All posts tagged "UN Security Council"
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429AML / KYCFATF Concludes Plenary, Finalises Work in Key Areas
The FATF will issue updated guidance for VASPs next week. A statement on Afghanistan was released. Beneficial ownership and cross-border payments also in focus.
October 23, 2021 -
385AML / KYCNorth Korea Continues to Evade Sanctions – Report
A draft report by a UN panel of experts says North Korea has continued to evade sanctions through open sea ship-to-ship transfers and other means.
August 11, 2021 -
788AML / KYCProspects of Western–Japanese Coordination on Human Rights Sanctions
Japan will set itself apart as an active sanctioning partner in Asia and further boost the global effort to combat human rights violations, writes RUSI's Sasha Erskine.
May 15, 2021 -
485AML / KYCOFAC Sanctions Adult Children of Myanmar Military Leader
The two adult children of the commander-in-chief of Myanmar’s military, Min Aung Hlaing, and six of their companies, have been designated by OFAC.
March 12, 2021 -
502Asia-PacificMyanmar Banks Reopen Amid Military-led State of Emergency
Some foreign banks have launched emergency safety measures, ordering employees to stay at home or halting operations indefinitely.
February 3, 2021 -
623AML / KYCUN Security Council Rejects Extension of Iran Arms Embargo
The UN Security Council has rejected a US resolution to extend an international arms embargo on Iran due to expire on 18 October.
August 18, 2020 -
933AML / KYCPakistan Senate Passes Amendments to Anti-Terrorism, UNSC Laws
The amendments raise the maximum penalties for violating anti-terrorism laws, and empower the government to implement UN Security Council resolutions.
July 31, 2020 -
3.2KAML / KYCUS Prosecutors Target Foreign Bank Records in North Korean Cyber Hunt
US authorities may be signalling their intent to increasingly use the PATRIOT Act to gain access to foreign bank records in DPRK sanctions investigations, says Nick Turner at Steptoe & Johnson.
May 5, 2020 -
1.4KAML / KYCUN Security Council Resolution Targets Terrorism Financing
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution calling on member states to beef up efforts to identify, prosecute and penalise those directly or indirectly financing terrorism.
April 1, 2019 -
939AML / KYCHong Kong Not Obliged to Enforce US Sanctions – Report
Hong Kong is not obliged to enforce unilateral sanctions imposed by individual jurisdictions including the US, a senior official said in regards to Huawei's alleged dealings with Iran.
December 13, 2018
