United Nations Security Council Resolution 1452
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Security Council Resolution
1452, adopted unanimously on December 20, 2002, after recalling resolutions 1267
(1999), 1333
(2000), 1363
(2001), 1368
(2001) and 1390
(2001) concerning Al-Qaeda
, the Taliban and terrorism
, the Council decided that financial sanctions against the organisations would not apply to expenses for food, rent, medicine and medical care, health insurance and professional fees.
The Security Council reaffirmed Resolution 1373
(2001) and its determination to facilitate the implementation of counter-terrorism
obligations. Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
, the Security Council exempted funds necessary for basic expenses such as food, rent, medical care and professional fees and extraordinary expenses from financial sanctions against Osama bin Laden
, the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. At the same time, it decided that the provision not to freeze accounts on humanitarian grounds no longer applied. States could also allow the addition of interest or other earnings to the accounts.
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1452, adopted unanimously on December 20, 2002, after recalling resolutions 1267
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1267, adopted unanimously on October 15, 1999, after recalling resolutions 1189 , 1193 and 1214 on the situation in Afghanistan, the Council established a sanctions regime to cover individuals and entities associated with Al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden and/or...
(1999), 1333
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1333
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1333, adopted on December 19, 2000, after recalling all resolutions on the situation in Afghanistan, including Resolution 1267 , the Council called for a ban of military assistance to the Taliban, closure of its camps and an end to the provision of...
(2000), 1363
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1363
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1363, adopted unanimously on July 30, 2001, after reaffirming all resolutions on the situation in Afghanistan, including resolutions 1267 and 1333 , the Council requested the Secretary-General to establish a mechanism to monitor the implementation of...
(2001), 1368
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1368
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1368, adopted unanimously on September 12, 2001, after expressing its determination to combat threats to international peace and security caused by acts of terrorism and recognising the right of individual and collective self-defense, the Council condemned...
(2001) and 1390
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1390
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1390, adopted unanimously on January 16, 2002, after recalling resolutions 1267 , 1333 , 1363 , 1368 , 1373 1378 and 1383 concerning the situation in Afghanistan and terrorism, the Council imposed further sanctions on Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, the...
(2001) concerning Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
, the Taliban and terrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
, the Council decided that financial sanctions against the organisations would not apply to expenses for food, rent, medicine and medical care, health insurance and professional fees.
The Security Council reaffirmed Resolution 1373
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373, adopted unanimously on September 28, 2001, is a counter-terrorism measure passed following the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States...
(2001) and its determination to facilitate the implementation of counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...
obligations. Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military and nonmilitary action to "restore international peace...
, the Security Council exempted funds necessary for basic expenses such as food, rent, medical care and professional fees and extraordinary expenses from financial sanctions against Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the militant Islamist organization Al-Qaeda, the jihadist organization responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States and numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets...
, the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. At the same time, it decided that the provision not to freeze accounts on humanitarian grounds no longer applied. States could also allow the addition of interest or other earnings to the accounts.
See also
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1401 to 1500 (2002 – 2003)
- Terrorist financingTerrorist FinancingTerrorist financing came into limelight after the events of terrorism on 9/11. The US passed the USA PATRIOT Act to, among other reasons, attempt thwarting the financing of terrorism and anti-money laundering making sure these were given some sort of adequate focus by US financial institutions...