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

A/RES/42/173View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 82a Trade and development, published in 1988.

What other versions does this mandate have?

8 versions · 1984–1994

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/48/168

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
1994	A/RES/48/168	Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries	390	—
1992	A/RES/46/210	Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries	—	—
1990	A/RES/44/215	Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries	—	—
1988	A/RES/42/173	Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries	719	—
1987	A/RES/41/165	Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

6 subjects

Blockade Developing Countries Embargo Report Preparation Sanctions Trade Restrictions

What’s in this document?

9 operative paragraphs

Calls upon the international community to adopt urgent and effective measures in order to eliminate the use of coercive measures against developing countries, which have been increasing and have taken new forms;

Deplores the fact that sorne developed countries continue to apply and, in sorne cases, have increased the scope and magnitude of economic measures that have the purpose of exerting, directly or indirectly, coercion on the sovereign decisions of developing countries subject to those measures;

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 that affects their economic, political and social development;

Requests the Secretary-General to prepare a comprehensive, in-depth report, to be submitted to the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session, on effective measures to eliminate the use of coercive measures against developing countries, as mentioned in paragraph 1 above, and on the economic measures that adversely affect the development efforts of developing countries, mentioned in paragraph 3 above, taking into account existing information and including:

Relevant information from Governments;

Information from all the pertinent organs and organizations of the United Nations system;

Suggestions for monitoring the application of the measures referred to in paragraph 3 above;

If he deems it appropriate, opinions and suggestions of competent internationally recognized experts in this field;

Appeals to Governments and to the pertinent organs and organizations ofthe United Nations system to provide the necessary information to the Secretary-General, so that he may prepare the report called for in paragraph 4 above.

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