§ Sir Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the states which have(a) signed and (b) ratified the International Convention for the suppression of the financing of terrorism; and if he will make a statement. [151670]
§ Mr. StrawTo date, 105 states have ratified the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism convention, while a further 46 are signatories. The UK signed it on 10 January 2000 and ratified it on 7 March 2001. Further information on which countries have signed and ratified, and when they did, is available on the UN website: www. untreaty.un.org.
This convention is an important instrument imposing international standards for countering the financing of terrorism. The UK actively encourages international partners to ratify and fully implement its provisions, including through the EU, G8 and the UN.
681WUnited Nations Security Council Resolution 1373 calls on all states to adhere to the suppression of the financing of terrorism convention, as well as a number of other counter-terrorism measures, including the UN's 11 other counter-terrorism conventions. The United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee monitors member states' adherence to Resolution 1373, including ratifying and implementing the conventions.