Reports of Consultations

Best Practices Guide for Chairpersons & Members of Sanctions Committees

Reports of Consultations

In order to develop a Best Practices Guide for chairpersons and members of UN sanctions committees, the Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Sweden, the Netherlands and Poland are organizing consultation meetings for the following stakeholders:

Presentation from 13 November

H.E. Mr.Carl Orrenius Skau, Alternate Representative to the Security Council of Sweden held consultations on 13 November 2018 with former, current and future chairpersons of sanctions committees. A Briefing Paper for former and current chairpersons guided the event that was intended to encourage participants’ comments, suggestions and substantive proposals for the Guide.

Presentation from 16 November

Nicolas Fierens Gevaert from the Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations held consultations on 16 November 2018 with former and current member states of sanctions committees. A Briefing Paper for former and current members of sanctions committees guided the event that was intended to encourage participants’ comments, suggestions and substantive proposals for the Guide.

Presentation from 6th December

H.E. Ms. Joanna Wronecka, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations held consultations on 6 December 2018 with former and current member states affected by sanctions. A Briefing Paper framed the event thematically and to encourage the participants’ comments, suggestions and substantive proposals for the Guide. Additionally, a questionnaire was distributed to focus the discussion further on key concerns of states to which sanctions are applied or those that are strongly affected by sanctions on neighboring states.

Among the topics under discussion that will be included in the content of the Guide are:

  • Role and election of chairpersons
  • Handover and preparation
  • Induction and training
  • Committee set up
  • Committee meetings
  • Penholders
  • Decisions and voting
  • Objections to decisions by the committee
  • Implementation of committee decisions - Draft documents
  • Committee documentation - Types of committee documents
  • Preparation of documents
  • Processing documentation
  • Joint meetings
  • Outreach
  • Private Sector
  • Standardizing sanctions terms
  • Sanctions measures and implementation
  • Sanctions and Human Rights
  • Sanctions and Mediation
  • Designations, due process
  • Expert groups
  • Ombudsperson
  • Secretariat
  • Integrating sanctions with other UN instruments
  • Capacity enhancements and assistance