| Sanctions assessment methodology
The preceding chapters have described the main elements of the methodology to assess the humanitarian implications of sanctions. This chapter brings it all together: the framework outlined in chapter 2 is used here to guide construction of the methodology, while the causal modelling approach (chapter 3), indicators and data sources (chapter 4) form the building blocks of the assessment technique. more......
Two key challenges exist in monitoring and assessing the humanitarian impact of sanctions. The first is in determining the current status of humanitarian conditions in the sanctioned country or region, in the midst of a complex and often rapidly changing political and security environment. The second is in distinguishing between the effects of sanctions and the effects of other factors that influence the humanitarian situation in the targeted country.29 more......
To assess potential humanitarian impacts of sanctions, a reference point must be established against which changes in humanitarian conditions can be measured. This socalled “baseline” assessment provides such a reference point for humanitarian and socioeconomic conditions around the time of the onset of sanctions. more......
The sanctions assessment methodology is presented here in five steps, and is summarized in schematic form in figure 7. The methodology can be used to assess potential humanitarian consequences in advance of, during or following sanctions (see section 5.5). The five steps can also be applied to assess potential impacts of different types of sanctions (section 5.6). more......
The assessment methodology described in this manual can by used prior to sanctions, during sanctions, and following the termination of sanctions. While the overall methodology remains unchanged, there are subtle differences in application depending on the context. These differences are presented below. more.......
The methodology presented here is intended to be sufficiently flexible to facilitate assessment of potential impacts associated with different types of sanctions, and to be applied to assessments associated with different types of economic and social systems. The shift towards more targeted sanctions in the late 1990s has highlighted four categories of sanctions that will most likely be applied in the future (rather than comprehensive economic sanctions): (1) arms embargoes; (2) financial sanctions; (3) travelrelated sanctions; and (4) targeted trade sanctions. These categories are consistent with those identified in the Final Report of the Stockholm Process on the Implementation of Targeted Sanctions (see section 1.3).34 more.......
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