Focal Point for De-listing established pursuant to Security Council
resolution 1730 (2006)
Focal Point for De-listing
As part of its commitment to ensure that fair and clear procedures exist for placing individuals and entities on sanctions lists and for removing them, as well as for granting humanitarian exemptions, the Security Council, on 19 December 2006, adopted resolution 1730 (2006) by which the Council requested the Secretary-General to establish within the Secretariat (Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch), a focal point to receive de-listing requests and perform the tasks described in the annex to that resolution.
Petitioners, other than those whose names are inscribed on the list created pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1333 (2000) and 1989 (2011) (“the Al-Qaida Sanctions List”), can therefore submit de-listing requests either through the focal point process outlined in resolution 1730 (2006) or through their State of residence or citizenship. An informal and unofficial flowchart that aims to provide a visual guide to the focal point process can be found here 
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Pursuant to footnote 1 of the annex to resolution 1730 (2006) a State can decide that, as a rule, its citizens or residents should address their de-listing requests directly to the Focal Point. The State will do so by a declaration addressed to the Chairman of the Committee that will be published on the Committee's website. To date, the following States have submitted such declarations:
Petitioners whose names are inscribed on the Al-Qaida Sanctions List can submit their de-listing requests through the Office of the Ombudsperson.
On 17 December 2012, the Security Council adopted resolution 2083 (2012), by which it authorized the Focal Point to receive travel ban and assets freeze exemption requests in relation to individuals, groups, undertakings or entities on the Al-Qaida Sanctions List.
The Focal Point may be contacted at this address:
Focal Point for De-listing
Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch
Room TB-08045D
United Nations
New York, N.Y. 10017
United States of America
Tel. +1 917 367 9448
Fax. +1 212 963 1300/3778
Email: delisting@un.org
As of 16 May 2013, statistics relating to the focal point de-listing process are as follows: |
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Security Council Committee |
Requests received1 |
Requests processed |
De-listed |
Remained on the list(s) |
Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea |
(1 request) |
1 |
|
1 individual |
Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and Associated Individuals and Entities |
(25 requests) |
25 |
13 individuals |
|
Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1518 (2003) |
(2 requests) |
2 |
2 individuals |
1 individual |
Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia |
(28 requests 4) |
28 |
7 individuals5 |
9 individuals |
Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
(7 requests) |
6 |
1 individual |
3 individual |
Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) |
(2 requests) |
1 |
|
1 entity |
| Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya | (1 request) 1 individual |
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Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) |
(3 requests) |
3 |
0 6 |
2 |
|
(69 requests) |
66 |
29 individuals |
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1 Some requests are second or third requests from the same individual.
2 Two additional individuals were de-listed by the Committee, pursuant to its review of the name as called for paragraph 25 of resolution 1822 (2008), while the focal point process was ongoing.
3 Two additional entities were de-listed by the Committee, pursuant to its review of the names as called for in paragraph 25 of resolution 1822 (2008), while the focal point process was ongoing.
4 One additional request was returned pursuant to paragraph 3 of the annex to resolution 1730 (2006).
5 Three additional individuals were de-listed by the Committee, pursuant to a request submitted by a Member State, while the focal point process was ongoing.
6 One individual was de-listed by the Committee, pursuant to a request submitted by a Member State, while the focal point process was ongoing.
S/RES/1730 (2006) |
19 December 2006 |
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S/2007/178 |
30 March 2007 |
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S/RES/2083 (2012) |
17 December 2012 |