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U.S. circulates draft resolution on Azhar in Security Council
Why is it in news?
- The U.S. took the lead in bringing sanctions against Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar at the United Nations by circulating a draft resolution among Security Council members.
More in news?
- Significant move: The move comes weeks after the 1267 Sanctions Committee failed to designate Azhar as a terrorist, after China placed a hold on a listing request that the U.S., the U.K., and France had brought before the Committee.
- What U.S draft resolution says?(1) It condemns “in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly suicide bombing in Jammu and Kashmir, which resulted in over 40 Indian paramilitary forces dead and dozens wounded on 14 February 2019, for which a member of JeM has claimed responsibility.”(2) The draft resolution identifies Azhar as the founder of the JeM and seeks to impose sanctions on him.(3) The draft resolution also says Azhar is associated with ISIL or al-Qaeda for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts” and “supplying, selling or transferring arms and related material to” or otherwise supporting the JeM.
- Resolution 2462 on terrorism financing:(1) In a related but separate development, the Security Council passed Resolution 2462 on terrorism financing.(2) The resolution stresses the primary responsibility of Member States in countering terrorist acts and reiterating their obligation to prevent and suppress the financing of terrorist acts as well as its call upon all States to become party to the international counter-terrorism conventions and protocols as soon as possible.
Source
The Hindu