UNSC Sanction committee blacklist lashkar’s makki
- January 18, 2023
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UNSC Sanction committee blacklist lashkar’s makki
Subject : International Relations
Section: International Organisation
Concept :
- Pakistan-based leader of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Abdul Rehman Makki was designated a global terrorist by the UN Security Council.
- This came after China dropped its technical hold over a proposal to list him under the UNSC’s ISIL (Da’esh) and Al Qaida Sanctions Committee.
- India and the US had jointly proposed in June, 2022 to list Makki as a global terrorist under UNSC 1267 Committee.
- However, China had blocked the move by placing a technical hold on the proposal.
- Placing a technical hold effectively blocks the proposal until it is withdrawn.
- This measure (Technical hold) can last for up to six months at a time under the Security Council’s procedures.
- Makki was a fundraiser and key planner of the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
UNSC Al-Qaeda and ISIL Sanctions Committee
- The ISIL (Da-esh) and Al Qaida sanctions committee is also known as the 1267 sanctions committee.
- It is one of the most important UN subsidiary bodies working to combat terrorism, particularly in relation to ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities.
- This committee oversees the implementation of sanctions pursuant to UNSC resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015).
Sanctions regime of UNSC
- Under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the UN Security Council can take action to maintain or restore international peace and security.
- The application of sanctions is one of the possibilities the Council has in this respect.
- Sanctions measures, under Article 41 of the UN Charter, encompass a broad range of enforcement options that do not involve the use of armed force.
- The measures can range from economic and trade embargoes to more targeted measures against specific individuals, companies or entities, such as the freezing of funds and travel bans.
- Currently, the UNSC has 14 active sanctions regimes.
- Sanctions regimes are enacted via a UNSC
- The sanctions regimes focus on supporting political processes in armed conflicts, nuclear non-proliferation and counter-terrorism.
Sanctions committee of UNSC
- Each sanctions regime is administered by a sanctions committee that consists of all 15 members of the Security Council.
- 15 members include – 5 permanent member and 10 non-permanent members of UNSC.
- These sanctions committees ensure the implementation of the sanctions and can decide by consensus to adopt targeted sanctions against specific individuals, enterprises or entities.
- UNSC Al-Qaeda and ISIL Sanctions Committee or 1267 sanctions committee is one of such committee.
Functions of UNSC sanctions committee
- Once an entity or an individual is included in the list it gets designated as the “Global Terrorist”.
- The member states are required to:
- freeze funds and financial assets of that individual/entity,
- enforce a travel ban, and
- cut off access to arms and related materials.