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Security Council: Press Release


SC/12053

On 21 September 2015, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the entries specified below to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2161 (2014) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations:

SC/12047

On 16 September 2015, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) enacted the amendments specified with underline in the entry below on its List of individuals subject to the assets freeze and travel ban measures set out in paragraphs 11 and 15, respectively, of resolution 2140 (2014) and the arms embargo set out in paragraph 14 of resolution 2216 (2015) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

SC/12041

A training course for national points of contact of States in the Asia-Pacific region for the implementation of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) took place in Qingdao, China, from 7 to 11 September.  The course, hosted by the Government of China on behalf of the Security Council’s 1540 Committee, was the first of its kind.  The 1540 Committee hopes that the course, which is an excellent example of the regional approach it favours, will be replicated in other regions of the world.

SC/12037

On 9 September 2015, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities removed the name below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List after concluding its consideration of the delisting requests for this name submitted through the Office of the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009), and after considering the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson on this delisting request.