A/HRC/RES/46/5 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 31 March 2021 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-sixth session 22 February–24 March 2021 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 23 March 2021 46/5. The negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights 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 Human Rights Council and the General Assembly, Recalling further Human Rights Council resolutions 43/15 of 22 June 2020 and 45/5 of 6 October 2020, and General Assembly resolutions 74/154 of 18 December 2019 and 75/181 of 16 December 2020, Welcoming General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, in which all States are strongly urged to refrain from promulgating and applying any unilateral economic, financial or trade measures not in accordance with international law and the Charter, that impede the full achievement of economic and social development, particularly in least developed and developing countries, Recalling Human Rights Council resolution 27/21 of 26 September 2014, in which the Council decided to organize a biennial panel discussion on the issue of unilateral coercive measures and human rights, Recalling also the summary report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the biennial panel discussion on unilateral coercive measures and human rights,1 Stressing that unilateral coercive measures and legislation are contrary to international law, international humanitarian law, the Charter and the norms and principles governing peaceful relations among States, 1 A/HRC/43/36. GE.21-04302(E)