About the committee 

• The 1267 sanctions committee of the United Nations, also known as the ISIL (Da-esh) and Al Qaida sanctions committee, oversees sanctions measures related to individuals, entities and groups.
• The committee can impose measures like asset freezes, travel bans and arms embargoes against designated individuals and entities.

• It is one of the 14 sanctions committees under the UN. 
• Sanctions committees comprise all 15 members of the Security Council, and each committee is chaired by a non-permanent member on a rotational basis. 
• All these sanctions committees (including the 1267 sanctions committee) undertake decisions by consensus. This requirement effectively gives a veto to all 15 members of the committee.

Why in News?

• The UN Security Council, led by US, UK, France, Germany and Belgium, has rejected Pakistan’s attempts to designate two Indians as terrorists under its 1267 Committee for Counterterrorism Sanctions.
• Pakistan had named them in an application to the UNSC in 2019, claiming that they now reside in India, and accused India of being a “state-sponsor of terrorism”. 
• While the US, UK and France are permanent members of the UNSC, Germany and Belgium are non-permanent members.

Reference:

1. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/unsc-rejects-pakistan-attempt-to-list-indians-on-terror-list/article32507766.ece