Topic: 2026 – Implementation of Sanctions
Country: Lebanon
Delegate Name: Reema Al-Taha
The United Nations (UN) Security Council imposes sanctions as a way to non-violently enforce everything from international peace to human rights. The UN Security Council’s employ sanctions ranging from comprehensive economic and trade sanctions and use non-military measures to implement them such as financial asset freezes on individuals, entities, or governments to change behavior as well as targeted armed embargoes. Member states are legally obligated to enforce sanctions set by the UN Security Council within their jurisdictions.
Sanctions have evolved from targeted acts against individuals to broader actions targeting corruption. In 2007 to present day the United States of America (the United States) thankfully has Executive Orders in place to target high-level entities along with political figures supporting Hezbollah. United States implemented sanctions are extremely effective in uplifting the Lebanese Republic (Lebanon) economy as some of the sanctions aim to increase compliance from local banks. In the past and hopefully well into the future, United States sanctions have bolstered Lebanese sovereignty. The United States as well as Lebanon recognize certain terrorist groups and hostile states have been causing harm to peaceful states which needs to be stopped.
Lebanon has had many sanctions put on her, most notably by the UN in 2005 that the European Union, United Kingdom and the United States have enforced. Said 2005 sanctions go from travel bans to and asset freezes on individuals suspected of being involved in the tragic bombing of Beirut on February 14,2005. An arms embargo and a ban on related services are a few other welcome sanctions implemented on the Lebanese Republic. Sanctions have helped our country in invaluable ways and we are grateful to have them in times of need, our only wish is that they were implemented onto other countries and entities that harm the greater good of Lebanon.
The Lebanese Republic puts forth three implementation suggestions to help alleviate the internal and external struggles of Countries and to increase the stability and strength of our world as a whole. First, we shift the focus of sanctions towards business people that enable or are involved in financial corruption. Second, more measures are taken to prevent the supply or arms and other related military material into states without explicit permission from the Countries government and the Countries government only. Lastly, implementing travel bans and more against the leaders and members of terrorist organizations to prevent their negative impact on countries. Lebanon is strong and so are her allies and member-states. Lebanon is confident the world will become a better and safer place with the above sanctions implemented and enforced.
Works Cited:
https://euromedrights.org/publication/statement-on-the-ongoing-aggression-of-israel-on-the-state-of-lebanon-and-the-region/#:~:text=Israel%20claims%20its%20actions%20are,international%20justice%20and%20human%20rights.
https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/information
https://ezine.eversheds-sutherland.com/global-sanctions-guide/lebanon#:~:text=2.,Nations%2C%20Lebanon%20implements%20UN%20Sanctions.
https://globalsanctions.com/region/lebanon/#:~:text=UN%20sanctions%20on%20Lebanon%20were,UK%20Sanctions
