United Nations Security Council Resolution 2253

UN Security Council Resolution 2253
Date	17 December 2015
Meeting no.	7587
Code	S/RES/2253 (Document)
Subject	Security Council Expands Sanctions Framework to Include Islamic State in Iraq and Levant
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Angola  Chad  Chile  Jordan  Lithuania  Malaysia  New Zealand  Nigeria  Spain  Venezuela
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 2253 was prepared by the United States and Russia and was unanimously adopted by the UN Security Council on 17 December 2015. The resolution specified that the sanctions that were already in force against Al Qaeda would also focus on the Islamic State in Iraq and to (ISIL/Da’esh). This resolution summed up the criteria according to which persons and organizations could end up on the sanctions list. Countries were also asked to take stricter action to cut off the financing of terrorist groups.^[1]