1267 Sanctions Committee

1267 Sanctions Committee: Recently , India has dispatched a technical team to the United Nations to push for The Resistance Front (TRF) to be officially listed as a terrorist group by the UN Security Council’s 1267 Sanctions Committee.

• UNSC 1267 Sanctions Committee: Under Article 41 of the UN Charter, the Security Council can enforce decisions using measures like sanctions.

o The Council forms subsidiary bodies such as Committees and Groups of Experts to monitor and implement these sanctions.

o The Committee consists of all permanent and non-permanent members of the Security Council.

o The 1267 list is a globally recognized UN Security Council-sanctioned list of terrorists.

o Resolution 1267 (1999) established the 1267 Committee to oversee sanctions against individuals, entities, and aircraft linked to the Taliban.

• Subsequent Resolutions: 1333 (2000) and 1390 (2002) broadened sanctions to impose asset freezes, travel bans, and arms embargoes on associates of Usama bin Laden and the Taliban.

o Resolution 2253 (2015) further extended these measures to cover supporters of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).