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Economic Measures as a Means of Political and Economic Coercion Against Developing Countries

A/RES/40/185No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 84cTrade and development, published in 1986.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 1984–1994
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/48/168
  • 1994A/RES/48/168Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countriesLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1992A/RES/46/210Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countriesCompare with previous version
  • 1990A/RES/44/215Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countriesCompare with previous version
  • 1988A/RES/42/173Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countriesCompare with previous version
  • 1987A/RES/41/165Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countriesCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

7 topics
BlockadeDeveloping CountriesDevelopmentInternational Economic RelationsSanctionsSpecialized AgenciesTrade Restrictions

What does this mandate say?

5 operative paragraphs

V.

1
Deplores the fact that some developed countries continue to apply and, in some cast>~, ~ 1 ve increased the scope and magnitude of econo!r.; .. measures that have the purpose of exerting, directly or indirectly, coercion on the sovereign decisions of developing countries subject to those measures;
2
Reaffirms that developed countries should refrain from threatening or applying trade restrictions, blockades, embargoes and other economic sanctions, incompatible with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and in violation of undertakings contracted, multilaterally and bilaterally, against developing countries as a form of political and economic coercion which affects their economic, political and social development;
3
Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a comprehensive, in-depth report on the economic measures mentioned in paragraph 2 above, taken by developed coutltries for coercive purposes, including their impact on intetnational economic relations, with a view to appraising the economic effects of such measures on the development and development prospects of affected developing countries and with a view to assisting in concrete international action against those measures, and to submit that report to the General Assembly at its forty-first session;
4
Also requests the Secretary-General, in preparing the comprehensive in-depth report, to request further comments from Governments and inputs from competent organizations of the United Nations system, particularly the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the regional commissions and those specialized agencies that have received information on the application of economic coercive measures against developing countries;
5
Appeals to Governments and to the pertinent international organizations to provide the necessary information to the Secretary-General, as requested in paragraph 4 above.

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