Libya's role on the international stage grew less provocative after UN sanctions were imposed.

Production there was seriously disrupted by the UN sanctions after 1991 and the 2003 war essentially stopped it from working.

So, the existing UN sanctions are in fact illegal.

The vote marks the first time UN sanctions have been adopted against individuals involved in this conflict.

The civil war during the 90s (1992-1995), the inflation and the UN sanctions have hit the state and his population hard.

UN sanctions, it says, have damaged its economy more than Serbia's.

As a result, the UN sanctions were lifted in the same year.

It was around this time, when many countries started to ignore the UN sanctions.

We can only acknowledge the weak results achieved by UN sanctions over the past eleven years.

The Union must be prepared to anticipate the UN sanctions.