General Assembly: 78th Plenary meeting, 79th session

General Assembly proclaims 4 December International Day against Unilateral Coercive Measures, elects members to United Nations Commission on International Trade Law.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / General Assembly
• Video Length: 03:02:05
• Production Date: 16 June 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW - UNCITRAL
• Subject Topical: ECONOMICS; INTERNATIONAL LAW; SANCTIONS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; DEVELOPMENT; INTERNATIONAL DAYS; HIV; AIDS; VOTING; ELECTIONS
• MAMS Id: 3412490
• Parent Id: 3411767
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 79 SESSION 78 PLENARY 16 JUN 2025 AM

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Adopting a text aimed at promoting awareness about unilateral coercive measures, the General Assembly today also elected members to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). 

By a recorded vote of 116 in favour to 51 against, with 6 abstentions (Bahamas, Kazakhstan, Panama, Paraguay, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates), the Assembly today adopted a resolution on “International Day against Unilateral Coercive Measures” (document A/79/L.93). By its terms, the Assembly decided to proclaim 4 December as the International Day against Unilateral Coercive Measures, to be observed annually, beginning in 2025. It also urged States once again to refrain from adopting, promulgating and applying any unilateral economic, financial or trade measures not in accordance with international law and the UN Charter. 

Elimination of unilateral extraterritorial coercive economic measures as a means of political and economic compulsion - Item 30: draft resolution (A/79/L.93) 

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A/79/L.93