Conference:XIIIBrazilModelUnitedNations

COMMITTEE:CounterTerrorism
QUESTION OF: Dealing with the Sponsoring and Financing of Internationally Recognized
TerroristOrganizations
MainSubmittedby:TheUnitedStatesofAmerica
CoSubmittedby:

TheCounterTerrorismCommittee,

Welcoming all the States present in this session of the Counter Terrorism Committee, which
servesthepurposeo
fdiscussingthematterofdefininginternationalterrorism,

Regarding
the issue of terrorism to be one of the most crucial troubles faced by the
internationalc
ommunitytoday,

Deeply concerned by the increase inactsofinternationalterrorismwhichendangersthelives

andwellbeingofindividualsworldwideaswellasthepeaceandsecurityofallStates,

Regretting all acts of terrorism, irrespective of motive, wherever and by whomever

committed,

R
ecognizing
that this concern is just as important to a numberoffellowUNmembersasitis
tothedelegationoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,

Draws the attention to the fact that prior to the terrorist bombings of the U.S. embassies in
Tanzania and Kenya in 1998, the issue of terrorist financing hadbeenhandledinthecontext
ofStatesponsorsofterrorism,

Reaffirming also its unequivocal condemnation of the terrorist attacks which took place in
New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania on 11 September 2001, and expressing its
determinationtopreventallsuchacts,

Emphasizing the importance of the international communitys efforts to pressure States to

curb their support for terrorism and ensure that States have the domestic capacity and
incentivestosuppresstransnationalcriminalnetworks,

Affirming that the goal of counterterrorism should betoconstrictaterroristgroup'soperating

environment so that it is increasingly difficult for terroriststocarryouttheirplots,leadingto
theireventualsuffocation,

Reaffirming resolutions 1267 (1999) of 15 October 1999 and 1373 (2001) of 28 September
2001 as well as its other resolutions concerning threats to international peace and security
causedbyterrorism,

Recalling
inthisregardresolution1269(1999)and1333(2000),

Reaffirming also the imperative to combat terrorism in allitsformsandmanifestationsbyall

means,inaccordancewiththeCharteroftheUnitedNationsandinternationallaw,

Deeply concerned
by the increasing number of victims, includingchildren,causedbyactsof
terrorismmotivatedbyintoleranceorextremisminvariousregionsoftheworld,

1. Solemnly reaffirms the unequivocal condemnation of all acts, methods and practices
of terrorism as criminal and unjustifiable, wherever and by whomsoever committed,
including those which jeopardize friendly relations among States and peoples and
threatentheterritorialintegrityandsecurityofStates

2. Affirms that acts, methods and practices of terrorismarecontrary tothe purposesand

principlesoftheUnitedNations

3. Proclaims that knowingly financing, planning, and inciting terrorist acts are also
contrarytothepurposesandprinciplesoftheUnitedNations

4. Reiterates its call

, guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter oftheUnited
Nations and other relevant rules of international law, for States to refrain from
organizing, instigating, assisting or participating in terrorist actsinterritoriesofother
States,orfromacquiescinginorencouragingactivitieswithintheirterritoriesdirected
towardsthecommissionofsuchacts

5. Urges all States to implement fully the international antiterrorist conventions to

which they are parties, encourages all States to consider, as a matter of urgency and
priority, adhering to those to which they are not parties, in particular the 1999
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, and
encouragesalsothespeedyadoptionofthependingconventions

6. C
alls upon the United Nations and relevant specialized agencies, organizations, and
bodies, as well as any other international and intergovernmental organizations to
evaluate ways in which they can further enhance the effectiveness of their actions
against the sponsoring and financing of internationally recognized terrorist
organizations, by taking measures, in regard to each other and any other relevant
internationalactors,

thatinclude,butarenotlimitedto:
a. Theestablishmentand/orenhancementofdialogue,
b. Thebetteringofinformationalexchanges,
c. Thestrengtheningofinternationalcooperation,and
d. Theprogressivedevelopmentofinternationallawanditscodification

7. Calls upon
, guided by the Security Council Resolution 1269(1999),allStatestotake
appropriatestepsto:
a. Cooperate with each other, particularly through bilateral and multilateral
agreementsandarrangements,to:
i.
Prevent and suppress the sponsoring and financing of internationally
recognized terrorist organizations, as well as the acts of terror
committedbysuchorganizations,

ii.

b.
c.
d.

e.

Protect their nationals and other persons against terrorist recruitment,

mobilization,andattacks,and
iii.
Bring to justice any sponsor, financial contributor, and perpetrator of
suchacts,
Prevent and suppress in their territories through all lawful means the
preparation,sponsoring,andfinancingofanyactsofterrorism,
Deny thosewhoplan,sponsor,finance,orcommitterroristactssafehavensby
ensuringtheirapprehensionandprosecutionorextradition,
Take appropriate measures in conformity with the relevant provisions of
national and international law, before granting refugee status, for the purpose
of ensuring thattheasylumseekerhasnotsponsored,financed,orparticipated
interroristacts,
Exchange information in accordance with international anddomesticlaw,and
cooperate on administrative and judicial matters in order to prevent the
sponsoring,financing,andcommissionofterroristacts

8. Reiteratesitsdecision
,elaboratinguponit,thatallStatesshall:
a. Preventandsuppressthesponsoringand/orfinancingofterroristacts
b. Criminalize the wilful provision or collection, by any means, directly or
indirectly, of funds by their nationals or in their territories with the intention
that the funds should be used, or in the knowledge that theyaretobeused,in
ordertocarryoutterroristacts,
c. Freezewithoutdelayfundsandotherfinancialassetsoreconomicresourcesof
i.
Persons who commit, or attempttocommit,terrorist actsorparticipate
inorfacilitatethecommissionofterroristacts,
ii.
Entitiesownedorcontrolleddirectlyorindirectlybysuchpersons,and
iii.
Persons and entities acting on behalf of, or at the direction of such
persons and entities, including funds derived or generated from
property ownedorcontrolleddirectlyorindirectlybysuchpersonsand
associatedpersonsandentities,
d. Prohibit their nationals or anypersonsandentitieswithintheir territoriesfrom
making any funds, financial assets, economic resources, or financial services
available, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of persons who commit or
attempttocommit,facilitate,orparticipateinthecommissionofterroristacts

9. Furtherreiteratesitsdecision
thatallStatesshallalso:
a. Refrain from providing any form of support, active or passive, to entities or
personsinvolvedinterroristacts,suchas,butnotlimitedto:
i.
Suppressingtherecruitmentofmembersofterroristgroups,
ii.
Eliminatingthesupplyofweaponstoterrorists,
b. Take the necessary steps to prevent the commission of terrorist acts, such as
through the provision of early warning to other States through exchange of
information,
c. Deny safe haven to those who finance, plan, sponsor, support, or commit
terroristacts,orprovidesafehavens,
d. Ensure that any person who participates in or supports the sponsoring,
financing, planning, preparation, or perpetration of terrorist acts is brought to
justice,assuringthat,inadditiontoanyothermeasuresagainstthem,

i.

Such terrorist acts are established as serious criminal offences in

domesticlawsandregulations,
ii.
Thepunishmentdulyreflectstheseriousnessofsuchterroristacts,
e. Provideoneanotherassistance,atitsgreatestmeasure,interalia,in,
i.
Criminal investigations or proceedings relating to the financing or
sponsoringofterroristacts,
1. Including assistance in obtaining evidence in their possession
necessaryfortheproceedings,
f. Preventthemovementofterroristsorterroristgroupsthrough,
i.
Effectivebordercontrols,
ii.
Controlsonissuanceofidentitypapersandtraveldocuments,and
iii.
Measures for preventing counterfeiting, forgery, or fraudulent use of
identitypapersandtraveldocuments

10. Requests the SecretaryGenerals assistance in the implementation of the present

resolution by taking, within existing resources, the following practical measures to
enhanceinternationalcooperation:
a. A collection of data on the status and implementation ofexistingmultilateral,
regional and bilateral agreementsrelatingtothepreventionandsuppressionof
the sponsoring and financing of international terrorism, includinginformation
on incidents involving the sponsoringandfinancingofinternationalterrorism,
as well as criminal prosecutions and sentencing, based on information
receivedfromthedepositariesofthoseagreementsandfromMemberStates,
b. A compendium of national laws and regulations regarding the preventionand
suppression of the sponsoringandfinancingof internationalterrorisminallits
formsandmanifestations,basedoninformationreceivedfromMemberStates,
c. An analytical review of existing international legal instruments relatingtothe
sponsoring and financing of international terrorism, in ordertoassistStatesin
identifying aspects of this matter that have not been covered by such
instruments and could be addressed to develop further a comprehensive legal
frameworkofconventionsdealingwithsuchmatters,
d. A review of existing possibilities within the United Nations system for
assisting States in organizing workshops and training courses on combating
crimesconnectedwiththesponsoringandfinancingofinternationalterrorism

11. Urges allStatestopromoteandtakethe necessarystepsforthefullimplementation of

this resolution, in accordance with their responsibilities under the Charter of the
UnitedNations

12. Decides
toremainactivelyseizedofthematter.