Hall of the General Assembly of the UN. (Photo from the archive) The UN General Assembly proclaimed on December 4 by the International Day against one -way sanctions UN Members of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution today, which proclaims on December 4 by the International Wrestling Day “with unilateral forced measures” – sanctions. Its co -authors were performed by several countries, including Belarus and Russia. The authors of the document urge countries to refrain from unilateral sanctions. “one-way sanctions violate the UN Charter” ~ 60 > resolution was supported by 116 delegations, 51 member countries opposed it and six abstained. The document contains an “urgent” call “to refrain from the adoption, the introduction of any unilateral economic, financial and trade measures that do not comply with international law and the charter of the United Nations and impede the complete achievement of the goal of economic and social development, especially in developing countries …” 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 ~ 60 ~/iframe > 62 ~ in order to popularize the International Day of Control against one-way forced measures, the chairman of the General Assembly, according to the adopted resolution, must annually hold the “unofficial captive meeting of the GA” with the participation of member states and observers of the Assembly, as well as the chairman of the Assembly and the General of the Secretary and Secretary General of the Assembly. UN & nbsp; Russia: “Western states neocolonial policy instrument” 62 > 62 > 62 ~Speaking during the meeting, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia at the UN Dmitry Chumakov emphasized that unilateral forced measures are a serious obstacle to the formation of a fair and equal polycentric world order. He called them “one of the main instruments of the neocolonial policy of the Western states that are used to thinking and acting in the logic of global dominance.” ~ 60 > as Chumakov noted, “in the arsenal of Western countries: disconnection of banks from the international system of settlements, freezing sovereign assets, trade embargo restrictions on cooperation in high -tech areas, closing airspace, blocking free shipping. ” USA:” Effective means against violators ” ~ 60 > representative of the United States under the UN. Sanctions do not comply with international law and the UN Charter. According to him, some sanctions are “proper, accurate, targeted and effective means against those who violate the principles of international peace and security.” ~ 60 > “those who oppose unilateral measures, they are regularly used by themselves, and some use their position in the Security Council in order to fix obstacles to the use of sanctions, – noted the American diplomat. “Thus, the council cannot effectively fight violations of the international world and security.” & Amp; nbsp;