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Targeted financial sanctions obligations and designated lists relating to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and proliferation financing

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30 October 2026UN Security Council updates the sanctions list (30/10/2026)

WILLIAM AMURI YAKUTUMBA

UN reference
CDi.043
Sanctions regime
DR Congo (1533 Committee)
Type
Individual
Designation
Secretary General and leader for the Coalition nationale du people pour la souveraineté du Congo (CNPSC) (until February 2023)
founder and leader for MAI-MAI YAKUTUMBA
Nationality
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date of birth
1970; 1972
Place of birth
Lunbondja, Fizi Territory, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Aliases
YAKUTUMBA
Listed on
20 February 2024

Other information (UN original text)

Listed pursuant to paragraphs 7 (c), 7 (d), 7 (e) and 7 (g) of resolution 2293 (2016) as “being political and military leaders of Congolese militias, including those receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes;” “recruiting or using children in armed conflict in the DRC in violation of applicable international law;” “planning, directing, committing acts in the DRC that constitute human rights violations or abuses or violations of international humanitarian law, as applicable, including those acts involving the targeting of civilians, including killing and maiming, rape and other sexual violence, abduction, forced displacement, and attacks on schools and hospitals;” and “supporting individuals or entities, including armed groups or criminal networks, involved in destabilizing activities in the DRC through the illicit exploitation or trade of natural resources, including gold or wildlife as well as wildlife products”, as reaffirmed by paragraph 2 of resolution 2688 (2023). As the leader of the MAI MAI YAKUTUMBA, one of the largest CNPSC militia, WILLIAM AMURI YAKUTUMBA is involved in planning, promulgating and supporting the militia’s activities. He has effective command and control over the militia’s combatants. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals

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