A/RES/70/151 Human rights and unilateral coercive measures 21. Welcomes the increased attention paid by the Human Rights Council and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the negative impact of the application of unilateral coercive me asures, and invites the Council to continue to explore ways to address this issue; 22. Reiterates its support for the invitation of the Human Rights Council to all special rapporteurs and existing thematic mechanisms of the Council in the field of economic, social and cultural rights to pay due attention, within the scope of their respective mandates, to the negative impact and consequences of unilateral coercive measures; 23. Reaffirms the request of the Human Rights Council that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights organize a workshop on the impact of the application of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights by the affected populations, in particular their socioeconomic impact on women and children, in the States targeted; 24. Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit to the General Assembly at its seventy-first session an interim report on the implementation of the present resolution and on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the full enjoyment of human rights, and reiterates its request that he focus the report on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights of victims and address in the report the issues of remedies and redress with a view to promoting accountability and reparation; 25. Invites Governments to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur in the fulfilment of his mandate through, inter alia, the submission of comments and suggestions on the implications and negative effects of unilateral coercive measures on the full enjoyment of human rights; 26. Decides to examine the question on a priority basis at its seventy-first session, under the sub-item entitled “Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human righ ts and fundamental freedoms” of the item entitled “Promotion and protection of human rights”. 80th plenary meeting 17 December 2015 6/6

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