UNSC Unanimously adopts Resolution to cut off Funding for “Daesh , al-Nusra Front ” and Other Terrorist Organizations
NEWYORK,(ST)_ The UN Security Council unanimously adopted yesterday resolution number 2199 to cut off funding for “Daesh and al-Nusra front ” and other terrorist organizations through selling oil and stolen antiquities and ransom.
The said resolution criminalizes all who buy oil from “Daesh and al-Nusra front ” and other extremist organizations, which have links to al-Qaeda and also demands bringing those who are involved in such acts to justice as involved with terrorism.
Following the vote, the Russian Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, described the resolution as “an important step to cut off terrorist funding which directly comes from the illicit trade in oil,” adding that the resolution aims to “cut off terrorist threats plaguing Syria, Iraq and other countries and work to address them.”
In turn, the Chinese Permanent Representative to the UN Liu Jie Yi stressed his country welcomes the adoption of the resolution, which is of paramount importance in coordinating the international community’s efforts in the fight against terrorism , expressing hope that the UN Security Council will implement the resolution in full , as well as UNSC resolutions 2170 and 2178, taken earlier, condemning all terrorist acts.
The Chinese representative called on the international community to strengthen efforts and implement policies in an integrated manner so as to cut all channels of using the Internet by these organizations, which spread its culture and its extremist ideology and inciting terrorist practices and also receive funding through these channels .
T. Fateh