Quick facts

UN sanctions are imposed in a variety of contexts:

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Spill-overs from neighboring or regional conflicts:

35% of sanctions episodes

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Imposed following other unilateral or regional sanctions:

70% of sanctions episodes

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Imposed in cases where regime eventually changes:

50% of sanctions episodes

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Adopted unanimously by the Security Council:

76% of sanctions episodes

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Combined with other policy instruments:

100% of sanctions episodes