IASC Briefing on the Humanitarian Exemption to UN Sanctions Regimes: Implementation and Reporting
Watch the full recording of the briefing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLBmYIMsWc0
On 9 December 2022, the United Nations Security Council passed resolution 2664, adopting a “humanitarian carve-out” — a standing humanitarian exemption — to assets freezes in currently active and future United Nations Security Council sanctions regimes. This was the results of years of advocacy by the humanitarian community and the leadership of the U.S. and Ireland who co-drafted the resolution. The carveout-out is open-ended, except for the Al-Qaeda-ISIL sanctions regime ('1267 regime’) – the Security Council will decide in December 2024 whether to extend or renew its application to this regime.
The resolution directs the Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) to brief relevant sanctions committees annually about the delivery of humanitarian assistance and activities in support to basic human needs in contexts where this humanitarian exemption applies, including any obstacles, any available information on the transfer of resources to or for the benefit of UN sanctioned actors, aid and fund diversion by the latter, and risk management and due diligence processes in place. OCHA country offices in contexts where UN sanctions apply are leading the coordination of information collection process to feed into the ERC’s briefings, in consultation with relevant Humanitarian Country Teams and partners in-country.
The briefing will aim to raise awareness on the resolution and its implications for the humanitarian community. It will also serve to clarify the reporting requirement under UNSCR 2664 to ensure broad understanding and participation to the process. The briefing is aimed at the humanitarian community broadly, particularly those who may be directly involved in providing inputs to OCHA, including the legal, risk/compliance, logistics, and programming experts of IASC member organizations to ensure broad understanding of the topic and allow for any questions.
Speakers
- Mr. Brady Mabe, Head of the Legal Department (ai), ICRC’s Permanent Observer Mission to the UN
- Mr. Aurelien Buffler, Chief of Section, OAD-PAPS, OCHA
- Ms. Berenice Van Den Driessche, Senior Humanitarian Policy and Advocacy Adviser, NRC
- Ms. Kathryn Striffolino, Senior Manager, Humanitarian Practice, Humanitarian Department, InterAction
Moderator
- Mr. Yasin Samatar – IASC secretariat
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