GIDSEN VOOR SANCTIESCREENING PER JURISDICTIE · GUIDEUPDATED 2026-08-20
Gidsen voor Sanctiescreening per Jurisdictie
VN Sanctiescreening Workflow
Screen tegen VN-sanctiecontext als onderdeel van wereldwijde tegenpartijcontroles.
Gebruik deze workflow voor VN-sanctiechecks binnen klant-, leverancier- en partner due diligence. Het biedt één evidence-based proces voor analistenreview en documentatie.
What this workflow covers
SCOPE- Screen the United Nations Security Council Consolidated List, which aggregates the individual sanctions committee lists into one dataset published in XML and HTML.
- Know the three core measure types — asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo — and that a single designation may attract one, two or all three depending on the regime.
- Use the permanent reference numbers that UN entries carry, such as the QDi and QDe series for the ISIL and Al-Qaida regime, as stable evidence keys that survive name and spelling changes.
- Read the listing narrative attached to each entry: UN designations include a statement of case and a list of associated aliases, addresses and identification documents useful for match adjudication.
- Screen the UN list separately from national lists rather than assuming national coverage — transposition timing and scope vary, and a newly listed party can be live on the UN list before it appears nationally.
- Track committee activity, not just the consolidated file: each committee approves listings, delistings and amendments on its own schedule, and the consolidated list is republished as those decisions land.
- Apply UN vessel designations where relevant, notably under the Democratic People's Republic of Korea regime, which has designated vessels subject to asset freezes and port entry bans.
- Remember the universality of the obligation: every UN member state is required to implement Security Council sanctions, so the UN layer is the one regime with effectively global reach.
- Note the delisting channels — the Focal Point for De-listing established under resolution 1730 and the Office of the Ombudsperson for the ISIL and Al-Qaida regime — when assessing a party's listing history.
- Record which list version was screened, the identifiers compared and the reviewer, so a UN match determination can be reconstructed independently of the national list that later mirrored it.
Key statistics
DATA- Legal authority
- UN Charter, Chapter VII, Article 41
- United Nations
- Core measure types
- Asset freeze, travel ban, arms embargo
- United Nations Security Council
- Binding on
- All UN member states, via national implementation
- United Nations Charter
- Delisting channels
- Focal Point for De-listing (res. 1730); Office of the Ombudsperson (ISIL/Al-Qaida)
- United Nations Security Council
Compliance glossary
TERMS- UN Consolidated List
- The aggregated register published by the United Nations Secretariat containing all individuals and entities subject to measures imposed by Security Council sanctions regimes, combining the separate committee lists into one machine-readable dataset.
- Sanctions committee
- A subsidiary body of the Security Council, composed of Council members, that administers a sanctions regime — deciding listings and delistings, granting exemptions and issuing implementation guidance, usually supported by an expert panel or monitoring team.
- Chapter VII, Article 41
- The provision of the UN Charter under which the Security Council may decide measures not involving the use of armed force — including economic sanctions, asset freezes, travel bans and arms embargoes — that member states are obliged to apply.
- Transposition
- The process by which a UN Security Council designation is given legal effect in a national or regional legal order, for example through an EU Council Regulation or a UK statutory instrument. Until transposition, the obligation binds the state rather than private parties.
- Travel ban
- A measure requiring UN member states to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of a designated individual, subject to defined exemptions granted by the relevant sanctions committee.
Authoritative references
SOURCES- 01United Nations Security Council Consolidated List
United Nations Security Council
- 02Subsidiary organs of the Security Council — sanctions committees
United Nations Security Council
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- 04Focal Point for De-listing
United Nations Security Council
Expert perspective
NOTE“UN Security Council designations set the baseline every member state is obligated to transpose into domestic law — but transposition timing and scope still vary, which is where screening gaps open up.”
Frequently asked questions
Q&A- What is the UN Consolidated List?
- The United Nations Security Council Consolidated List is the aggregated register of all individuals and entities subject to measures imposed by the Security Council under its sanctions regimes. It combines the separate committee lists into one file, published in machine-readable formats, with each entry carrying identifying data, the regime under which it was listed and a narrative summary of reasons.
- Do UN sanctions apply to companies directly?
- Not directly. Security Council resolutions create binding obligations on UN member states, which must then implement them in domestic law — through an EU regulation, a UK statutory instrument, a US executive action, an Australian instrument or an equivalent national measure. A company's legal obligation arises from that national implementation, which is why the transposition step matters operationally.
- How often is the UN Consolidated List updated?
- Whenever a sanctions committee approves a listing, delisting or amendment. There is no fixed cycle; updates occur throughout the year as committees act, and the consolidated file is republished each time. Because national transposition can lag by days or longer, screening the UN list directly gives earlier visibility than waiting for the national list to catch up.
- What measures can a UN designation impose?
- Three principal measures, applied singly or in combination: an asset freeze requiring states to freeze funds and economic resources and prevent them being made available to the designated party; a travel ban requiring states to prevent entry or transit; and an arms embargo prohibiting the supply of weapons and related material. Some regimes add sector-specific measures such as commodity or shipping restrictions.
- What is a UN sanctions committee?
- A subsidiary body of the Security Council, established by the resolution that creates a sanctions regime and composed of the Council's members. The committee administers the regime — deciding individual listings and delistings, granting exemptions, issuing implementation guidance and reporting to the Council — usually supported by a panel or monitoring team of experts.
- Can a person be removed from the UN sanctions list?
- Yes. Delisting requests are submitted through the Focal Point for De-listing established under Security Council resolution 1730, or, for the ISIL and Al-Qaida regime, through the independent Office of the Ombudsperson, which reviews petitions and makes recommendations to the relevant committee. The committee retains the decision, and delistings are reflected in the consolidated list when approved.
- Is UN screening still necessary if I already screen OFAC, EU and UK lists?
- Yes. National lists implement UN designations but do so on their own timing, and they are not guaranteed to reproduce the UN entry's scope or identifiers exactly. Screening the UN layer separately catches designations in the window before transposition and gives an independent record for jurisdictions where your counterparties operate but you hold no national list.
- What do the reference numbers on UN listings mean?
- They are permanent identifiers assigned to each entry within a regime, such as the QDi series for individuals and QDe for entities under the ISIL and Al-Qaida regime, and equivalent series for other committees. Because they do not change when a name is amended or an alias added, they are the reliable key for evidencing which entry a match was assessed against.
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