United Nations Security Council Resolution 2560

UN Security Council
Resolution 2560
UN Security Council; Resolution 2560
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Date	29 December 2020
Code	S/RES/2560 (Document)
Subject	Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts
Voting summary	15 voted for; None voted against; None abstained;
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China; France; Russia; United Kingdom; United States;
Non-permanent members	Belgium; Dominican Republic; Estonia; Germany; Indonesia; Niger; St.Vincent–Grenadines; South Africa; Tunisia; Vietnam;

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2560 was adopted on December 29, 2020. It was the last Security Council resolution of the year.^[1]

The resolution, adopted unanimously, encouraged the member countries to operate more actively in respect to the enforcement of sanctions on individuals and groups related to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and Al-Qaeda. The Security Council urged the countries to interact more proficuously with the committee dedicated to the overseeing of the enforcement of sanctions against this terrorist groups located in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and Somalia.^[2]

Additionally, the resolution pushed for the submission to the committee of lists and data regarding individuals, groups, undertakings and entities that could meet the criteria established by resolution 2368, in order to maintain the material about the ISIS and Al-Qaeda sanctions record reliable and up to date. It also recommended the establishment of a team for the monitorization of sanctions, to study the exemption procedures laid out in resolution 2368, and to draft an advice to the committee on whether an exemptions update is required.^[3]

References

^ "United Nations Security Council". United Nations. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^ "UN Security Council encourages states to engage more actively against terrorism". XinhuaNet. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
^ "Security Council Encourages States to Engage More Actively against Terrorism, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2560 (2020)". United Nations. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

External links

Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

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[1] "United Nations Security Council". United Nations. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

[2] "UN Security Council encourages states to engage more actively against terrorism". XinhuaNet. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

[3] "Security Council Encourages States to Engage More Actively against Terrorism, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2560 (2020)". United Nations. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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