UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee

The UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee is a subsidiary body of the UN Security Council that oversees sanctions against individuals and entities associated with ISIL, also called Da'esh, and Al-Qaida. The present regime is based principally on resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011), and 2253 (2015).

Mandate and sanctions administered

The Committee supervises member states' implementation of three targeted sanctions against designated persons and entities.

• The assets freeze requires states to freeze designated persons' funds, financial assets, and economic resources.
• The travel ban requires states to prevent designated individuals from entering or transiting through their territories, subject to prescribed exceptions.
• The arms embargo requires states to prevent the direct or indirect supply of arms and related assistance to designated persons and entities.

Core functions

The Committee maintains and reviews the ISIL and Al-Qaida Sanctions List, supported by an Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team.

• It adds individuals and entities to the sanctions list when the Security Council's designation criteria are met.
• It considers requests for delisting and humanitarian or other exemptions permitted by relevant resolutions.
• It reviews implementation reports, circulates guidance, and examines information concerning non-compliance with the sanctions.
• An independent Ombudsperson receives and assesses delisting requests concerning this sanctions regime.

Composition and Taliban distinction

The Committee comprises all 15 Security Council members and generally takes decisions by consensus. Since 2011, sanctions concerning listed Taliban-linked individuals and entities have been administered separately by the Security Council's 1988 Sanctions Committee, while the 1267 regime covers ISIL and Al-Qaida associates.