UN sanctions committee grants North Korean humanitarian licence
23/02/2026 — The UN North Korea sanctions committee has reportedly granted humanitarian sanctions exemptions for 17 humanitarian projects. The exemptions have not...
North Korea sanctions monitoring team publishes cyber sanctions report
24/10/2025 — The Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) has published its second report on North Korea’s evasion of UN sanctions through cyber...
EU Parliament resolution calls for further sanctions on Iran, North Korea & Belarus for providing military support to Russia
29/11/2024 — The European Parliament has passed a resolution denouncing Iran, Belarus, and North Korea for their military support of Russia. The...
South Korea strengthens export controls against North Korea
31/10/2024 — South Korea has introduced a new “North Korea-tailored surveillance target list for solid-propellant missiles”, which expands export controls on materials...
Report warns that UN sanctions on North Korea could cause starvation
09/08/2024 — UK Professor, Hazel Smith, has published a Report exploring the impact of UN sanctions on humanitarian assistance to DPRK. She...
OFAC fines Italian animation company $538,000 for North Korea sanctions violations
28/06/2024 — OFAC has fined Italian animation company, Mondo TV, $538,000 for 18 apparent violations of the US North Korea sanctions regulations....
US renews Syria, CAR, Belarus, Western Balkans, and North Korea sanctions regimes
17/06/2024 — The US has renewed the following sanctions regimes: Syria until 11 May 2025; Central African Republic until 12 May 2025;...
OFAC designates entities linked to North Korea and Russia arms deals
17/08/2023 — Yesterday, OFAC designated 3 entities allegedly linked to a sanctions evasion network attempting to support arms deals between Russia and...
Amendments to UN North Korea sanctions list
04/07/2023 — The UN has amended 16 entries on its DPRK sanctions list (press release). The amendments include more accurate reasoning for...
OFAC targets North Korea for malicious cyber and IT activities
24/05/2023 — Yesterday, OFAC sanctioned four entities and one individual involved in obfuscated revenue generation and malicious cyber and IT activities that...