Switzerland updates Congo sanctions after UN list changes
Switzerland updated its sanctions database after a UN committee amended listings for individuals, companies and organizations under measures against the Democratic Republic of Congo, effective without delay.
BERN, July 17, 2026 — Switzerland has updated its SESAM sanctions database following changes by a United Nations sanctions committee to listings concerning the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The UN action amended the list of sanctioned individuals, companies and organizations. The available announcement does not identify the affected parties, provide a count or specify whether entries were added, removed or revised.
The changes apply in Switzerland without delay under the Federal Council’s ordinance for the automatic application of UN Security Council sanctions lists, adopted March 4, 2016. That framework makes UN list amendments effective domestically without a separate implementation period.
For compliance teams, the SESAM revision signals that screening data associated with the Congo sanctions regime has changed. The absence of subject-level details in the announcement limits further assessment of which names or identifiers were affected.
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