United Nations Security Council Resolution 2199 was unanimously approved on 12 February 2015 to combat

terrorism Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...

. Drafted by Russia, its legally binding provisions gave the fifteen nations of the

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authority to enforce decisions with

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. The resolution, in particular, emphasized "the need to combat by all means, in accordance with the

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and

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, ..threats to

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and security caused by terrorist acts".

Provisions

Resolution 2199 highlighted several financial measures to fight terrorism, such as

asset freezing Asset freezing is a form of interim or interlocutory injunction which prevents a defendant to an lawsuit, action from dealing with or dissipating its assets so as to frustrate a potential Judgment (law), judgment. It is widely recognised in other ...

and closure of all financial sources of terrorism, including

illegal drug trade The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of prohibited drugs. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs through ...

and extraction of natural resources by terrorists. The resolution also noted that the provisions of Resolution 2161 unconditionally ban the payment of ransom to terrorist groups in exchange for hostages. The resolution also condemned the

destruction of cultural heritage by ISIL Deliberate destruction and theft of cultural heritage has been conducted by the Islamic State since 2014 in Iraq, Syria, and to a lesser extent in Libya. The destruction targets various places of worship under ISIL control and ancient historical ...

and the Al-Nusrah Front. Under Resolution 2199

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must report within 120 days to the

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on their compliance with the resolution. The resolution also asked the United Nations

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bodies to supervise progress on the document's implementation.

References

External links

Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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