These sanctions target individuals and entities responsible for prolonging the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The measures include asset freezes and transaction prohibitions to pressure the parties involved to cease hostilities and engage in peace negotiations.
Program website | www.seco.admin.ch |
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Measures imposed | Financial block · Travel ban · Restrictions on goods |
Target countries | Yemen |
Issuing authority | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO); State Secretariat for Economic Affairs |
Issuing country | Swiss Confederation |
Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes
Sanctions programs are created by governments and international organisations to impose measures on entities in response to specific events or situations.
They are bundled into data sources that are imported into the OpenSanctions database.