on the
Al-Qaida sanctions list established by the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and
Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, reiterating its readiness, under the abovementioned regime, to sanction further individuals, groups, undertakings and entities
who are associated with Al-Qaida and other listed entities and individuals, and
taking note of the merger of AQIM, Al Mourabitoun and Ansar Eddine terrorist
groups into Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (Group for the Support of Islam
and Muslims), as announced by Iyad Ag Ghali on 2 March 2017,
Recalling that any individual, group, undertaking or entity associated with
ISIL or Al-Qaida is eligible for inclusion in the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaïda
Sanctions List under the designation criteria set forth in resolution 2253 (2015) and
that means of financing or support include but are not limited to the use of proceeds
of crime, including the illicit cultivation, production and trafficking of narcotic
drugs and their precursors,
Recognizing the determination and ownership of the Governments of the
Group of Five for the Sahel States (G5 Sahel) established on 19 December 2014 in
Nouakchott and comprising Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, to
address the impact of terrorism and transnational organized crime, including
through the conduct of cross-border joint military counter-terrorist operations,
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