A/HRC/RES/30/2 context of ensuring the accountability of those responsible for human rights violations resulting from the application of unilateral coercive measures against any State; 17. Acknowledges the need to ensure that all relevant United Nations human rights treaty bodies and subsidiary organs of the Human Rights Council mainstream the issue of the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights and perform specific activities, such as during the review of periodic reports submitted by States to such bodies and under the universal periodic review; 18. Decides to give due consideration to the issue of the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on human rights in its task concerning the implementation of the right to development; 19. Recognizes the importance of the role of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in addressing the challenges arising from unilateral coercive measures and their negative impact on the human rights of peoples and individuals who wish to realize their economic and social rights, including the right to development; 20. Requests the High Commissioner, in discharging his functions in relation to the promotion and protection of human rights, to pay due attention and to give urgent consideration to the present resolution; 21. Welcomes the convening of the first biennial panel discussion on the issue of unilateral coercive measures and human rights, and reaffirms its requests to the Office of High Commissioner to prepare and submit a report on the panel discussion, taking into account the practical ways and mechanisms proposed during it, including in particular with regard to the issues of remedies and redress with a view to promoting accountability and reparations; 22. Notes with appreciation the research-based progress report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee containing recommendations on mechanisms to assess the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights and to promote accountability;2 23. Welcomes the appointment of the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights at its twenty-eighth session, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 27/21; 24. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Special Rapporteur,3 and requests him to focus on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights of victims and to address the issues of remedies and redress with a view to promoting accountability and reparations in his next reports to the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly; 25. Calls upon all States to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in the performance of his tasks, and to provide all necessary information requested by him; 26. Urges the High Commissioner, relevant special procedures of the Human Rights Council and the treaty bodies to pay attention, within the framework of their mandates, to the situation of persons whose rights have been violated as the result of unilateral coercive measures; 2 3 A/HRC/28/74. A/HRC/30/45. 5

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