UN Security Council Sanctions Committee

The use of mandatory sanctions is intended to apply pressure on a State or entity to comply with the objectives set by the Security Council without resorting to the use of force. Sanctions thus offer the Security Council an important instrument to enforce its decisions. The universal character of the United Nations makes it an especially appropriate body to establish and monitor such measures.

The Council has resorted to mandatory sanctions as an enforcement tool when peace has been threatened and diplomatic efforts have failed. The range of sanctions has included comprehensive economic and trade sanctions and/or more targeted measures such as arms embargoes, travel bans, financial or diplomatic restrictions.

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

The mandate of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada is to manage Canada's diplomatic and consular relations and to encourage the country's international trade. Among their main responsibilities, this institution keeps a list of regimes under sanction by the Canadian Government.

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Similar to the Canadian Foreign Affairs Ministry, the Australian department of Foreign Affairs and Trade keeps a list of countries sanctioned by the Australian authorities.

UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is the government department responsible for promoting British interests overseas and supporting British citizens and businesses around the world. The FCO keeps a list with all sanctions issued by the UN, UE and other organisations such as ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States).

EU Consolidated Sanctions

Issued by the European Union. Most of the Anti Money Laundering laws across Europe require checking the EU Consolidated lists.

Targets:

• Terrorist financing
• Regimes under sanction
• Persons indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

HM Treasury

The Treasury is the United Kingdom's economics and finance ministry. It is responsible for formulating and implementing the Government's financial and economic policy: see http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/about_index.htm

Targets: (similar criteria to the EU List)

• Terrorist financing (companies and individuals suspected to be members or supporters of Al Qaeda and Taliban)
• Regimes under sanction (companies and individuals linked to defined political regimes such as Iraq, Iran, Democratic Republic of Congo, North Korea, Zimbabwe)
• Persons indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

Office of Foreign Assets Control, SDN and Blocked Persons

US governmental organisation -http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/sdn/

It is not the only governmental office in the US that issues sanctions lists.

• Target: Ensuring an effective export control and treaty compliance system and promoting continued US strategic technology leadership.
• Objective: To protect the US industry in terms of international competition.

Politically Exposed Persons

Sourced from Central Intelligence Agency

Contains individuals only including:

• World leaders and members of government or parliament.
• Head of the Central Bank.
• Ambassadors to the United States and Permanent Representatives to the UN, New York, have also been included.