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Haiti (Peace and Security)

  • Last revised:20 October 2025

Purpose of the Sanctions Regime

This sanctions regime gives effect to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2653 (2022) and aims to bring about peace, security, and stability in Haiti. It puts in place sanctions measures applying to persons and entities engaged in or supporting gangs involved in violence, criminal activities, or human rights abuses.

Overview of current sanctions measures

Current sanction measures implemented by Jersey in relation to this regime include:

  • asset freezes and restrictions on making funds and economic resources available to and for the benefit of designated persons
  • prohibitions on the provision of financial services and funds related to certain goods and technology
  • travel ban
  • targeted arms embargo
  • trade sanctions

Latest news

17 October 2025

The UNSC Sanctions List has been amended with immediate effect in Jersey. Further information can be found on the Jersey Gazette.

*All published Latest News notices relating to financial sanctions, including those extending beyond the last 30 days, may be obtained from the Jersey Gazette

Jersey regime

The Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of UK Sanctions) (Jersey) Order 2021 (the Jersey Order) implements the UK’s Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022 (the UK Regulations).

Article 3 of the Jersey Order imposes the asset-freeze provisions in Part 3 of the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2019 (the SAFL) on any person listed by or under the UK Regulations. The Part 3 provisions also include, but are not limited to, Articles 15-17 of the SAFL on exceptions, licences, and circumventing prohibitions etc.

Offences

The offences for this regime are set out in both the SAFL and the Jersey Order.

Reporting obligations

Reporting obligations are set out at Article 32 of the SAFL and apply to all regimes in force. These obligations include requirements for a relevant financial institution to inform the Minister if:

  • it holds an account of a person, has entered into dealings or an agreement with a person or has been approached by or on behalf of a person, and
  • it knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that the person:
    • is a designated person, or;
    • has committed, is committing or intends to commit an offence under the SAFL, and
  • the information or other matter on which the knowledge or reasonable cause for suspicion is based came to it in the course of carrying on its business.

Licences and exceptions

A Jersey General Licence, granted by the Minister, allows multiply parties to conduct specified activities that would otherwise be restricted by sanctions measures. Supervised persons must ensure that their activities are within the scope of the General Licence's terms and that they adhere to all its conditions.

The Minister may also grant a specific licence under the SAFL and/or the Jersey Order.

To apply for a specific sanctions licence a supervised person must complete the relevant Sanctions form and return the completed form to [email protected].

The FSIU provides guidance on sanctions licences and exceptions  on the Government of Jersey website Sanctions.

Legal acts

Jersey Legislation

United Kingdom

United Nations Security Council

Further information

Useful information on this regime is provided on GOV.UK – Financial sanctions, Haiti;   Haiti sanctions: guidance  

Sanctions evasion typologies examples: UNSC Panel of Experts reports