1970 Sanctions List
List in alphabetical order
List by Permanent Reference Number
By resolution 1970 (2011) 
and resolution 1973 (2011) , the Security Council decided to impose individual targeted sanctions (a travel ban on individuals and an assets freeze on individuals and entities, as listed in the Annexes to the resolutions or designated by the Committee).
The 1970 Sanctions List currently contains the names of 29 individuals and 2 entities. The 1970 Sanctions list was last updated on 31 January 2024.
The Committee works with INTERPOL to produce INTERPOL-United Nations Security Council Special Notices for listed individuals and entities. These notices promote information sharing and implementation of the measures among Member States.
Procedures for Listing
I. Relevant Security Council resolutions / Committee Guidelines
- Security Council resolution 1970 (2011): paragraphs 22 and 24 (b) and (c)
- Security Council resolution 1973 (2011): paragraph 23
- Security Council resolution 2146 (2014): paragraph 11
- Security Council resolution 2174 (2014): paragraph 4
- Security Council resolution 2213 (2015): paragraph 11
- Committee Guidelines: Section 5
II. Who is entitled to submit listing requests?
Member States may at any time submit to the Committee listing requests for inclusion of individuals and entities on the 1970 Sanctions List.
III. What should be included in listing requests?
States are advised to submit names as soon as they gather the supporting evidence of actions that meet the listing criteria. When submitting names of entities, States are encouraged, if they deem it appropriate, to propose for listing at the same time the names of the individuals responsible for the decisions of the entity concerned.
Listing requests must contain a detailed statement of case in support of the proposed listing in accordance with the relevant criteria under which the names of individuals and/or entities are being proposed for designation, including:
- specific findings and reasoning demonstrating that the listing criteria are met;
- nature of the supporting evidence (e.g., reports of the Panel of Experts, intelligence, law enforcement, judicial, media, admissions by subject, etc.);
- supporting evidence or documents;
- details of any connection with a currently listed individual.
To the extent possible, the following specific information should be provided to allow for the positive identification of the individual or entity concerned by competent authorities:
- For individuals: family name/surname, given names, other relevant names, date of birth, place of birth, nationality/citizenship, gender, aliases, employment/occupation, residence, passport or travel document (including date and place of issue) and national identification number, current and previous addresses, website addresses, and current location.
- For groups, undertakings or entities: name, acronyms, address, headquarters, subsidiaries, affiliates, fronts, nature of business or activity, leadership, tax or other identification numbers and other names by which it is known or was formerly known, and website addresses.
IV. How to make the listing request?
Please address the listing requests to:
- The Chair of the Committee, His Excellency Mr. Kazuyuki Yamazaki, through the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations.
With copy to:
- Senior Committee Secretary, Ms. Sana Khan (SC-1970-Committee@un.org).
V. Decision-making of the Committee
In accordance with Section 5 of the Committee Guidelines, the Committee will consider expeditiously requests to update the list. If a proposal for listing is not approved within the decision-making period (five working days), the Committee will provide feedback to the submitting State on the status of the request. If the Committee approves the listing proposal, the Secretariat shall, after publication but within one week after a name is added to the List, notify the Permanent Mission of the country or countries where the individual or entity is believed to be located and, in the case of individuals, the country of which the person is a national (to the extent this information is known).
Procedures for Delisting
I. Relevant Security Council resolutions /Committee Guidelines
- Security Council resolution 1730 (2006)
- Committee Guidelines: Sections 7
II. Who is entitled to submit a delisting request?
Member States may at any time submit requests for delisting of individuals and entities inscribed on the 1970 Sanctions List.
A petitioner seeking to submit a request for delisting can do so either directly to the Focal Point for Delisting or through his/her State of residence or nationality.
A State can decide that as a rule, its nationals or residents should address their delisting requests directly to the Focal Point for Delisting.
III. What should be included in a delisting request to the Committee?
Delisting requests should contain the following information:
- explanation as to why the designation does not or no longer meet the listing criteria (in particular through countering the reasons for listing as stated in the publicly releasable statement of case for that particular individual or entity);
- the petitioner’s current occupation and/or activities, and any other relevant information;
- any documentation supporting the request can be referred to and/or attached together with the explanation of its relevance, where appropriate.
For a deceased individual, the petition shall be submitted either directly to the Committee by a State, or through the Focal Point for Delisting by his/her legal beneficiary, together with an official documentation certifying that status. The statement of case supporting the delisting request shall include the following information:
- death certificate or similar official documentation confirming the death;
- whether or not any legal beneficiary of the deceased’s estate or any joint owner of his /her assets is on the Sanctions Lists.
IV. How to make a delisting request?
For petitioners choosing to submit a petition to the Focal Point for Delisting, the relevant procedure can be accessed here.
If the petitioner submits the petition to the State of residence or nationality, the following procedure should be followed:
- The State to which a petition is submitted (the petitioned State) should review all relevant information and then approach bilaterally the designating State(s) to seek additional information and to hold consultations on the delisting request (In cases where listings are made directly by a resolution of the Security Council, the Committee assumes the role of the designating State(s));
- The designating State(s) may also request additional information from the petitioner’s State of nationality or residence. The petitioned and the designating State(s) may, as appropriate, consult with the Chair during the course of any such bilateral consultations;
- If, after reviewing any additional information, the petitioned State wishes to pursue a delisting request, it should seek to persuade the designating State(s) to submit jointly or separately a request for delisting to the Committee. The petitioned State may, without an accompanying request from the designating State(s), submit a request for delisting to the Committee;
Please address the delisting requests to:
- The Chair of the Committee, His Excellency Mr. Kazuyuki Yamazaki, through the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations.
With copy to:
- Senior Committee Secretary, Ms. Sana Khan (SC-1970-Committee@un.org).
V. Decision-making of the Committee
If the Committee approves the delisting request, the Secretariat shall, within one week after a name is removed from the List, notify the Permanent Mission of the country or countries where the individual or entity is believed to be located and, in the case of individuals, the country of which the person is a national or resident (to the extent this information is known).