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Human rights and unilateral coercive measures
mechanisms to assess the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the
enjoyment of human rights and to promote accountability; 21
22. Takes note of the contribution of the first biennial panel discussion on the
issue of unilateral coercive measures and human rights organized by the Human
Rights Council in 2015 to increase awareness of the negative impact that unilateral
coercive measures have on the enjoyment of human rights in the targeted and
non-targeted countries, and invites the Council to follow up on the discussion at the
fourth panel discussion, in 2021;
23. Invites the Human Rights Council and the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue paying attention to and explore
ways to address the negative impact of the application of unilateral coercive
measures;
24. 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;
25. Takes note with interest of the proposals contained in the report of
Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on
enjoyment of human rights, and requests the Special Rapporteur to include in
report to the General Assembly at its seventy-fifth session more information on
process regarding the discussions of his proposals at the Human Rights Council;
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26. 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;
27. Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit to the General Assembly at its
seventy-fifth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution and on
the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the full enjoyment of human
rights;
28. 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;
29. Decides to examine the question on a priority basis at its seventy-fifth
session under the sub-item entitled “Human rights questions, including alternative
approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental
freedoms” of the item entitled “Promotion and protection of human rights”.
50th plenary meeting
18 December 2019
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