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The scope of and approach to assessing humanitarian impacts under sanctions must be clearly defined in a Terms of Reference (ToR) developed for the assessment team. This task statement should include:
- Brief background to the sanctions regime (actual or proposed), including reference to the relevant legal text(s) (United Nations Security Council resolution, resolution of other intergovernmental organization, national legislation) imposing the sanctions;
- An overview of the context of the current assessment, including a reference to the paragraph(s) of the sanctioning authority’s resolution(s)/directive(s) mandating or requesting the assessment;
- Clear definition of the scope of the proposed assessment—identifying the types of sanction measures to be covered by the assessment;
- Statement of the methodology and its constituent steps that will be used by the investigators in undertaking the assessment;
- A catalogue of subject areas of humanitarian conditions that should be covered by the assessment;
- Specification of the type and scope of interviews to be carried out at the headquarters level, and while on mission in the sanctioned State;
- Identification of the time frame within which the assessment must be completed;
- Identification of a reporting chain to the commissioning entity/sanctioning authority;
- Requirements for undertaking the assessment, including human resources and financial requirements;
- Requirements for the assessment report.
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