A/72/53/Add.1
Concerned that unilateral coercive measures have prevented humanitarian
organizations from making financial transfers to States where they work,
Underlining that, in each situation worldwide, unilateral coercive measures have a
negative impact on human rights,
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 his duties in
accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,
Recalling also article 1 (2) common to the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
which provides that, inter alia, in no case may a people be deprived of its own means of
subsistence,
1.
Welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of
unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, including his thematic
reports and country visits;
2.
Also welcomes the report of the Special Rapporteur;29
3.
Decides to extend for a period of three years the mandate of the Special
Rapporteur, as set out in Human Rights Council resolution 27/21 of 26 September 2014;
4.
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 his
various activities, and to continue to provide the Special Rapporteur with all the assistance
necessary for the effective fulfilment of his mandate;
5.
Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special
Rapporteur in his tasks, to supply all necessary information requested by the mandate
holder, and to respond favourably to his requests to visit their countries to enable him to
fulfil his mandate effectively;
6.
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 his
mandate;
7.
Decides to continue its consideration of the issue of human rights and
unilateral coercive measures in accordance with its programme of work.
39th meeting
28 September 2017
[Adopted by a recorded vote of 30 to 15, with 1 abstention. The voting was as follows:
In favour:
Bangladesh, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Brazil, Burundi,
China, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia,
Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nigeria,
Paraguay, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tunisia,
United Arab Emirates, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
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A/HRC/36/44.
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