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This Guidance is intended to: i) assist countries1 in implementing the targeted financial sanctions relating to the prevention of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation which are contained in the relevant UNSCRs, and required by FATF Recommendation 7 and its Interpretive Note ii) assist countries in implementing the activity-based financial prohibitions contained in UNSCRs relating to the prevention of WMD proliferation iii) assist countries in implementing the vigilance measures contained in UNSCRs which relate to exercising vigilance over the activities of financial institutions and others which could contribute to WMD proliferation iv) assist countries in implementing the other financial provisions contained in UNSCRs relating to the prevention of WMD proliferation and v) provide an overview of all of the financial provisions contained in UNSCRs relating to the prevention of WMD proliferation – UNSCRs 1540(2004), 1718(2006), 1737(2006), 1747(2007), 1803(2008), 1874(2009), 1929(2010), 2087(2013) and 2094(2013).