               United Nations                                                                     S/RES/1822 (2008)
               Security Council                                                 Distr.: General
                                                                                30 June 2008




               Resolution 1822 (2008)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5928th meeting, on
               30 June 2008
                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolutions 1267 (1999), 1333 (2000), 1363 (2001), 1373 (2001),
               1390 (2002), 1452 (2002), 1455 (2003), 1526 (2004), 1566 (2004), 1617 (2005),
               1624 (2005), 1699 (2006), 1730 (2006), and 1735 (2006), and the relevant
               statements of its President,
                     Reaffirming that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of
               the most serious threats to peace and security and that any acts of terrorism are
               criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivations, whenever and by
               whomsoever committed, and reiterating its unequivocal condemnation of Al-Qaida,
               Usama bin Laden, the Taliban, and other individuals, groups, undertakings, and
               entities associated with them, for ongoing and multiple criminal terrorist acts aimed
               at causing the death of innocent civilians and other victims, destruction of property
               and greatly undermining stability,
                    Reaffirming the need to combat by all means, in accordance with the Charter
               of the United Nations and international law, including applicable international
               human rights, refugee, and humanitarian law, threats to international peace and
               security caused by terrorist acts, stressing in this regard the important role the
               United Nations plays in leading and coordinating this effort,
                    Welcoming the adoption by the General Assembly of the United Nations
               Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (A/60/288) of 8 September 2006 and the creation
               of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force (CTITF) to ensure overall
               coordination and coherence in the counter-terrorism efforts of the United Nations
               system,
                    Reiterating its deep concern about the increased violent and terrorist activities
               in Afghanistan of the Taliban and Al-Qaida and other individuals, groups,
               undertakings and entities associated with them,
                     Recalling its resolution 1817 (2008) and reiterating its support for the fight
               against illicit production and trafficking of drugs from and chemical precursors to
               Afghanistan, in neighbouring countries, countries on trafficking routes, drug
               destination countries and precursors producing countries,



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                     Expressing its deep concern about criminal misuse of the Internet by Al-Qaida,
               Usama bin Laden and the Taliban, and other individuals, groups, undertakings, and
               entities associated with them, in furtherance of terrorist acts,
                     Stressing that terrorism can only be defeated by a sustained and comprehensive
               approach involving the active participation and collaboration of all States, and
               international and regional organizations to impede, impair, isolate, and incapacitate
               the terrorist threat,
                     Emphasizing that sanctions are an important tool under the Charter of the
               United Nations in the maintenance and restoration of international peace and
               security, and stressing in this regard the need for robust implementation of the
               measures in paragraph 1 of this resolution as a significant tool in combating terrorist
               activity,
                     Urging all Member States, international bodies, and regional organizations to
               allocate sufficient resources to meet the ongoing and direct threat posed by
               Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden and the Taliban, and other individuals, groups,
               undertakings, and entities associated with them, including by participating actively
               in identifying which individuals, groups, undertakings and entities should be subject
               to the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this resolution,
                     Reiterating that dialogue between the Committee established pursuant to
               resolution 1267 (1999) (“the Committee”) and Member States is vital to the full
               implementation of the measures,
                     Taking note of challenges to measures implemented by Member States in
               accordance with the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this resolution and
               recognizing continuing efforts of Member States and the Committee to ensure that
               fair and clear procedures exist for placing individuals, groups, undertakings, and
               entities on the list created pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1333 (2000) (the
               “Consolidated List”) and for removing them, as well as for granting humanitarian
               exemptions,
                    Reiterating that the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this resolution, are
               preventative in nature and are not reliant upon criminal standards set out under
               national law,
                      Emphasizing the obligation placed upon all Member States to implement, in
               full, resolution 1373 (2001), including with regard to the Taliban or Al-Qaida, and
               any individuals, groups, undertakings or entities associated with Al-Qaida, Usama
               bin Laden or the Taliban, who have participated in financing, planning, facilitating,
               recruiting for, preparing, perpetrating, or otherwise supporting terrorist activities or
               acts, as well as to facilitate the implementation of counter-terrorism obligations in
               accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions,
                    Welcoming the establishment by the Secretary-General pursuant to resolution
               1730 (2006) of the Focal Point within the Secretariat to receive delisting requests,
               and taking note with appreciation of the ongoing cooperation between the Focal
               Point and the Committee,
                     Welcoming the continuing cooperation of the Committee and INTERPOL, in
               particular on the development of Special Notices, which assists Member States in
               their implementation of the measures, and recognizing the role of the Analytical



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           Support and Sanctions Implementation Monitoring Team (“the Monitoring Team”)
           in this regard,
                 Welcoming the continuing cooperation of the Committee with the United
           Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, in particular on technical assistance and
           capacity-building, to assist Member States in implementing their obligations under
           this and other relevant resolutions and international instruments,
                Noting with concern the continued threat posed to international peace and
           security by Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden and the Taliban, and other individuals,
           groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, and reaffirming its resolve
           to address all aspects of that threat,
                Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

           Measures
                1.    Decides that all States shall take the measures as previously imposed by
           paragraph 4(b) of resolution 1267 (1999), paragraph 8(c) of resolution 1333 (2000),
           and paragraphs 1 and 2 of resolution 1390 (2002), with respect to Al-Qaida, Usama
           bin Laden and the Taliban, and other individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities
           associated with them, as referred to in the list created pursuant to resolutions 1267
           (1999) and 1333 (2000) (the “Consolidated List”):
                 (a) Freeze without delay the funds and other financial assets or economic
           resources of these individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, including funds
           derived from property owned or controlled directly or indirectly, by them or by
           persons acting on their behalf or at their direction, and ensure that neither these nor
           any other funds, financial assets or economic resources are made available, directly
           or indirectly for such persons’ benefit, or by their nationals or by persons within
           their territory;
                 (b) Prevent the entry into or transit through their territories of these
           individuals, provided that nothing in this paragraph shall oblige any State to deny
           entry or require the departure from its territories of its own nationals and this
           paragraph shall not apply where entry or transit is necessary for the fulfilment of a
           judicial process or the Committee determines on a case-by-case basis only that entry
           or transit is justified;
                 (c) Prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale, or transfer, to these
           individuals, groups, undertakings and entities from their territories or by their
           nationals outside their territories, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of arms and
           related materiel of all types including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles
           and equipment paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned and
           technical advice, assistance, or training related to military activities;
                2.    Reaffirms that acts or activities indicating that an individual, group,
           undertaking, or entity is “associated with” Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden or the
           Taliban include:
                (a) participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or
           perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on
           behalf of, or in support of;
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                    (c)   recruiting for; or
                    (d)   otherwise supporting acts or activities of;
               Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden or the Taliban, or any cell, affiliate, splinter group or
               derivative thereof;
                     3.    Further reaffirms that any undertaking or entity owned or controlled,
               directly or indirectly, by, or otherwise supporting, such an individual, group,
               undertaking or entity associated with Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden or the Taliban
               shall be eligible for designation;
                    4.   Confirms that the requirements in paragraph 1(a) above apply to financial
               and economic resources of every kind, including but not limited to those used for
               the provision of Internet hosting or related services, used for the support of
               Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden, and the Taliban and other individuals, groups,
               undertakings, or entities associated with them;
                     5.   Encourages Member States to continue their efforts to act vigorously and
               decisively to cut the flow of funds and other financial assets and economic resources
               to Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden and the Taliban and other individuals, group,
               undertakings and entities associated with them;
                     6.   Decides that Member States may permit the addition to accounts frozen
               pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 above of any payment in favour of listed
               individuals, groups, undertakings or entities, provided that any such payments
               continue to be subject to the provisions in paragraph 1 above and are frozen;
                     7.   Reaffirms the provisions regarding available exemptions to the measures
               in paragraph 1(a) above, set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of resolution 1452 (2002), as
               amended by resolution 1735 (2006), and reminds Member States to use the
               procedures for exemptions as set out in the Committee’s guidelines;
                     8.    Reiterates the obligation of all Member States to implement and enforce
               the measures set out in paragraph 1 above, and urges all States to redouble their
               efforts in this regard;

               Listing
                     9.    Encourages all Member States to submit to the Committee for inclusion
               on the Consolidated List names of individuals, groups, undertakings, and entities
               participating, by any means, in the financing or support of acts or activities of
               Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden and the Taliban, and other individuals, groups,
               undertakings, and entities associated with them, as described in paragraph 2 of
               resolution 1617 (2005) and reaffirmed in paragraph 2 above;
                     10. Notes that such means of financing or support include but are not limited
               to the use of proceeds derived from illicit cultivation, production, and trafficking of
               narcotic drugs originating in Afghanistan, and their precursors;
                     11. Reiterates its call for continued cooperation between the Committee and
               the Government of Afghanistan and the United Nations Assistance Mission in
               Afghanistan (UNAMA), including by identifying individuals and entities
               participating in the financing or support of acts or activities of Al-Qaida and the
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                 12. Reaffirms that, when proposing names to the Committee for inclusion on
           the Consolidated List, Member States shall act in accordance with paragraph 5 of
           resolution 1735 (2006) and provide a detailed statement of case, and decides further
           that for each such proposal Member States shall identify those parts of the statement
           of case that may be publicly released, including for use by the Committee for
           development of the summary described in paragraph 13 below or for the purpose of
           notifying or informing the listed individual or entity, and those parts which may be
           released upon request to interested States;
                 13. Directs the Committee, with the assistance of the Monitoring Team and
           in coordination with the relevant designating States, after a name is added to the
           Consolidated List, to make accessible on the Committee’s website a narrative
           summary of reasons for listing for the corresponding entry or entries on the
           Consolidated List, and further directs the Committee, with the assistance of the
           Monitoring Team and in coordination with the relevant designating States, to make
           accessible on the Committee’s website narrative summaries of reasons for listing for
           entries that were added to the Consolidated List before the date of adoption of this
           resolution;
                 14. Calls upon Member States, when proposing names to the Committee for
           inclusion on the Consolidated List to use the cover sheet in annex I of resolution
           1735 (2006) and requests that they provide the Committee with as much relevant
           information as possible on the proposed name, in particular sufficient identifying
           information to allow for the positive identification of individuals, groups,
           undertakings, and entities by Member States, and directs the Committee to update
           the cover sheet in line with the provisions outlined in paragraphs 12 and 13 above;
                 15. Decides that the Secretariat shall, after publication but within one week
           after a name is added to the Consolidated List, notify the Permanent Mission of the
           country or countries where the individual or entity is believed to be located and, in
           the case of individuals; the country of which the person is a national (to the extent
           this information is known) in accordance with paragraph 10 of resolution 1735
           (2006);
                16. Underlines the need for the prompt update of the Consolidated List on
           the Committee’s website;
                 17. Demands that Member States receiving notification as in paragraph 15
           above take, in accordance with their domestic laws and practices, all possible
           measures to notify or inform in a timely manner the listed individual or entity of the
           designation and to include with this notification a copy of the publicly releasable
           portion of the statement of case, any information on reasons for listing available on
           the Committee’s website, a description of the effects of designation, as provided in
           the relevant resolutions, the Committee’s procedures for considering delisting
           requests, and the provisions of resolution 1452 (2002) regarding available
           exemptions;
                18. Encourages Member States receiving notification as in paragraph 15
           above to inform the Committee on steps they have taken to implement the measures
           set out in paragraph 1 above, and on the measures taken in accordance with
           paragraph 17 above, and further encourages Member States to use the tools provided
           on the Committee’s website to provide this information;




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               Delisting
                    19. Welcomes the establishment within the Secretariat of the Focal Point,
               pursuant to resolution 1730 (2006), that provides listed individuals, groups,
               undertakings or entities with the option to submit a petition for de-listing directly to
               the Focal Point;
                    20. Urges designating States and States of citizenship and residence to
               review de-listing petitions received through the Focal Point, in accordance with the
               procedures outlined in the annex to resolution 1730 (2006), in a timely manner and
               to indicate whether they support or oppose the request in order to facilitate the
               Committee’s review;
                    21. Directs the Committee to continue to work, in accordance with its
               guidelines, to consider petitions for the removal from the Consolidated List of
               members and/or associates of the Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden, the Taliban who no
               longer meet the criteria established in the relevant resolutions;
                     22. Directs the Committee to consider an annual review of the names on the
               Consolidated List of individuals reported to be deceased, in which the names are
               circulated to the relevant states pursuant to the procedures set forth in the
               Committee guidelines, in order to ensure the Consolidated List is as updated and
               accurate as possible and to confirm that listing remains appropriate;
                     23. Decides that the Secretariat shall, within one week after a name is
               removed from the Consolidated List, notify the Permanent Mission of the country or
               countries where the individual or entity is believed to be located and, in the case of
               individuals, the country of which the person is a national (to the extent this
               information is known), and demands that States receiving such notification take
               measures, in accordance with their domestic laws and practices, to notify or inform
               the concerned individual or entity of the delisting in a timely manner;

               Review and maintenance of the Consolidated List
                     24. Encourages all Member States, in particular designating states and states
               of residence or nationality, to submit to the Committee additional identifying and
               other information, along with supporting documentation, on listed individuals,
               groups, undertakings, and entities, including updates on the operating status of listed
               entities, groups and undertakings, the movement, incarceration or death of listed
               individuals and other significant events, as such information becomes available;
                     25. Directs the Committee to conduct a review of all names on the
               Consolidated List at the date of adoption of this resolution by 30 June 2010 in which
               the relevant names are circulated to the designating states and states of residence
               and/or citizenship, where known, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the
               Committee guidelines, in order to ensure the Consolidated List is as updated and
               accurate as possible and to confirm that listing remains appropriate;
                     26. Further directs the Committee, upon completion of the review described
               in paragraph 25 above, to conduct an annual review of all names on the
               Consolidated List that have not been reviewed in three or more years, in which the
               relevant names are circulated to the designating states and states of residence and/or
               citizenship, where known, pursuant to the procedures set forth in the Committee




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           guidelines, in order to ensure the Consolidated List is as updated and accurate as
           possible and to confirm that listing remains appropriate;

           Measures implementation
                 27. Reiterates the importance of all States identifying, and if necessary
           introducing, adequate procedures to implement fully all aspects of the measures
           described in paragraph 1 above;
                28. Encourages the Committee to continue to ensure that fair and clear
           procedures exist for placing individuals and entities on the Consolidated List and for
           removing them as well as for granting humanitarian exemptions, and directs the
           Committee to keep its guidelines under active review in support of these objectives;
                29. Directs the Committee, as a matter of priority, to review its guidelines
           with respect to the provisions of this resolution, in particular paragraphs 6, 12, 13,
           17, 22, and 26 above;
                 30. Encourages Member States to send representatives to meet the
           Committee for more in-depth discussion of relevant issues and welcomes voluntary
           briefings from interested Member States on their efforts to implement the measures
           referred to in paragraph 1 above, including particular challenges that hinder full
           implementation of the measures;
                31. Requests the Committee to report to the Council on its findings regarding
           Member States’ implementation efforts, and identify and recommend steps
           necessary to improve implementation;
                 32. Directs the Committee to identify possible cases of non-compliance with
           the measures pursuant to paragraph 1 above and to determine the appropriate course
           of action on each case, and requests the Chairman, in periodic reports to the Council
           pursuant to paragraph 38 below, to provide progress reports on the Committee’s
           work on this issue;
                33. Urges all Member States, in their implementation of the measures set out
           in paragraph 1 above, to ensure that fraudulent, counterfeit, stolen, and lost
           passports and other travel documents are invalidated and removed from circulation,
           in accordance with domestic laws and practices, as soon as possible, and to share
           information on those documents with other Member States through the INTERPOL
           database;
                 34. Encourages Member States to share, in accordance with their domestic
           laws and practices, with the private sector information in their national databases
           related to fraudulent, counterfeit, stolen, and lost identity or travel documents
           pertaining to their own jurisdictions, and, if a listed party is found to be using a false
           identity including to secure credit or fraudulent travel documents, to provide the
           Committee with information in this regard;

           Coordination and outreach
                 35. Reiterates the need to enhance ongoing cooperation among the
           Committee, the Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC), and the Committee
           established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), as well as their respective groups of
           experts, including through, as appropriate, enhanced information-sharing,
           coordination on visits to countries within their respective mandates, on technical


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               assistance, on relations with international and regional organizations and agencies
               and on other issues of relevance to all three committees, and expresses its intention
               to provide guidance to the committees on areas of common interest in order better to
               coordinate their efforts;
                    36. Encourages the Monitoring Team, and the United Nations Office on
               Drugs and Crime, to continue their joint activities, in cooperation with CTED and
               1540 Committee experts to assist Member States in their efforts to comply with their
               obligations under the relevant resolutions, including through organizing subregional
               workshops;
                     37. Requests the Committee to consider, where and when appropriate, visits
               to selected countries by the Chairman and/or Committee members to enhance the
               full and effective implementation of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 above,
               with a view to encouraging States to comply fully with this resolution and
               resolutions 1267 (1999), 1333 (2000), 1390 (2002), 1455 (2003), 1526 (2004), 1617
               (2005), and 1735 (2006);
                    38. Requests the Committee to report orally, through its Chairman, at least
               every 180 days to the Council on the overall work of the Committee and the
               Monitoring Team, and, as appropriate, in conjunction with the reports by the
               Chairmen of the CTC and the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540
               (2004), including briefings for all interested Member States;

               Monitoring Team
                     39. Decides, in order to assist the Committee in the fulfilment of its mandate,
               to extend the mandate of the current New York-based Monitoring Team, appointed
               by the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 20 of resolution 1617 (2005), for a
               further period of 18 months, under the direction of the Committee with the
               responsibilities outlined in Annex 1, and requests the Secretary-General to make the
               necessary arrangements to this effect;

               Reviews
                    40. Decides to review the measures described in paragraph 1 above with a
               view to their possible further strengthening in 18 months, or sooner if necessary;
                    41.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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Annex I

                In accordance with paragraph 39 of this resolution, the Monitoring Team shall
           operate under the direction of the Committee established pursuant to resolution
           1267 (1999) and shall have the following responsibilities:
                 (a) To submit, in writing, two comprehensive, independent reports to the
           Committee, one by 28 February 2009 and the second by 31 July 2009, on
           implementation by States of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this
           resolution, including specific recommendations for improved implementation of the
           measures and possible new measures;
                (b) To analyse reports submitted pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 1455
           (2003), the checklists submitted pursuant to paragraph 10 of resolution 1617 (2005),
           and other information submitted by Member States to the Committee as instructed
           by the Committee;
                 (c) To assist the Committee in following-up on requests to Member States
           for information, including with respect to implementation of the measures referred
           to in paragraph 1 of this resolution;
                 (d) To submit a comprehensive program of work to the Committee for its
           review and approval, as necessary, in which the Monitoring Team should detail the
           activities, envisaged in order to fulfil its responsibilities, including proposed travel,
           based on close coordination with the CTC’s Executive Directorate (“CTED”) and
           the 1540 Committee’s group of experts to avoid duplication and reinforce synergies;
                 (e) To work closely and share information with CTED and the 1540
           Committee’s group of experts to identify areas of convergence and overlap and to
           help facilitate concrete coordination, including in the area of reporting, among the
           three Committees;
                (f) To participate actively in and support all relevant activities under the
           United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy including within the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force established to ensure overall coordination and
           coherence in the counter-terrorism efforts of the United Nations system;
                 (g) To assist the Committee with its analysis of non-compliance with the
           measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this resolution by collating information
           collected from Member States and submitting case studies, both on its own initiative
           and upon the Committee’s request, to the Committee for its review;
                (h) To present to the Committee recommendations, which could be used by
           member States to assist them with the implementation of the measures referred to in
           paragraph 1 of this resolution and in preparing proposed additions to the
           Consolidated List;
                 (i) To assist the Committee in compiling publicly releasable information
           referred to in paragraph 13;
                 (j) To consult with Member States in advance of travel to selected Member
           States, based on its program of work as approved by the Committee;
                (k) To encourage Member States to submit names and additional identifying
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                     (l) To present to the Committee additional identifying and other information
               to assist the Committee in its efforts to keep the Consolidated List as updated and
               accurate as possible;
                     (m) To study and report to the Committee on the changing nature of the threat
               of Al-Qaida and the Taliban and the best measures to confront it, including by
               developing a dialogue with relevant scholars and academic bodies, in consultation
               with the Committee;
                     (n) To collate, assess, monitor and report on and make recommendations
               regarding implementation of the measures, including implementation of the measure
               in paragraph 1(a) of this resolution as it pertains to preventing the criminal misuse
               of the Internet by Al-Qaida, Usama bin Laden, and the Taliban and other
               individuals, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them; to pursue case
               studies, as appropriate; and to explore in depth any other relevant issues as directed
               by the Committee;
                    (o) To consult with Member States and other relevant organizations,
               including regular dialogue with representatives in New York and in capitals, taking
               into account their comments, especially regarding any issues that might be
               contained in the Monitoring Team’s reports referred to in paragraph (a) of this
               Annex;
                    (p) To consult with Member States’ intelligence and security services,
               including through regional forums, in order to facilitate the sharing of information
               and to strengthen enforcement of the measures;
                    (q) To consult with relevant representatives of the private sector, including
               financial institutions, to learn about the practical implementation of the assets freeze
               and to develop recommendations for the strengthening of that measure;
                   (r) To work with relevant international and regional organizations in order to
               promote awareness of, and compliance with, the measures;
                     (s) To work with INTERPOL and Member States to obtain photographs of
               listed individuals for possible inclusion in INTERPOL Special Notices;
                     (t) To assist other subsidiary bodies of the Security Council, and their expert
               panels, upon request with enhancing their cooperation with INTERPOL, referred to
               in resolution 1699 (2006);
                    (u) To report to the Committee, on a regular basis or when the Committee so
               requests, through oral and/or written briefings on the work of the Monitoring Team,
               including its visits to Member States and its activities;
                    (v)   Any other responsibility identified by the Committee.




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