... topic “The Humanitarian Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures.”
At the meeting, delegates outlined their countries’ positions on the legitimacy of unilateral coercive measures, their compliance with international law and the impact of unilateral sanctions on the humanitarian sphere.
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, described unilateral coercive measures as both unlawful and ineffective. He also drew attention to their devastating impact on humanitarian ...
... find itself in Mali’s position “if we in the Council do not stop attempts by Western countries whose only concern is how to preserve their geopolitical dominance and use their former colonies”. Such was the message Russia tried to send to the UNSC: stop abusing sanctions and ignoring the interests of individual states, and we will stop vetoing incomplete resolutions.
Russia’s veto indisputably forced the entire UN to reflect; reflect on Mali, reflect on the role veto plays in the UNSC, reflect on UN sanctions ...
Washington’s abandonment of ammunition and armory in Afghanistan is in direct violation of the existing UN sanctions regime
The hasty withdrawal of the U.S. forces from Afghanistan attests to both the indifference of the U.S. administration as regards the future of Afghanistan as a state and the neglect for its obligations to its allies. Besides, Washington ...
... organizations being raised for the first time in June of that year. On June 11, 2020, President of the United States Donald Trump signed the Executive Order on Blocking Property of Certain Persons Associated with the International Criminal Court. How do sanctions affect international law and respect for human rights? And what impact will the U.S. sanctions have on the development of international law? Elena Dovgan answers all these questions and more.
Elena Dovgan
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Individual exemptions will have no effect without significant systemic changes introduced at least for the period of the pandemic
The COVID-19 epidemic has sparked a discussion about the possible suspension of economic sanctions. UN Secretary-General António Guterres is among those calling for such a step to be taken.
Indeed, the virus is now spreading globally, and developed countries are suffering tremendous losses. States placed under sanctions face even greater ...
