Resolution on preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons was adopted

28 Aug 2017

Resolution on preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons was adopted

On 2 August 2017, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted UN Security Council resolution 2370 (2017) on preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons, particularly small arms and light weapons, which can be consulted here (for Russian, please click here).

By the resolution, the UN Security Council strongly condemns the continued flow of weapons, military equipment, unmanned aircraft systems and their components, and improvised explosive device components to and between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh), Al-Qaida, their affiliates, and associated groups, illegal armed groups and criminals. The Council urges greater collective effort to eliminate the supply of weapons to terrorists and calls upon the UN Member States to counter threats posed by improvised explosive devices and to become party to related international and regional instruments.