Sentences with phrase «targeted sanctions»

«These targeted sanctions are a part of a broader effort to address the ongoing nefarious attacks emanating from Russia,» said Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin.

«These targeted sanctions are a part of a broader effort to address the ongoing nefarious attacks emanating from Russia,» Mnuchin said.

Most prominent among these are the «targeted sanctions» imposed by Security Council Resolutions (SCR) 1267 (1999) seq, which provide for asset freezes, travel bans and arms embargoes against persons listed by the Committee established pursuant to SCR 1267 (the 1267 Committee).

And, of course, it is easy to argue that firm - targeted sanctions, especially fines, are effective because they have such an impact on the bottom line.

In Europe, the Council of the European Union by its Decision of 28 February and Council Regulation (EU) 204/2011 made on 2 March 2011 imposed an arms embargo and targeted sanctions going further than UNSCR 1970/2011 by prohibiting trade with Libya in equipment which might be used for internal repression as well as a visa ban on a wider group of persons.

Only in combatting both threats to international security and the overzealous, Kafkaesque international bureaucracy of targeted sanctions can we all live «in larger freedom» (Preamble, UN Charter), not just Mr Kadi.

In Al - Dulimi, the European Court of Human rights held a UN member state which is also a member to the ECHR and that had implemented a Security Council decision on targeted sanctions by freezing the assets of a blacklisted person, remains fully responsible for violation of Art. 6 ECHR (right of access to a Court).

The Joint Committee on Human Rights, chaired by Harriet Harman MP, supported the use of targeted sanctions to combat terrorists and human rights abusers but warned there is a risk individuals or organisations may be wrongly sanctioned, for example, because of mistaken identity.

Given the reluctance of international firms to face up to their responsibilities, Global Witness is urging the Security Council to start using these targeted sanctions against those that have failed to clean up their act.

UN Security Council Resolution 1857, passed on 22 December, extends targeted sanctions to «individuals or entities supporting the illegal armed groups in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo through illicit trade of natural resources».

Actually, what's essential above all is an international push of intensive diplomacy and targeted sanctions to reach a compromise peace deal and end the civil war.

The Conservatives supported the establishment of a UN Commission of Inquiry into crimes against humanity before the Labour government, pushed for stronger targeted sanctions and called for increased humanitarian aid, including cross-border assistance to the ethnic peoples.

Security council attempts to launch targeted sanctions against key members of Mugabe's ruling cabal have also been blocked by China and Russia, while South Africa - the major regional diplomatic power - has opposed further action.

The Security Council should indeed ensure that further measures are now taken, including targeted sanctions and a full arms embargo on the Syrian government and on any armed groups suspected of human rights abuses.

«Such narrowly targeted sanctions have little to no impact on the operations of Russia's intelligence services or its proxies, since these organizations don't transact (at least overtly) through the US financial system,» Carpenter wrote.

The initial draft text - to renew the annual mandate of a targeted sanctions regime related to Yemen - wanted to include a condemnation of Iran for violating an arms embargo on Houthi leaders and include a council commitment to take action over it.

Along with the usual discovery / attorney fees type of sanctions, the judge also ordered Bertling to donate $ 250 Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles Foundation as a specific and targeted sanction for the sexist remark.

Not exact matches

Anders Fogh Rasmussen wants the EU and the U.S. to issue fresh sanctions targeted directly at Vladimir Putin's inner circle.

The fate of major employers and participants in the Canadian economy is a non-issue when the targets of sanctions are rogue states like Syria, Iran or North Korea.

WASHINGTON — Seeking to intensify pressure on Russia, President Barack Obama on Thursday expanded U.S. economic sanctions against Moscow over its actions in Ukraine, targeting President Vladimir Putin's chief of staff and 19 other individuals as well as a Russian bank that provides them support.

RUSAL: The U.S. Treasury gave investors an additional month to divest or transfer their holdings in sanctions targets major aluminium producer United Company Rusal Plc, En + Group Plc and GAZ Group.

Senior administration officials said the individuals targeted by Thursday's sanctions will have assets frozen in the United States, will be barred from doing any business in the U.S. and will be unable to make transactions in American dollars.

«Treasury will continue to put pressure on North Korea by targeting those who support the advancement of nuclear and ballistic missile programs and isolating them from the American financial system,» Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement accompanying the sanctions announcement.

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says the U.S. is systematically targeting individuals and entities that finance Kim Jong Un's government and its weapons programs, and help it evade sanctions.

Among those targeted on Wednesday were 10 representatives in China and Russia of the Korea Ryonbong General Corporation, which supports the North's defense industry and already is under U.S. and U.N. sanctions.

Its targets have included a Middle Eastern telecommunications company doing business in North Korea, a Japan - based entity associated with a United Nations group on sanctions and the general director of a Vietnamese trading company, FireEye said, declining to name the victims.

The sanctions aim to further isolate Pyongyang, said Heather Nauert, a State Department spokeswoman, adding that she did not think targeting more Chinese firms would affect Beijing's cooperation on the North Korean issue.

Besides targeting sources of weapons technology, the curbs were the first time the United States sought to directly attack North Korea's daily consumer trade, said Peter Harrell, a sanctions expert at the Center for a New American Security.

MOSCOW / LONDON, April 12 - Three Russian tycoons targeted by a new list of U.S. sanctions may have lost a combined $ 7.5 billion since the list was announced, according to Reuters calculations based on price moves in the listed companies the three co-own.

The move rattled investors because the sanctions require that U.S. citizens must divest of any stocks, bonds or other holdings in the targeted firms by May 7.

ZURICH, April 12 - Switzerland's Sulzer has used a share buyback to free itself from U.S. sanctions, highlighting a potential escape route for other companies controlled by Russian oligarchs targeted in Washington's crackdown on President Vladimir Putin's inner circle.

South Korea's foreign ministry on Thursday welcomed the move, which it said in a statement would boost the effectiveness of existing sanctions on the North and have a broader impact than a 2005 U.S. Treasury measure that targeted a bank in the Chinese territory of Macau.

On top of that, New York's financial regulator may suspend the bank's ability to transact dollar - clearing activities, which will target the bank's trade - finance unit that is at the heart of the sanctions - violation charges.

The sanctions specifically targeted Russians indicted last month as part of the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's election meddling.

David Kennedy, the CEO of TrustedSec who previously specialized in cyber warfare at the National Security Agency, said the sanctions seemed to stem from the Russia investigation, as they target the Internet Research Agency, one of the entities indicted in February.

Thursday's sanctions target Russians indicted last month as part of the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's election meddling on charges of conspiracy to interfere in the election by waging a social - media influence operation to sow discord and sway public opinion in the US in favor of Trump.

The U.S. investigation targeted the bank for alleged violations of sanctions in its dealings with Iran, and the multibillion charge would be a significant hit to BNP's capital ratios.

Lawmakers have urged targeted financial sanctions against Pakistani intelligence officials linked to militants, and for Pakistan to lose its «non-NATO ally» status that offers preferential access to U.S. military technology.

China has denied that its laws require technology transfers and has threatened to retaliate against any US tariffs with trade sanctions of its own, with potential targets such as US soybeans, aircraft, or heavy equipment.

Taleblu notes that the Europeans have signaled they would support sanctions that target only long - range ballistic missiles.

He calls MH370 the unfortunate target of a retaliation ploy by Russian leadership — a sinister response to the US economic sanctions against Russia:

Although the oil and gas industry is a major target of Western sanctions, financial strains have been partially alleviated by reducing capital expenditure and rouble devaluation, which cut operating costs by around 30 %.

PDVSA is a state - owned oil and natural gas company which, in addition to the Venezuelan government, is also the target of U.S. sanctions.

China has denied that its laws require technology transfers and has threatened to retaliate against any U.S. tariffs with trade sanctions of its own, with potential targets such as U.S. soybeans, aircraft or heavy equipment.

The panel of experts monitoring sanctions against North Korea said in its latest report in March that it «continues to be targeted by a sophisticated hacking campaign,» first noted in 2017.

Yet the United States could face a challenge in crafting trade sanctions that circumvent allies and target China.

Obviously the sanctions must target Citgo.

On June 28, 2016, the Target Canada Entities and the Plan Sponsor confirmed in writing to the Monitor that all of the conditions precedent set out in section 8.3 of the Plan have been satisfied or waived, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the Plan Implementation Date has occurred and the Plan is effective with its terms and the terms of the Sanction and Vesting Order.

As my colleague Ole Hansen once said, whenever there is a loser there is also a winner, and the sanctions on Russian companies are actually driving Russia's aluminium business towards China — the very country that has been recently targeted harshly by Trump's administration.

The sanctions have stopped investment in unconventional oil and gas and the Arctic offshore and have targeted key individuals and companies in the oil and gas sector.