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… Central African Republic Chad Justice Mali Middle East Natural Resources Peace and Security Peacekeeping Policing Sahel Sanctions Somalia Terrorism UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL Statement by HE Mr Gary Quinlan, Ambassador and Permanent … programs and facilitating regional initiatives. Second, one of the most effective tools at the Council's disposal – sanctions – should continue to be honed to deny terrorist groups access to resources and sanctuary and, most importantly, to starve them of funds. As Chair of the Council's Al Qaida sanctions Committee for the past two years, I have consistently tried to highlight that anyone who materially supports the …
… ACT 0221 Fax : (02) 6261 2176 or 6261 2990 Last Updated: 29 November 2019 … Invasion of Ukraine by Russia Information on sanctions, travel advice and consular assistance, Australia's humanitarian assistance and media releases. Country brief …
… In response to public feedback, the Australian Sanctions Office has implemented a series of enhancements to the Consolidated List. The updated list was launched on 6 … strong or weak Including a list of designated vessels Specifying which measures apply to each listing: targeted financial sanctions, travel bans, arms embargoes, and/or maritime sanctions Standardised format for dates of birth Standardised format for nationalities The changes are intended to offer …
… Iran Iraq Liberia Libya Mali North Korea Peace and Security Peacebuilding Peacekeeping Policing Protection of Civilians Sanctions Sierra Leone Small arms South Sudan Sudan Syria Terrorism Ukraine Yemen UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL Statement … of its citizens in a way unparalleled in today's world. In the past two years, the Council has used another key tool – sanctions – as a response to threats to international peace and security. We have applied sanctions to two new situations, in the CAR and Yemen, while calibrating existing sanctions regimes to better respond to …
… Human Rights Humanitarian Mali Peace and Security Peacebuilding Peacekeeping Policing Protection of Civilians Rule of Law Sanctions Sudan Syria Terrorism UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL Statement by HE Mr Gary Quinlan, Ambassador and Permanent … back to the Council. In partnership with Argentina, we arranged for the first open briefing by the Chair of the Sudan sanctions committee in the Chamber, for all to hear. We engaged closely with the African Union Peace and Security Council in … will be an important annual addition to the Council's work. The final initiative Australia pursued was, of course, on sanctions . Sanctions are a crucial – often the only – tool for the Council, and we need to do much better on …
… Accountability Afghanistan Central Africa Central African Republic Chad Humanitarian Impunity Iraq Israel Mali Myanmar Sanctions South Sudan Sudan Syria Yemen UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL Statement by HE Mr Gary Quinlan, Ambassador and … We also support efforts to address perpetrators of violations against children through targeted Security Council sanctions . Resolution 2134 (2014) established targetted sanctions, designating those in the Central African Republic responsible for recruiting or using children in armed conflict, …
… Children and Armed Conflict Conflict Prevention DPRK Guinea Human Rights Humanitarian Peacekeeping Regional Organisations Sanctions Syria Women UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL Statement by HE Ms Philippa King, Ambassador and Charg é d'affaires of … our political and practical support to see it realise its full preventive potential. Third, we can do better to integrate sanctions into our responses. The mere threat of sanctions can bring parties to a negotiating table. Arms embargoes reduce the viability of force as an option. Targeted …
… Counter-terrorism Peacebuilding Peacekeeping Policing Post-Conflict Stabilisation Protection of Civilians Rule of Law Sanctions Small arms Syria Terrorism On 1 November, Australia assumed the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council … law. And on November 25, Australia will hold a meeting to discuss practical steps for improving the implementation of UN sanctions – a key tool for conflict prevention and starving armed groups and terrorists of funds, weapons and recruits. The … Counter-terrorism Peacebuilding Peacekeeping Policing Post-Conflict Stabilisation Protection of Civilians Rule of Law Sanctions Small arms Syria Terrorism On 1 November, Australia assumed the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council …
… enterprises operating overseas, who fail to meet the Guidelines. The Government has established a thematic autonomous sanctions regime in relation to serious human rights violations and abuses. The regime commenced on 21 December 2021, following amendments to the Autonomous Sanctions Act 2011 and the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 . The regime implements key elements of the Government’s response, tabled on 5 August 2021, to …
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