8 Compendium: High Level Review of United Nations Sanctions IAWG. Working Group I consulted with key stakeholders of UN sanctions regimes through requests for written submissions and a series of thematic workshops held in New York from July through October 2014. All members of the working group were invited to participate in the thematic workshops. In total, 57 States not members of the working group were invited to make written submissions and participate in the workshops; of these, 32 participated over a series of five workshops and/or provided written submissions. In addition, workshops were held with UN stakeholders including Chairs of Security Council sanctions committees; coordinators of Security Council expert groups; the Ombudsperson and the Focal Point for Delisting; the Secretariat; and technical assistance providers. Participants discussed their engagement with the existing sanctions system (sanctions committees, expert groups, and the Secretariat that supports both), and shared their views on how well the sanctions themselves, and the system, coordinated with and complemented other elements of the UN’s response to the situation, as well as any relevant regional initiatives. Participants addressed ways to support the effective implementation of sanctions on the ground, and how the UN system might better assist Member States in carrying out their obligations to implement sanctions.3 Working Group II Working Group II, chaired by Sweden, focused on the interaction and integration across relevant departments of the UN Secretariat, and between the UN and related external institutions, instruments, and mechanisms, addressing sanctions issues, including the private sector. Working Group II also sought to define capacity building opportunities and requirements of these institutions, and to assist in closing gaps in the sanctions implementation chain. In particular, the group addressed the needs of those at the national level implementing sanctions, i.e., national regulatory agencies and economic operators. Working Group II addressed interaction in three specific areas: international arms control, non-proliferation and export controls; financial controls; and international criminal justice. These three subfields represent different issue areas where various types of controls or actions decided by other bodies operate simultaneously with UN sanctions. 3 During its Presidency of the Security Council in November 2014, Australia, in its national capacity, sponsored a draft resolution for consideration by Security Council members, based on some of the findings and recommendations of Working Group 1. The resolution was not put to a Council vote.