A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/50/96 2 February 1996 Fiftieth session Agenda item 95 (a) RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Second Committee (A/50/617/Add.1)] 50/96. Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries The General Assembly, Recalling the relevant principles set forth in the Charter of the United Nations, Reaffirming that no State may use or encourage the use of economic, political or any other type of measures to coerce another State in order to obtain from it the subordination of the exercise of its sovereign rights, Bearing in mind the general principles governing the international trading system and trade policies for development contained in relevant resolutions, rules and provisions of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the World Trade Organization, Reaffirming its resolutions 44/215 of 22 December 1989, 46/210 of 20 December 1991 and 48/168 of 21 December 1993, Gravely concerned affects the economy and general negative impact efforts to move towards that the use of coercive economic measures adversely development efforts of developing countries and has a on international economic cooperation and on worldwide a non-discriminatory and open trading system, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General, 1/ which contains a summary of the deliberations of the group of experts on coercive 1/ 96-76393 A/50/439. /...