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Global

The global region is used in OpenSanctions to denote datasets and entities which can not be scoped to any more specific single national or supranational region.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 209 entities connected with the global region. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We include 7 data sources published by authorities or organizations based in the global region. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting the global region

We include 13 programs targeting entities located in the global region.

IDTitleIssuerTarget countries
[UK-FO]Financial Sanctions, UK freezing ordersOFSI United KingdomGlobal  
[US-FSE]Foreign Sanctions Evaders (FSE) ListOFAC United StatesGlobal  
[US-GLOMAG]Global Magnitsky SanctionsOFAC United StatesGlobal  
[UN-SCISIL]ISIL & Al-Qaida SanctionsUNSC Global  
[GB-SAMLA]Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018FCDO United KingdomGlobal  
[AU-CRP]Serious Corruption Sanctions RegimeDFAT AustraliaGlobal  
[AU-HUMAN]Serious Violations Or Serious Abuses Of Human Rights Sanctions RegimeDFAT AustraliaGlobal  
[UK-CW]UK sanctions relating to chemical weaponsOFSI United KingdomGlobal  
[UK-CYB]UK sanctions relating to cyber activityOFSI United KingdomGlobal  
[UK-AC]UK sanctions relating to global anti-corruptionOFSI United KingdomGlobal  
[UK-HR]UK sanctions relating to global human rightsOFSI United KingdomGlobal  
[UK-ICT]UK sanctions relating to international counter-terrorismOFSI United KingdomGlobal  
[UK-ISIL]UK sanctions relating to ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-QaidaOFSI United KingdomGlobal  

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 193 entities identified as PEPs connected with the global region.

National government positions

No positions for this category

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...