objectives by exerting economic or diplomatic pressure on designated individuals, entities, or other countries. Since the US is one of the world’s most prominent economic and political actors, its sanctions regime is highly influential globally and often aligns with US allies such as the UK and ...
The U.N. sanctions announcement comes as it calls on countries to volunteer troops for a multinational security mission to help national police fight the gangs which have expanded their control over much of the Haitian territory. Previously, the international body had only sanctioned one Haitian: ...
Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia & Kherson (Russian controlled Ukrainian territories). You can resume with these services when you are outside of these countries. Please contact your RM/Branch in prior in the event that you are posted in or are travelling to a Sanctioned country (listed above)...
In its inaugural year, the UN granted 41 NGOs with consultative status. On December 31, 2022, there were 6,343 officially sanctioned NGOs. The full list can be downloaded from the UN website.7Many NGOs participate fully and directly in UN policy creation and decision-makin...
“You might have a split in some countries where a foreign government may claim that the U.N. sanctions don’t snap back but their banks and companies will abide by US sanctions because they want to make sure they are not a future target,” he said....
Note that secondary sanctions and SDN designations are often imposed on entities outside the directly sanctioned countries (see section 2(a) below for the list of sanctions programs). For example, in December 2020, pursuant to Section 231 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sancti...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury said, in its statement Wednesday, that the United States is particularly concerned about entities based in China and other third countries that provide critical inputs to Russia’s military-industrial base, and such support enables Russia to continue its war ...
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury said, in its statement Wednesday, that the United States is particularly concerned about entities based in China and other third countries that provide critical inputs to Russia’s military-industrial base, and such support enables Russia to continue its war ...
“The UAE recognises its critical role in safeguarding the integrity of the global financial system,” an official from the Gulf state said. “The UAE takes this responsibility extremely seriously, and has clear and robust processes in place to deal with sanctioned entities.” ...