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6.
Underlines that it is important to avoid overlapping with the activities of the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and other bodies and
organizations of the United Nations system when establishing the mandate of the independent
expert and to bear in mind the significance of encouraging synergy between all actors dealing
with cultural rights and the issue of cultural diversity;
7.
Decides to continue its consideration of this matter in accordance with the annual
programme of work under the same agenda item.
21st meeting
28 September 2007
[Adopted without a vote. See chap. III.]
6/7. Human rights and unilateral coercive measures
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling the purposes and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Recalling also its decision 4/103 of 30 March 2007 and taking note of General Assembly
resolution 61/170 of 19 December 2006, as well as of the report of the Secretary-General on this
issue (A/HRC/6/2),
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 about 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, in which they
agreed to oppose and condemn these measures or laws and their continued application, persevere
with efforts to effectively reverse them and urge other States to do likewise as called for by the
General Assembly and other United Nations organs, and to request States applying these
measures or laws to revoke them fully and immediately,
Recalling also that the World Conference on Human Rights, held in Vienna from 14 to
25 June 1993, called upon States to refrain from any unilateral measure not in accordance with
international law and the Charter of the United Nations that creates obstacles to trade relations
among States and impedes the full realization of all human rights, and also severely threatens the
freedom of trade,
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