Joint special meeting of the Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, and the Financial Action Task Force on Depriving terrorist groups from accessing, raising, and moving funds: Prac

#StopTerrorFinance

Despite efforts by the international community to deprive terrorists of the resources needed to commit terrorist acts, terrorist groups continue to find ways to raise and move funds, including through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT). Of particular concern is the urgent need to develop means to prevent returning foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and dormant terrorist cells from accessing funds and assets.

On 17 December last year, the Security Council – represented by their Member States’ Ministries of Finance – for the first time in its 70 year history, held a special meeting on combatting all forms of terrorist financing. In its meeting, the Council adopted resolution 2253, which inter alia called for strengthened international efforts to detect and disrupt terrorist groups’ funding flows.

As part of this work, the Counter-Terrorism Committee, the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will organize a joint special meeting on “Depriving terrorist groups from accessing, raising, and moving funds: Practices and lessons learned.” Taking place at United Nations headquarters on Monday 12-Tuesday 13 December 2016 in Conference room 2, the special meeting is open to Member and Observer States, members of the media including photographers with valid accreditation, United Nations staff and interns, UN entities, intergovernmental organizations, and specialized agencies, as well as invited guests with a valid UN grounds pass. The event will be webcast at webtv.un.org.

Additional details can be found below. A press release issued immediately following an open briefing on a similar theme held in April 2016 can be found here.

Documents

Draft concept note and agenda

Logistical note

Statements

Message by the Secretary-General to Joint special meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), on “Depriving terrorist groups from accessing, raising, and moving funds: Practices and lessons learned” (New York, 12 December 2016)

Closing remarks by Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee to Joint special meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), on “Depriving terrorist groups from accessing, raising, and moving funds: Practices and lessons learned” (New York, 13 December 2016)

Opening remarks by Chair of the Counter-Terrorism Committee to Joint special meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), on “Depriving terrorist groups from accessing, raising, and moving funds: Practices and lessons learned” (New York, 12 December 2016)

Statement by FATF President Juan Manuel Vega-Serrano, 12 December 2016 — Download here

Statement by Dmitry V. Feoktistov, Deputy Director of the Department on New Challenges and Threats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Media

Press release

Joint special meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee and the 1267/1989/2253 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF): Depriving terrorist groups from accessing, raising, and moving funds: Practices and lessons learned (13 December 2016: Sessions V and VI)