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Sanctions also tighten North Korea's access to the international financial system, by expanding prior financial sanctions [10] to include a foreign asset freeze of North Korea's Foreign Trade Bank. [9] [2] [4] [3] It also bans countries from accepting new North Korean laborers. [9] [2] [4] [3]
International sanctions are political and economic decisions that are part of diplomatic efforts by countries, multilateral or regional organizations against states or organizations either to protect national security interests, or to protect international law, and defend against threats to international peace and security.
The committee's responsibilities have broadened as subsequent resolutions expanded and strengthened sanctions, which include an arms embargo, a ban on luxury goods, financial sanctions, and limitations on export of mining resources. [7] [8]
Sanctions were then placed on Sierra Leone military government, which included a travel ban on members of the junta and their immediate families and an oil and arms embargo. A committee was established to manage those sanctions, suggest ways to improve their effectiveness and report periodically to the council on the implementation of the ...
The resolution has several provisions. It limits the North Korean import of refined petroleum to 500,000 barrels for each 12-month period, starting on 1 January 2018. [2] A ban was also imposed on the export of food, machinery, electrical equipment, earth and stones, wood and vessels from North Korea, and export of industrial equipment, machinery, transportation vehicles and industrial metals ...
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A U.N. member state can at any time submit a request to lift sanctions on an entity or person to the 15-member Security Council Islamic State and al Qaeda sanctions committee.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231 was a 20 July 2015 resolution endorsing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the nuclear program of Iran.It sets out an inspection process and schedule while also preparing for the removal of United Nations sanctions against Iran.