UN Security Council Resolution 1373

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UN Security Council Resolution 1373 is a 2001 United Nations measure adopted after the 9/11 attacks that obliges all member states to combat terrorism through actions such as criminalizing terrorist financing, enhancing international cooperation, and strengthening border and law-enforcement controls.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations Security Council resolution
counterterrorism measure
adoptedBy United Nations Security Council
adoptedUnanimously true
adoptionDate 2001-09-28
adoptionYear 2001
aimsTo enhance international cooperation against terrorism
prevent and suppress the financing of terrorist acts
strengthen border and law-enforcement controls
callsFor cooperation between states to prevent movement of terrorists
measures against abuse of political asylum by terrorists
measures against abuse of refugee status by terrorists
ratification and implementation of relevant international conventions on terrorism
chapterOfUNCharterInvoked Chapter VII
documentSymbol S/RES/1373(2001)
enteredIntoEffect 2001-09-28
establishes Counter-Terrorism Committee
establishesBodyOf United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasis Article 39 of the UN Charter
Article 41 of the UN Charter
legallyBindingOn all UN member states
legalNature binding decision of the Security Council
meetingNumber 4385
motivatedByEvent 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States
September 11 attacks
partOf international counterterrorism framework
relatedTo UN Security Council Resolution 1267
UN Security Council Resolution 1540
reportingObligation states must report on steps taken to implement the resolution
requestsReportsFrom all UN member states
requires criminalization of terrorist financing
denial of safe haven to terrorists
enhanced international cooperation in criminal investigations related to terrorism
exchange of operational information on terrorist activities
extradition of persons involved in terrorist acts where possible
freezing of funds of persons who commit or support terrorist acts
improved controls on issuance of identity papers and travel documents
mutual legal assistance in terrorism cases
prevention of terrorist acts through effective border controls
prohibition of making funds or financial services available to terrorists
resolutionNumber 1373
subject counterterrorism
international security
suppression of terrorism financing
typeOfMeasure non-military enforcement measure

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