S/RES/2368 (2017)
Underscoring the important role of the United Nations, in particular the United
Nations Security Council, in facilitating international cooperation in countering
terrorism,
Stressing that Member States have the primary responsibility in countering
terrorist acts and violent extremism conducive to terrorism,
Recalling the Presidential Statements of the Security Council on threats to
international peace and security caused by terrorist acts of 15 January 2013
(S/PRST/2013/1), 28 July 2014 (S/PRST/2014/14), 19 November 2014
(S/PRST/2014/23), 29 May 2015 (S/PRST/2015/11), 28 July 2015 (S/PRST/2015/14),
11 May 2016 (S/PRST/2016/6) and 13 May 2016 (S/PRST/2016/7),
Reaffirming the need to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter
of the United Nations and international law, including applicable international
human rights law, international refugee law, and international humanitarian law,
threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts, stressing in this
regard the important role the United Nations plays in leading and coordinating this
effort,
Recognizing that development, security, and human rights are mutually
reinforcing and are vital to an effective and comprehensive approach to countering
terrorism, and underlining that a particular goal of counter-terrorism strategies
should be to ensure sustainable peace and security,
Reaffirming its resolution 1373 (2001) and in particular its decisions that all
States shall prevent and suppress the financing of terrorist acts and refrain from
providing any form of support, active or passive, to entities or persons involved in
terrorist acts, including by suppressing recruitment of members of terrorist groups
and eliminating the supply of weapons to terrorists,
Urging all States, including States where ISIL is present, to prevent any trade,
economic, and financial ties with ISIL, Al-Qaida, and associated individuals,
groups, undertakings, and entities, including through enhancing their border security
efforts,
Stressing that terrorism can only be defeated by a sustained and comprehensive
approach involving the active participation and collaboration of all States and
international and regional organizations to impede, impair, isolate, and incapacitate
the terrorist threat,
Emphasizing that sanctions are an important tool under the Charter of the
United Nations in the maintenance and restoration of international peace and
security, including in support of countering terrorism, and stressing in this regard
the need for robust implementation of the measures in paragraph 1 of this resolution,
Stressing the important role the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al -Qaida
Sanctions Committee plays in identifying possible cases of non -compliance with the
measures pursuant to paragraph 1, including its role in determining the appropriate
course of action on each case,
Recalling that ISIL is a splinter group of Al-Qaida, and recalling further that
any individual, group, undertaking, or entity supporting ISIL or Al -Qaida is eligible
for listing,
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