Making Targeted Sanctions Effective - Small Arms Survey

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3. Coordination between the UN and Other
Relevant Actors
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Obviously the close cooperation between the UN and other international
organizations, whether governmental, non-governmental
or private, are important for the implementation of targeted sanctions.
In this section, some linkages are identified and illustrated.
The topic is also discussed in Part III and Part IV.
Whether aimed at reducing the illicit flows of arms, finance, and
commodities that sustain armed conflict or at deterring or punishing
behavior that threatens international peace and security, targeted
sanctions are a highly technical policy instrument. To be implemented
effectively, they need the input and support of a wide
range of specialized actors and agencies beyond the UN.
Relations with International Organizations
There have been several efforts by the Security Council, the Sanctions
Committees and their affiliated Expert Panels and Monitoring
Mechanisms to work more closely with selected specialized international
agencies such as Interpol, to better utilize their respective
assets and expertise, and coordinate policy initiatives for sanctions
implementation (for more on this, see Part III). Understandably,
the degree of UN interaction with outside actors in specific
instances will vary, depending on, among other factors, the precise
nature of the sanctions imposed, that is, whether they include travel
bans, financial or arms embargoes, or commodity bans, and on the
regions and interests affected. While flexibility is desirable, the ad
hoc and limited nature of these partnerships reduces the potential to
be gained by the UN from more sustained forms of communication
and coordination on sanctions implementation as well as sanctions
design. Consideration should be given to the creation of some kind
of mechanism to ensure routine avenues for improved coordination
on sanctions implementation.