Targeted Financial Sanctions
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R 6 – Target Financial Sanctions related to terrorism
and terrorist financing
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Countries should implement targeted financial sanctions regimes to
comply with United Nations Security Council resolutions relating to the
prevention and suppression of terrorism and terrorist financing. The
resolutions require countries to freeze without delay the funds or other
assets of, and to ensure that no funds or other assets are made available,
directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of, any person or entity either (i)
designated by, or under the authority of, the United Nations Security
Council under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, including
in accordance with resolution 1267 (1999) and its successor resolutions;
or (ii) designated by that country pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001).
