Security Council Extends Sanctions on South Sudan for One Year, Adopting Resolution 2683 (2023) by 10 Votes in Favour, with 5 Abstentions

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The UN assesses that 339 million people will require humanitarian aid this year just to survive. Almost one third of these people live in countries subject to UN sanctions. These sanctions are an important tool the UN Security Council employs to maintain peace and security. While UN sanctions do not in most cases impede the delivery of humanitarian assistance, the Council has a responsibility to mitigate any inadvertent impacts that might occur.

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Security Council Extends Mandate of Expert Panel Overseeing Sanctions against Democratic People’s Republic of Korea until 30 April 2024

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Security Council highlights sanctions in tackling Haitian gangs, but underscores need for dialogue, effective police, in resolving country’s crises.

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Security Council urges Iran to abide by commitments under Joint Nuclear Plan, United States to lift sanctions against country, in kickstarting talks.

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Security Council unanimously adopts Resolution 2665 (2022), extending mandate of team monitoring sanctions against Taliban-linked entities in Afghanistan.

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Sanctions critical tool if coupled with stakeholder dialogues, updated weapons lists, monitoring of evasions, subsidiary bodies tell Security Council.

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Security Council Media Stakeout by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, on the human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

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Security Council Media Stakeout by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, and Fergal Mythen, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations, on the Security Council's adoption of a resolution establishing a humanitarian carve-out to UN sanctions regimes.

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Adopting Resolution 2664 (2022), Security Council approves humanitarian exemption to asset freeze measures imposed by United Nations sanctions regimes.

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