To urge the United Nations to abolish the position of Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures and to withhold United States funding for such position.
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Latest Action · July 31, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
This bill calls for the United States to work toward eliminating a United Nations position called the Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures, which monitors the human rights impact of economic sanctions and similar measures. The legislation directs the U.S. representative to the United Nations to use diplomatic efforts to either abolish or defund this position altogether. Additionally, the bill prohibits the United States from providing any funding that supports this UN position or any similar successor role. The bill also requires the withholding of 25 percent of the U.S. assessed contributions to the UN budget that would normally go toward this position's operating costs. The measure affects U.S. participation in UN funding decisions and reflects concerns about how this UN position operates and its role in addressing sanctions-related issues.
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