Can my family members access frozen assets for basic living expenses while I challenge the UN Special Notice?

UN Security Council Resolution 1452 provides a humanitarian exemption mechanism allowing access to frozen funds for basic expenses including food, rent, medical treatment, and legal fees. To obtain access, you or your legal representative must submit a request to the relevant national authority (typically a Treasury or Foreign Ministry sanctions office), which then notifies the Sanctions Committee. If no Committee member objects within three working days for basic expenses, the funds are released. This process requires detailed documentation of expenses and typically takes 2–4 weeks for routine requests, though urgent medical needs may be expedited.