A/HRC/RES/58/3 Recalling further 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 held during the fifty-fourth session of the Human Rights Council, Noting the International Conference on Sanctions, Business and Human Rights organized by the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights and the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations, held on 21 and 22 November 2024 in Geneva, Taking note of the guiding principles on sanctions, business and human rights presented by the Special Rapporteur, and encouraging her to continue her efforts in the study and dissemination of information on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, Stressing that unilateral coercive measures and legislation and secondary sanctions are contrary to international law, international humanitarian law, international human rights law, the Charter and the norms and principles governing peaceful relations among States, Deeply concerned by the negative impact on human rights of widespread compliance and overcompliance with unilateral coercive measures among financial institutions, transport companies and other entities whose goods and services are necessary in the provision of humanitarian aid to populations in vulnerable situations, 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 grave concern at the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on human rights, including the right to development, international solidarity, international relations, trade, investment and cooperation, Reaffirming that no State may use, encourage or threaten to use any type of measure, including but not limited to economic or political measures, to coerce another State in order to obtain from it the subordination of the exercise of its sovereign rights and to secure from it advantages of any kind, Reaffirming also, among other principles, the sovereign equality of States, nonintervention and non-interference in their internal affairs and freedom of international trade and navigation, which are also enshrined in many international legal instruments, Recognizing that unilateral coercive measures, inter alia in the form of economic sanctions, and secondary sanctions have far-reaching implications for the human rights of the general population of targeted States, disproportionately affecting the poor and persons in the most vulnerable situations, Alarmed by the fact that all forms and manifestations of unilateral coercive measures have been imposed, at great cost in terms of the human rights of the poorest and of persons in vulnerable situations, on least developed and developing countries by developed countries, and in this context condemning this inhumane approach in the strongest terms possible, Underlining that under no circumstances should people be deprived of their basic means of survival or access to critical infrastructure, services and goods, Recognizing that unilateral coercive measures may result in social problems and give rise to humanitarian concerns in the States targeted, Highlighting the deep-rooted problems and grievances within the international system and the importance for the United Nations to give a voice to all members of the international community in order to ensure multilateralism, mutual respect and the peaceful settlement of disputes, Expressing its grave concern that the laws, regulations and decisions imposing unilateral coercive measures have, in some instances, an extraterritorial effect not only on 1 2 A/HRC/55/42.