v Acknowledgements and disclaimer This Compendium represents the output of more than six months of study and discussion of UN targeted sanctions during 2014. While the High Level Review of UN Sanctions (HLR) was sponsored and supported financially by the Governments of Australia, Finland, Germany, Greece, and Sweden, the contents of this Compendium do not imply governmental endorsement by any sponsoring state. The sponsors facilitated the research, hosted numerous HLR workshops, meetings, and consultations, and contributed to the development of this document. The Compendium was prepared by the HLR organisers, Sue Eckert of the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Loraine Rickard-Martin and Enrico Carisch of Compliance and Capacity Skills International, with support from Alix Boucher. Through the three working groups, the HLR consulted with a broad range of stakeholders and actors involved with UN sanctions. These included members of the Security Council, sanctions committee chairs, other Member States (especially those directly affected by UN sanctions), national officials, the UN Secretariat and UN agencies/departments/offices/programmes, coordinators and members of Security Council expert groups, the Ombudsperson and Focal Point for Delisting, relevant international organizations and arrangements, regional organizations, civil society groups, the private sector, and academic groups and experts. To the extent possible and within time constraints, the HLR sought to be as open and inclusive as possible. This Compendium of the High Level Review of UN Sanctions does not represent consensus or seek to express the unified views of participants or those consulted. Rather, it presents ideas many found useful during deliberations and worthy of further consideration. Where the Compendium provides recommendations for various actors (e.g., Security Council, Member States, the Secretariat, sanctions committees, expert panels, etc.) it does so as suggestions and is not intended to intrude on the authorities of those groups. While the working group and Compendium production phases are complete, the HLR process will continue hopefully to provide a basis for engagement on these issues. The HLR website will be maintained and provide a source of information related to UN sanctions, and the organisers