This article contextualises the evolution of due-process safeguards within United Nations Security Council sanctions regimes, culminating in resolution 2744 (2024), which strengthens the mandate of the Focal Point for de-listing requests. It first outlines the Council’s shift from comprehensive embargoes imposed on entire states to targeted measures against individuals and entities under Article 41 of Chapter VII of the UN Charter, an evolution shaped by concerns over proportionality, fairness, and transparency raised by like-minded states and international legal scholars. Building on earlier developments, notably the Focal Point created by resolution 1730 (2006) and the Ombudsperson established by resolution 1904 (2009), resolution 2744 (2024) enhances procedural impartiality by empowering the Focal Point across sanctions regimes outside the counter-terrorism framework. The revised mechanism requires the Focal Point to gather and synthesise information, engage with petitioners and relevant states, and submit comprehensive reports to the competent sanctions committee, without issuing binding recommendations. The article finally situates these developments within broader trends in international law: delegating technical functions to independent subsidiary organs while retaining Member State oversight, and advancing a more human-being-oriented approach that better protects individual rights within a state-centred sanctions system.