Sanctions Screening
The Global Sanctions List Directory is a centralized reference point for compliance, risk and financial crime teams that need to work with official sanctions data.
Instead of listing every AML regulator and financial intelligence unit, this page focuses on the relatively small group of authorities that actually publish and maintain sanctions lists used for screening.
From the United Nations Security Council to OFAC, the EU and key national authorities, each entry provides a short description and a direct link to the official list interface.
Use this directory as a starting point for sanctions research, or as a citation source in internal documentation and external reports. Stay compliant with accurate, continuously updated sanctions data.
Screening against the right sanctions lists is only the first step. Keeping that data current, de-duplicated and properly normalized is where many compliance teams struggle.
Facctum’s real time watchlist management platform helps you orchestrate official lists from multiple jurisdictions and keep your screening systems aligned.
Authoritative Global Sanctions List Sources
Only a handful of international and national authorities publish sanctions lists that are used directly in screening systems. Below summarize these core sources and link to their official list interfaces.
United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
The UN Security Council maintains the consolidated list of individuals and entities subject to UN sanctions regimes, including terrorism, proliferation and country specific measures. Most jurisdictions implement these designations into local law.
European Union Consolidated Financial Sanctions
The EU publishes a consolidated list of natural and legal persons, groups and entities subject to EU restrictive measures. This list is widely used by European institutions and firms with EU exposure.
United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
OFAC administers and enforces US economic and trade sanctions. Its lists, including the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, are a primary reference for global sanctions screening and cross border risk assessment.
United Kingdom Sanctions List
The UK government publishes the UK Sanctions List, covering individuals, entities, ships and aircraft subject to financial sanctions. The list reflects UK foreign policy and may differ from EU measures.
How to Use This Directory in Compliance Workflows
Compliance and sanctions operations teams can use this directory in several ways:
As a reference when validating which official lists should be in scope for new markets or products.
As supporting documentation when explaining sanctions coverage to auditors and regulators.
As a starting point for building automated data pipelines that pull from official sources into internal watchlist management or case management tools.
When connecting these lists to production screening systems, it is important to consider:
Update frequency and latency between the official source and your internal systems.
Data format differences across issuers, including naming conventions, identifiers and list structures.
The need to merge, de duplicate and normalize entities across multiple lists without losing auditability.
Orchestrate Official Sanctions Data with Facctum
Facctum’s watchlist management capabilities help teams ingest, standardize and govern sanctions data from multiple jurisdictions.
By combining authoritative lists with configurable data controls, you can reduce noise in screening systems while preserving full traceability back to source.
