(b) Sanctions committees provide opportunities for third States affected by sanctions to brief them on the unintended impact of sanctions they are experiencing and on assistance needed by them to mitigate the negative impact of sanctions

(b) Sanctions committees provide opportunities for third States affected by sanctions to brief them on the unintended impact of sanctions they are experiencing and on assistance needed by them to mitigate the negative impact of sanctions

(b) Sanctions committees provide opportunities for third States affected by sanctions to brief them on the unintended impact of sanctions they are experiencing and on assistance needed by them to mitigate the negative impact of sanctions

Prompt action by sanctions committees and increased transparency in their work can have a positive impact on the level of preparedness of States to implement sanctions.

(a) Both pre assessment reports and ongoing assessment reports include as part of their analysis the likely and actual unintended impact of the sanctions on third States and recommend ways in which the negative impact of sanctions can be mitigated

(a) Both pre assessment reports and ongoing assessment reports include as part of their analysis the likely and actual unintended impact of the sanctions on third States and recommend ways in which the negative impact of sanctions can be mitigated

However well designed, the impact of any sanctions regime depends on its effective implementation by Member States.

The European Union recognized that sanctions could have negative effects on civilian populations and third States, and it therefore welcomed the continuing recourse to targeted sanctions, which preserved the effectiveness of sanctions while minimizing their negative impact.

The letter also noted that various reports by expert sanctions monitoring bodies had included recommendations for improving the implementation and effectiveness of sanctions as well as for mitigating their unintended impact.

In that context his delegation supported the establishment of a working group to consider the impact of sanctions on third States.

There also was a call for targeted, rather than blanket sanctions, and for fair and transparent procedures for applying and lifting sanctions, with clear recognition of their devastating impact on the lives of civilians.

His delegation urged an increased use of pre assessment and ongoing assessment reports on the likely and actual unintended impact of sanctions.

Some States are concerned that terrorists are able to reduce the practical impact of the sanctions regime through the use of the Internet.

There was a growing need, in his view, for better means to measure both the effectiveness and the humanitarian impact of sanctions.

The toll taken by years of tough economic sanctions is also apparent. Despite Iranian officials best efforts to downplay the sanctions impact, it is difficult to spin inflation in excess of 30 and projected GDP growth of just 1 this year.

As to the proposal of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on the strengthening of certain principles concerning the impact and application of sanctions, India believed that the Charter defined the precise manner and circumstances in which sanctions or other coercive measures could be imposed.

By resolution 1579 (2004), the Council also decided to re establish the Panel of Experts to undertake certain tasks, including assessing progress made towards meeting the conditions for the lifting of sanctions and assessing the humanitarian and socio economic impact of the sanctions.

By the same resolution, the Council also decided to re establish the Panel of Experts to undertake specific tasks, including assessing progress made towards meeting the conditions for the lifting of sanctions and assessing the humanitarian and socio economic impact of the sanctions.

The imposition of sanctions was an extreme measure that should be contemplated only when all other means of settling disputes peacefully had been exhausted and after a careful assessment of the economic, social and humanitarian impact of sanctions in the short and long terms.

During the reporting period, there were no pre assessment reports or ongoing assessment reports concerning the likely and actual unintended impact of sanctions on third States.

Nevertheless, it is true that law can only have an impact if it is effectively applied and if violations are followed by sanctions.

Unsurprisingly, according to a recent report by the Turkish media, the US sanctions did not seem to have a major impact on Iran s oil exports.

At its meeting on 11 November 2005, the Working Group was briefed on the issue of the humanitarian impact of sanctions by Manuel Bessler, Chief of the humanitarian agenda unit at the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, who had contributed to several humanitarian assessments of sanctions regimes and assisted in completing a handbook on methodology to assess the humanitarian implications of sanctions.

The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya had submitted to the Committee a working paper on strengthening of certain principles concerning the impact and application of sanctions in order to achieve their intended objectives.

The Panel was also requested to assess the socio economic and humanitarian impact of the sanctions measures as part of its final report under resolution 1549 (2004) (see S 2004 955).

The imposition of sanctions was an extreme measure that should be contemplated only in the event of a real threat to peace or an act of aggression, when all other means of settling disputes peacefully had been exhausted and after a careful assessment of the economic, social and humanitarian impact of sanctions.

Whether in the context of approving peacekeeping mandates or of reviewing the impact of sanctions, gender implications must continue to be an integral part of the analysis and the decisions of the Council.

While the new mandate of the Working Group was still to develop general recommendations on how to improve the effectiveness of United Nations sanctions, the Working Group was also mandated, inter alia, to discuss within this framework, as appropriate, and with the consensus of its members, a number of sanctions related issues, including the assessment of the unintended impact of sanctions and ways to assist affected untargeted States.

The Government of the Netherlands said the court's ruling will have no impact on its ability to enforce the United Nations sanctions against the Netherlands branch of Al Haramain or Al Aqil.

However limited its current impact, the Monitoring Team is convinced that the arms embargo remains a vital part of the overall sanctions regime against Al Qaida, the Taliban and their associates.

Such sanctions may include monetary sanctions.

Monitoring of sanctions implementation by sanctions committees and monitoring mechanisms, in accordance with relevant Council resolutions, can increase the effectiveness of sanctions.

Argentina has technically defaulted American and European financial institutions and markets are jittery and Russia is promising that the sanctions it faces will have no impact on its economy.

21. Recommends that, whenever sanctions are imposed, their impact on children be assessed and monitored and that humanitarian exemptions be child focused and formulated with clear guidelines for their application

23. Recommends that, whenever sanctions are imposed, their impact on children be assessed and monitored and that humanitarian exemptions be child focused and formulated with clear guidelines for their application

We firmly reject the imposition of laws and regulations with extraterritorial impact and all other forms of coercive economic measures, including unilateral sanctions against developing countries and reiterate the urgent need to eliminate them immediately.

Implementation of sanctions measures

Implementation of the sanctions

Evaluating two decades of US sanctions to curb Iran s nuclear appetite, the US Congress s Government Accountability Office recently concluded that the results are unclear, adding with candid obliqueness that some evidence, such as foreign firms signing contracts to invest in Iran s energy and Iran s continued proliferation efforts, raise questions about the extent of the sanctions impact.

I can speak of sanctions regimes from personal experience, because my country suffered the side effects of sanctions for 13 years and continues to suffer the consequences of those sanctions.

As an example of the evolution of targeted sanctions, lists of individuals and entities drawn up by sanctions committees play an increasingly important role in achieving the objectives of targeted sanctions.

Sanctions

Sanctions

Sanctions

But sanctions that hit the real side of the Russian economy such as energy, natural resources, and the military could provide a better solution. Though such sanctions may not work as quickly, they would be targeted, temporary, and credible, enabling the US and Europe to control and adjust the impact on the Russian leadership and economy.