United Nations Security Council Resolution 1989

UN Security Council
Resolution 1989
Alleged Al-Qaeda tunnel in Afghanistan
Date17 June 2011
Meeting no.6,557
CodeS/RES/1989 (Document)
SubjectThreats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts
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 1989, adopted unanimously on June 17, 2011, after recalling 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), 1735 (2006), 1822 (2008), 1904 (2009) and 1988 (2011) on terrorism and the threat to Afghanistan, the Council imposed separate sanctions regimes on Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.[1]

Resolution 1989 dealt with sanctions relating to Al-Qaeda, while Resolution 1988 (2011) addressed sanctions against the Taliban. Until the passing of both the resolutions, sanctions on the Taliban and Al-Qaeda had been handled by the same committee.[2]

  1. ^ "In move designed to keep pace with evolving security situation in Afghanistan, defeat terrorism, Security Council splits Al-Qaeda, Taliban sanctions regime". United Nations. 17 June 2011.
  2. ^ "UN splits Al-Qaeda and Taliban on sanctions list". Agence France-Presse. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013.