United Nations Security Council
UN Sanctions List from the Security Council
The UN sanctions list is the United Nations Security Council Consolidated List. It names individuals and entities subject to measures such as asset freezes, travel bans and arms embargoes imposed by the Security Council. Every UN member state is expected to apply them.
Current version in OfacScanner
LoadedEntries in the current version
1,010
- Published
- Oct 10, 2026
- Checked
- Oct 11, 2026, 15:47 UTC
- Programs
- 14
- Screened on
- Growth, Scale and Enterprise
What is the UN sanctions list
The United Nations Security Council can impose sanctions under Chapter VII of the UN Charter to respond to threats to international peace and security. Many of these sanctions regimes target named individuals and entities. The Security Council Consolidated List brings all of those names together in one place, so that governments, banks and companies do not have to read each regime separately.
Each sanctions regime is overseen by a sanctions committee of the Security Council, and many are supported by a panel of experts. The committee decides on new listings, amendments and removals for its regime. The Consolidated List is then updated to reflect those decisions.
The list is not a law that applies to companies directly. UN member states are obliged to put the measures into effect through their own national law. That is why the same names appear on national lists, such as the EU sanctions list and the lists of the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia.
Sanctions committees behind each listing
Every UN listing belongs to a regime and to the committee that runs it. Regimes cover topics such as terrorism, including ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida, the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and specific country situations. Each committee publishes its own guidelines on how names are proposed, reviewed and removed.
A listing usually starts with a proposal from one or more member states. The committee agrees on it, and the entry gets a permanent reference number. For many regimes, the committee also publishes a narrative summary that explains in plain language why the party is listed.
Removal works through the same committees. For the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida regime, an independent Office of the Ombudsperson reviews delisting requests. For other regimes, requests go through a Focal Point for delisting.
Current UN sanctions list data in OfacScanner
Live figures from the Consolidated List version we screen against, with recent changes and the largest regimes.
Official source
- Issuing authority
- United Nations Security Council
- List
- United Nations Security Council Consolidated List
- Data file we read
- scsanctions.un.org/resources/xml/en/consolidated.xml (XML)
- Update checks
- Checked against the official source every 30 minutes
- Last check
- Oct 11, 2026, 16:51 UTC
Entries by type
| Type | Active entries |
|---|---|
| Individuals | 736 |
| Organizations | 274 |
Recent versions and changes
| Published | Checked | Entries | Added | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | Oct 11, 2026, 15:47 UTC | 1,010 | First version stored, baseline for later changes | |
A new row appears each time the official file changes. Monitoring re-screens your saved records against every added entry.
Largest sanctions programs on this list
| Program | Active entries |
|---|---|
| Al-Qaida | 336 |
| DPRK | 155 |
| Taliban | 140 |
| Iran | 121 |
| Iraq | 74 |
| DRC | 61 |
| Libya | 31 |
| Somalia | 24 |
| CAR | 15 |
| Sudan | 13 |
| Haiti | 11 |
| Yemen | 11 |
One entry can sit under several programs, so the program counts add up to more than the entry total.
What a UN list entry contains
Entries differ in detail. The more fields an entry has, the easier it is to tell a real match from a namesake.
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Reference number
A permanent code that shows the regime and the type of party.
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Names and aliases
The listed name in Latin script, often with the original script and good or low quality aliases.
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Listing date and amendments
When the party was listed and when the entry last changed.
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Personal details
Date and place of birth, nationality and title for individuals.
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Identity documents
Passport and national ID numbers where known.
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Addresses
Known addresses and countries for individuals and entities.
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Other information
Free text with background, links to other listed parties and notes from the committee.
Why a UN listing affects your business
Even if you never deal with the United Nations, UN listings reach you through the law of the country you work in. A new UN designation normally appears on national lists soon after, and banks screen for it from day one.
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Banks screen it
Your payment partners check the UN list, so a hit on their side can stop your payment.
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Countries adopt it
National asset freeze laws in many countries follow UN designations.
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It covers regions OFAC may not
Some UN listings have no matching U.S. listing, so the SDN list alone can miss them.
How OfacScanner uses the UN list
OfacScanner reads the official Consolidated List published for the Security Council and checks it for changes every 30 minutes. Each change becomes a new version with the added and removed entries shown in the live block above. Names are normalized, aliases are searched, and names in Arabic, Cyrillic and Chinese script are compared in their Latin form as well.
The UN list is part of watchlist screening on the Growth, Scale and Enterprise plans. One check covers the OFAC lists and all global lists together. With ongoing monitoring, your saved customers are screened again each time the UN list changes, and you get an alert when a new entry matches.
UN sanctions list questions
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