Security Council Resolution 2597 (2021) [on Extension of the Mandate of the Special Adviser and the Un Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Until 17 Sept. 2022]

S/RES/2597 (2021)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 119 Threats to international peace and security, published in 2021.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 2019–2023

This is an older version — the most recent is S/RES/2697 (2023)

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2023	S/RES/2697 (2023)	Security Council resolution 2697 (2023) [on extension of the mandate of the Special Adviser and the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant until 17 Sept. 2024]	—	—
2022	S/RES/2651 (2022)	Security Council resolution 2651 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the Special Adviser and the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant until 17 Sept. 2023]	—	—
2021	S/RES/2597 (2021)	Security Council resolution 2597 (2021) [on extension of the mandate of the Special Adviser and the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant until 17 Sept. 2022]	—	—
2020	S/RES/2544 (2020)	Security Council resolution 2544 (2020) [on extension of the mandate of the Special Adviser and the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant until 18 Sept. 2021]	—	—
2019	S/RES/2490 (2019)	Security Council resolution 2490 (2019) [on extension of the mandate of the Special Adviser and the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da'esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant until 21 Sept. 2020]	—	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 subjects

Accountability Crimes Against Humanity Criminal Investigation Genocide Iraq Terrorism War Crimes

What’s in this document?

4 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms its resolution 2379 (2017), by which the Investigative Team, headed by a Special Adviser, was established; and recalls the terms of reference approved by the Council (S/2018/119);

Takes note of the request from the Government of Iraq contained in its letter dated 16 September 2021 (S/2021/801) and decides to extend until 17 September 2022 the mandate of the Special Adviser and the Team, with any further extension to be decided at the request of the Government of Iraq, or any other government that has requested the Team to collect evidence of acts that may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide, committed by ISIL (Da’esh) in its territory, in accordance with its resolution 2379 (2017);

Requests the Special Adviser to continue to submit and present reports to the Council on the team’s activities every 180 days;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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