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SC/12421

Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Three Entries on Its Sanctions List

On 24 June 2016, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) enacted the amendments specified with underline and strikethrough in the entries below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 2 of Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

SC/12420

Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Amends Six Entries on Its Sanctions List

On 24 June 2016, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) enacted the amendments specified with underline and strikethrough in the entries below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 2 of Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

SC/12417

Briefing Security Council on Syria, Under-Secretary-General Says Humanitarian Aid Must Be Approved without Preconditions Set by Authorities

The recent “stuttering momentum” in delivering humanitarian aid to Syria’s besieged and hard-to-reach populations must be significantly expanded in the second half of 2016, the United Nations humanitarian chief told the Security Council today, warning that progress made to date was “but a trickle” compared with the country’s overwhelming needs.

SC/12414

Briefing Security Council, Peacebuilding Commission Officials Highlight Current Focus on Transparent Working Methods, Partnerships, Supporting Ebola Recovery

The Organization’s intergovernmental advisory body that supports peacebuilding in countries emerging from conflict was improving its impact through more transparent and strategic working methods, improved partnerships with regional and subregional organizations and a focus on peacebuilding needs in the Ebola recovery, the Security Council heard today.