2001
Draft
Report of the Working Group (February 21, 2001)
An unofficial version of the report (February 21, 2001) currently being debated
by the UN Working Group on Sanctions. [On the CASI (Campaign Against Sanctions
in Iraq) website.]
General
Assembly Resolution on the Report of the Sixth Committee (January 30, 2001)
Implementation of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations related
to the assistance to third states affected by the application of sanctions.
2000
A
Brief Overview of Security Council Applied Sanctions (December 3-5, 2001)
Informal background paper prepared by the UN Sanctions Secretariat, DPA for
the Berlin Process.
The
UN in Administering Arms Embargoes and Travel Sanctions (December 3-5, 2000)
Informal background paper prepared by the UN Sanctions Secretariat, Department
of Political Affairs.
The
Adverse Consequences of Economic Sanctions on the Enjoyment of Human Rights
(June 21, 2000)
Otherwise known as the Bossuyt Report, this working paper following
from the 1997 resolution of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection
of Human Rights, notes the concerns of the effects of economic sanctions.
It hopes to provide a framework for incorporating the human rights and humanitarian
law dimension of sanctions into international dialogue.
Establishment of the Working Group on
Sanctions (April 17, 2000)
In presidential note (S/2000/319), the UN Security Council decided to establish
a temporary and informal working group of the Council to brainstorm recommendations
of how to improve the effectiveness of the UN sanctions. The verbatim record
of the Council meeting on General Issues Relating to Sanctions - S/PV.4128
(2000).
Clearer Definition, Tighter Targeting
of UN Sanctions (April 17, 2000)
Concerned by sanctions' impact on innocent populations and vulnerable Third
Countries, UN Members stress the role of sanctions as a behaviour-changer,
not a primitive tool. Acknowledging that the case for sanctions remained compelling,
a number of speakers in the Security Council called for their refinement and
improvements in their effectiveness. (UN Press Release)
Secretary-General Reviews Lessons Learned During 'Sanctions Decade' (April 17, 2000)
Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons of Sanctions Committees Elected for 2000 (January 18, 2000)
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