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Underlining also the necessity of examining the wide range of impact of unilateral
coercive measures on international humanitarian and human rights law and on the economy,
peace, security and social fabric of States,
Highlighting the need to monitor human rights violations associated with unilateral
coercive measures and to promote accountability,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1, on the institution-building of the
Council, and 5/2, on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate Holders of the
Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge her duties in
accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,
1.
Welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of
unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, including her thematic
reports and country visits;
2.
Also welcomes the calls made by the Special Rapporteur to lift unilateral
sanctions during the COVID-19 pandemic;
3.
Further welcomes the report of the Special Rapporteur;1
4.
Decides to extend for a period of three years the mandate of the Special
Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of
human rights, as set out in Human Rights Council resolution 27/21 of 26 September 2014;
5.
Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human
Rights to continue to give high priority to human rights and unilateral coercive measures, to
pursue further work in this area in full cooperation with the Special Rapporteur in her various
activities, and to continue to provide the Special Rapporteur with all the assistance necessary
for the effective fulfilment of the mandate;
6.
Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special
Rapporteur in her tasks, to supply all necessary information requested by the mandate holder,
and to respond favourably to her requests to visit their countries to enable her to fulfil her
mandate effectively;
7.
Invites relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, treaty bodies
and civil society actors, including non-governmental organizations, as well as the private
sector, to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur in the fulfilment of the mandate;
8.
Decides to continue its consideration of the issue of human rights and unilateral
coercive measures in accordance with its programme of work.
36th meeting
6 October 2020
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 27 to 15, with 5 abstentions. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Angola, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon,
Chile, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Libya,
Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar,
Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Togo and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Against:
Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Marshall Islands, Netherlands, Poland, Republic of Korea, Slovakia, Spain and
Ukraine
Abstaining:
Afghanistan, Armenia, Brazil, Mexico and Uruguay]
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