Norwegian Refugee Council Releases Report on NGO Financial Services Access in Afghanistan
A recently released Norwegian Refugee Council report, "Life and Death: NGO access to financial services in Afghanistan," focusing on how to transfer humanitarian funds into and around Afghanistan, says overcompliance with financial sanctions hampers access to humanitarian aid. It says…
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that as a result, payment systems, including the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication and StoneX, have been made widely unavailable. The report recommended sanctions guidance be harmonized across international regulators and include clear guidance on the scope of the sanctions. Governments also should prioritize adopting the U.N.'s humanitarian exception into domestic legislation, the report said.