On Feb. 27, 2023, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Supplemental Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance (“2023 Fact Sheet”) to update OFAC’s Guidance Related to the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance by
On Feb. 9, 2023 the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License 23, to authorize transactions in support of aid and relief to Syria in the wake of the deadly
In Oct. 2022, in response to a call for input, the Charity & Security Network (C&SN) submitted comments to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as part of FATF’s “project to review and update the
By Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery On May 13, 2022, the Treasury Department published their 2022 National Strategy for Combatting Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (2022 Strategy) and accompanying Press Release. The 2022 Strategy aims to enhance the
By Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery Background On May 13, 2022, the Treasury Department published their 2022 National Strategy for Combatting Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (2022 Strategy) and accompanying Press Release. The 2022 Strategy aims to enhance
On April 19, 2022, Treasury issued Russia-related General License (GL) 27, authorizing “Certain Transactions in Support of Nongovernmental Organizations' Activities.” Alongside this, Treasury issued an accompanying Fact Sheet on “Preserving Agricultural Trade, Access to Communication,
On March 11, 2022, Treasury issued Ukraine General License 23, authorizing transactions, “including the processing and transfer of funds, payment of taxes, fees, and import duties, and purchase or receipt of permits, licenses, or public
C&SN Director Paul Carroll is quoted on financial access issues caused by sanctions, arguing that banks are sometimes hesitant to process transactions in sanctioned contexts even when Treasury authorizes certain transactions. Read the full article
By Ashleigh Subramanian-Montgomery Background On March 1, 2022, the Treasury Department published the 2022 National Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment (NTFRA). This updates the 2018 NTFRA and 2015 NTFRA reports. The risk assessment identifies the groups
This issue brief summarizes some of the recent sanctions imposed in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, raises concerns these sanctions pose for civil society organizations operating in Russia and Ukraine, and offers recommendations
