Human Rights Council Resolution 9/4. Human rights and unilateral coercive measures The Human Rights Council, Recalling the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling also all previous resolutions on human rights and unilateral coercive measures adopted by the Commission on Human Rights, the Council and the General Assembly, Reaffirming its resolution 6/7 of 28 September 2007 and Assembly resolution 62/162 of 18 December 2007, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on this issue (A/HRC/9/2), Stressing that unilateral coercive measures and legislation are contrary to international law, international humanitarian law, the Charter of the United Nations and the norms and principles governing peaceful relations among States, Recognizing the universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated character of all human rights and, in this regard, reaffirming the right to development as a universal and inalienable right and an integral part of all human rights, Expressing its concern at the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures in the field of human rights, development, international relations, trade, investment and cooperation, Recalling the final document of the Fourteenth Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in September 2006 in Havana and the final document of the Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in Teheran in July 2008, at which the high dignitaries of the Member States agreed to oppose and condemn these measures or laws and their continued application, to persevere with efforts to effectively reverse them and urged other States to do likewise, as called for by the General Assembly and

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