Latest sanctions News

The OECD Working Group on Bribery welcomes Belgium’s significant legislative reforms to combat foreign bribery but calls for increased investigations and prosecutions
NZ Must Act On Israel’s Slaughter Of Children
Support For Rebuilding Adass Synagogue
Digital duty of care needed to mandate safeguards against online sexual abuse of children on Australian screens
Committee reports on the operation of Australia’s Magnitsky-style thematic sanctions
Public Consultation Opens On Code Of Conduct
How stigma, fear and the UK welfare system harm women in informal self-employment
New Zealand stands with Ukraine, three years after illegal Russian invasion
Action Needed Now, As Child Poverty Grows
Benefit Levels Fail To Keep Families Out Of Poverty
Govt’s Lack Of Plan Shows In Soaring Unemployment Stats
Recognising ADF personnel on Indo-Pacific operations
New Counter-terrorism Financing Sanctions
Australian Statement Of Support – EU Sanction
Govt’s Sanctions Regime Fails Us All
Welfare that Works making a difference
NZ’s Companies Act is finally being reformed – but will the changes go far enough?
Submission On Crimes Amendment Bill
Security Council 1970 Sanctions Committee Removes One Entry from Its Sanctions List
New Zealand must strengthen foreign bribery detection and its corporate liability framework for foreign bribery, says the OECD Working Group on Bribery
“Cheating the system” – sentencing in country’s first criminal cartel case
NZ Police acknowledges sanctions by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury
Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2763 (2024), Security Council Renews Mandate of Taliban Sanctions Monitoring Team
Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2762 (2024), Security Council Retains Al-Shabaab Sanctions until Full Review
Sanctions Regime To Create More Hardship For Families
New tools to be added to Traffic Light System
Labor finally shifts towards Greens position after tens of thousands killed in Gaza
Bill To Sanction Unlawful Occupation Of Palestine
Back Step on Low/Mid Rise Will Jeopardise Housing Target 
Review of Magnitsky-style autonomous sanctions
Security Council Sanctions Committee Concerning South Sudan Discusses Interim Report of Panel of Experts
Security Council Sanctions Committee concerning South Sudan Receives Briefing on Behalf of Emergency Relief Coordinator in Pursuance of Resolution 2664 (2022)
Security Council Sanctions Committee Concerning Sudan Receives Briefing on Behalf of Emergency Relief Coordinator in Pursuance of Resolution 2664 (2022)
Govt Continues To Punch Down
Gendered Violence And Harassment In World Of Work
More support to help people on benefit into work
Opinion piece: Looking for a gift for free market-lover? Try Anti-Monopoly
Three ways the UK can get people working again – without punishing them
Chemical weapons and Iranian missiles targeted in new Russia sanctions
Statement From Australia And New Zealand
Response To Secrecy Offences Review Welcomed
Minns Labor Government strengthens penalties for blocking railways
International conference seeks to raise awareness about sanctions, overcompliance and business conduct
Special Rapporteur urges Security Council to renew humanitarian exemption to counter-terrorism sanctions
Statement on Imprisonment of Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace in Bahrain
Portugal should urgently implement long-standing foreign bribery recommendations, says the OECD Working Group on Bribery
Opening statement to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Reference Committee Inquiry into Australia’s sanctions regime by Assistant Commissioner Tony Smith
Minns Labor Government strengthening penalties for blocking railways to boost safety in illegal protest crackdown