Economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Reaffirms that developed countries should refrain from threatening or applying trade restrictions, blockades, embargoes and other economic sanctions against developing countries as a form of political and economic coercion which affects their economic, political and social development; requests the Secretary-General to prepare a comprehensive, in-depth report on the economic measures taken by developed countries for coercive purposes, including their impact on international economic relations, with a view to appraising the economic effects of such measures on the development and development prospects of affected developing countries and assisting in concrete international action against those measures, and to submit that report to the General Assembly at its 41st session.

Adopted 128-19-7, 119th plenary meeting

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Adopted at the 119th plenary meeting, 17 Dec. 1985.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 40th session, 17 September-18 December 1985, 28 April-9 May and 20 June 1986. - A/40/53. - 1986. - p. 146-147. - (GAOR, 40th sess., Suppl. no. 53).