Unilateral coercive measures strongly opposed: UN envoy

The unilateral coercive measures and the resulting "chilling effect "are important causes of the deterioration of the global humanitarian situation that cannot be ignored and significantly harm many developing countries, said Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations.

China firmly opposes all illegal unilateral coercive measures, Geng told the UN Security Council Arriaformula Meeting on the humanitarian impact of unilateral coercive measures, or UCMs, on Monday.

Geng pointed out that UCMs, imposed without Security Council authorization, override a country's laws over international law and the laws of other nations, and severely infringe on the fundamental human rights of the affected populations, including their rights to survival, development, and health.