Ip Sres 1624
Ip Sres 1624
Ip Sres 1624
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
14 September 2005
*0551052*
S/RES/1624 (2005)
S/RES/1624 (2005)
Recalling that all States must cooperate fully in the fight against terrorism, in
accordance with their obligations under international law, in order to find, deny safe
haven and bring to justice, on the basis of the principle of extradite or prosecute,
any person who supports, facilitates, participates or attempts to participate in the
financing, planning, preparation or commission of terrorist acts or provides safe
havens,
1.
Calls upon all States to adopt such measures as may be necessary and
appropriate and in accordance with their obligations under international law to:
(a)
(b)
(c) Deny safe haven to any persons with respect to whom there is credible
and relevant information giving serious reasons for considering that they have been
guilty of such conduct;
2.
Calls upon all States to cooperate, inter alia, to strengthen the security of
their international borders, including by combating fraudulent travel documents and,
to the extent attainable, by enhancing terrorist screening and passenger security
procedures with a view to preventing those guilty of the conduct in paragraph 1 (a)
from entering their territory;
3.
Calls upon all States to continue international efforts to enhance dialogue
and broaden understanding among civilizations, in an effort to prevent the
indiscriminate targeting of different religions and cultures, and to take all measures
as may be necessary and appropriate and in accordance with their obligations under
international law to counter incitement of terrorist acts motivated by extremism and
intolerance and to prevent the subversion of educational, cultural, and religious
institutions by terrorists and their supporters;
4.
Stresses that States must ensure that any measures taken to implement
paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this resolution comply with all of their obligations under
international law, in particular international human rights law, refugee law, and
humanitarian law;
5.
Calls upon all States to report to the Counter-Terrorism Committee, as
part of their ongoing dialogue, on the steps they have taken to implement this
resolution;
6.
(a) Include in its dialogue with Member States their efforts to implement this
resolution;
(b) Work with Member States to help build capacity, including through
spreading best legal practice and promoting exchange of information in this regard;
(c) Report back to the Council in twelve months on the implementation of
this resolution.
7.