Sanctions Committees Overview
Sanctions Charts in PDF Format:
| May 2007 | November 2006 | August 2006 | July 2006 |
Sanctions Committees:
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Resolutions |
S/RES/1373 (28 Sep 2001) |
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Mandate |
Resolution 1373 established obligations on all states to adopt a legal framework to:
Resolution 1624 called on all states to prohibit and prevent incitement to terrorism and to report to the CTC on actions taken to implement the provisions of the resolution. States are required to comply with all of their obligations under international law, in particular international human rights law, refugee law and humanitarian law. |
| Target(s)/ Designated List |
The measures mandated by resolution 1373, unlike sanctions, did not target individuals or specific entities. |
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Committees Forecast |
The CTC/CTED is expected to follow-up with non-reporting states on implementation of resolution 1624, and continue assessing each state’s implementation of resolution 1373. The mandate-created by resolution 1535-will expire 31 December 2007, unless extended by the Security Council. |
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Resolutions |
S/RES/1540 (28 Apr 2004) |
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Mandate |
Resolution 1540 established obligations on all states to adopt legal and administrative frameworks to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their delivery systems, in particular for terrorist purposes. By resolution 1673, the Council called on all states to report to the Committee and decided that the Committee should intensify its efforts to promote full implementation by all states of the resolution, including by outreach, dialogue, assistance and cooperation. |
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Target(s)/ Designated List |
While sanctions did not target individuals or specific entities, resolution 1540 required all states to prevent non-state actors from acquiring weapons of mass destruction. |
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Committees Forecast |
Reports Review: The Committee with its Group of Experts will continue to evaluate states’ level of implementation of the resolution’s provisions and engage those states who fail to comply with the reporting requirements. The Committee’s mandate and the mandate of the Group of Experts will expire 27 April 2008. |
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Resolutions |
S/RES/1267 (15 Oct 1999) |
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Mandate |
assets freeze; travel ban; arms embargo |
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Target(s)/ Designated List |
Usama bin Laden, the Taliban and associated individuals and entities, designated by the Committee on the Consolidated List. As of 12 December 2006, there were 362 individuals and 125 entities on the List. |
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Committees Forecast |
Listing/De-listing: The Committee will continue the review it began at the end of March of all designated individuals and entities that have been on the Designated List for four years as required by paragraph 6(i) of the Committee Guidelines. Resolution 1735 asked the Committee to continue to develop, adopt and apply guidelines regarding de-listing of individuals and entities on the List, and extended the Monitoring Team’s mandate for an additional 18 months. |
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Resolutions |
S/RES/1572 (15 Nov 2004) |
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Mandate |
arms embargo; assets freeze; travel ban; export of rough diamonds |
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Target(s)/ Designated List |
Designated individuals, including persons impeding the peace process, committing violations of human rights, violating the arms embargo, inciting public violence, and obstructing the activities of UNOCI. There are three individuals on the list (last updated 18 December 2006). |
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Committees Forecast |
Report: The Group of Experts is to report to the Council through the Committee before 15 June 2007. The Group’s mandate will expire on or about 8 August 2007. Mandate: The sanctions, established by resolution 1572 and renewed and amended by resolutions 1643 and 1727, will expire 31 October 2007. |
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Resolutions |
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Mandate |
Arms Embargo: supply, sale, transfer or transit of:
Luxury Goods: not defined by the resolution. Assets Freeze: funds and other financial assets and economic resources of persons designated by the Committee or by the Council. Travel Ban: persons designated by the Committee or the Council. |
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Target(s)/ Designated List |
The DPRK and persons named to a designated list. |
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Committees Forecast |
The measures imposed will be under constant review by the Security Council and may be strengthened, modified, suspended or lifted depending on the level of compliance by the DPRK with the provisions of the resolution. |
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Resolutions |
S/RES/1493 (28 Jul 2003) |
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Mandate |
arms embargo; targeted travel and financial measures |
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Target(s) / Designated List |
Arms Embargo: any recipient in DRC territory; excludes DRC army and police under certain conditions. Travel Ban and Assets Freeze: as designated by the Committee including individual violators of the arms embargo, political and military leaders of foreign armed groups, and political and military leaders of Congolese militias who are receiving support from outside the DRC. As of 29 March 2007, there were 17 individuals and six entities listed. Aviation Restrictions: all aircraft entering and departing DRC territory. |
| Committees Forecast |
Mandate: Resolution 1698 renewed the sanctions measures and the mandate of the Group of Experts to 31 July 2007. |
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Resolutions |
S/RES/1696 (31 Jul 2006) |
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Mandate |
Embargo: sale or transfer of nuclear and ballistic missile programmes -related materiels, equipment, goods and technology to or from Iran (listed in S/2006/814 and S/2006/815). Travel Restrictions: individuals engaged in directly, or associated with Iran’s proliferation sensitive nuclear activities. Assets Freeze: individuals and entities listed in Annex I to resolutions 1373 and 1747. Other Restrictions: on technical cooperation, except for humanitarian purposes; calls on states and international financial institutions not to enter into new financial commitments with Iran. |
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Target(s)/ Designated List |
Government of Iran; individuals and entities listed in annexes to resolutions 1373 and 1747. |
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Committees Forecast |
Reports: Committee to report every ninety days to the Council; IAEA to report by 24 May 2007. Review/Action: Council to review Iran’s actions in light of the IAEA’s report and decide whether to suspend or terminate measures or consider further measures. |
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Resolutions |
S/RES/661 (6 Aug 1990) |
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Mandate |
arms embargo; assets freeze |
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Target(s)/ Designated List |
Arms Embargo: Iraqi territory. Assets Freeze: Designated individuals and entities associated with the former regime of Saddam Hussein. As of 27 July 2005 there were 89 individuals, and as of 12 May 2006 there were 208 entities listed. |
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Committees Forecast |
No Committee action is expected. |
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Resolutions |
S/RES/1521 (22 Dec 2003) |
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Mandate |
arms embargo; travel ban; assets freeze; export of rough diamonds Resolution 1683 modified the arms embargo to exempt sale of certain arms to the government. |
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Target(s)/ Designated List |
Arms Embargo: any recipient in Liberian territory. Travel Ban: peace spoilers, violators of the embargo, as designated by the Committee; as of 30 November 2005, 59 individuals were listed. Assets Freeze: Charles Taylor and designated associates; as of 30 November 28 individuals and thirty entities were listed. |
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Committees Forecast |
Mandate Review: Arms embargo and travel ban in effect until December 2007. Diamond Sanctions: The Council lifted the diamond sanctions but will review its decision in ninety days to see if Liberia continues to meet the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme requirements. Report: The next report of the Panel of Experts is due by 6 June 2007. |
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Resolutions |
S/RES/918 (17 May 1994) |
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Mandate |
arms embargo |
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Target(s)/ Designated List |
Arms Embargo: non-governmental forces in Rwandan territory or in neighbouring states; restrictions on arms transfers by the Government of Rwanda. |
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Committees Forecast |
No Committee action is expected. |
| Sierra Leone (S/RES/1132) |
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Resolutions |
S/RES/1132 (8 Oct 1997) |
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Mandate |
arms embargo; travel ban |
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Target(s)/ Designated List |
Arms Embargo: non-governmental forces and restrictions on arms transfers by the Government of Sierra Leone Travel Ban: Leading members of the former military junta and the Revolutionary United Front, as designated by the Committee. |
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Committees Forecast |
No Committee action is expected. |
| Somalia (S/RES/751) |
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Resolutions |
S/RES/733 (23 Jan 1992) |
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Mandate |
arms embargo |
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Target(s)/ Designated List |
Any recipient in Somali territory, except for AMISOM and for states engaged in development of security sector institutions in Somalia. |
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Committees Forecast |
Reports: The Monitoring Group is to provide monthly progress reports to the Committee and a final report no later than 15 days before end of its mandate on 15 June 2007. Action Pending: The Council has not yet taken action as it said it would in resolution 1676, including on the recommendations made in the Group’s last report (S/2006/229 of 4 May) to strengthen the sanctions regime to prevent violations of the arms embargo. This included a recommendation for the Council to impose an integrated arms embargo that would serve to reduce the availability of funds for the violators. |
| Sudan (S/ RES/1591) |
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Resolutions |
S/RES/1556 (30 July 2004) |
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Mandate |
arms embargo; travel ban; assets freeze |
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Target(s)/ Designated List |
Arms Embargo: all parties to the N’djamena Ceasefire Agreement and any other belligerents in Darfur; all non-governmental entities and individuals. Assets Freeze and Travel Ban: as designated by the Committee, individual peace spoilers and violators of the arms embargo. Four individuals were designated by resolution 1672. Aviation Restrictions: ban on government flights into and over the Darfur region. |
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Committees Forecast |
Report: The final report by the Panel of Experts is due by 30 August 2007 and the Panel’s mandate will expire 29 September 2007. Action pending: Action by the Council is still pending on the recommendations made by the Panel in its last report (S/2006/250 of 19 April 2006). Resolution 1713 extended the mandate of the Panel of Experts. |
| Syria (S/RES/1636) |
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Resolutions |
S/RES/1636 (31 Oct 2005) |
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Mandate |
travel ban; assets freeze |
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Target(s)/ Designated List |
Assets Freeze and Travel Ban: individuals suspected of involvement in the Hariri murder designated by UNIIIC and/or the Government of Lebanon and agreed by the Committee (nobody has been designated as of this writing). |
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Committees Forecast |
No Committee action expected prior to the next UNIIIC report. |
