United Nations Security Council Resolution 2253

UN Security Council
Resolution 2253
Date17 December 2015
Meeting no.7587
CodeS/RES/2253 (Document)
SubjectSecurity Council Expands Sanctions Framework to Include Islamic State in Iraq and Levant
Voting summary
  • 15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 2253 was prepared by the United States and Russia and was unanimously adopted by the UN Security Council on 17 December 2015. The resolution specified that the sanctions that were already in force against Al Qaeda would also focus on the Islamic State in Iraq and to (ISIL/Da’esh). This resolution summed up the criteria according to which persons and organizations could end up on the sanctions list. Countries were also asked to take stricter action to cut off the financing of terrorist groups.[1]

  1. ^ "SC expands sanctions framework to include IS". Verenigde Naties. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.