The member States of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – People’s Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) welcome the debate at the United Nations General Assembly on the “Elimination of unilateral extraterritorial coercive measures used as an instrument of political and economic coercion”, held on June 13, 2024, in New York City.

The member countries of the Alliance applaud this initiative convened by the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the United Nations and once again reaffirm their rejection of this illegal practice, which has been used to justify the aggressions perpetrated against the peoples of at least one third of the planet, who have been subjected to collective punishment based on political grounds. Likewise, they welcome the fact that, during this debate held within the General Assembly, more than two thirds of the Member States of the Organization unanimously rejected the unilateral coercive measures, which violate the Charter of the United Nations and the international law, and which are sponsored by the United States.

ALBA-TCP, committed to the purposes and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, rejects any attempt at political coercion of sovereign countries, hindering their economic, social and political development and undermining the dignity and security of their citizens. 

The ALBA-TCP peoples and the entire world will continue to raise their voices against these aggressions.

Caracas, June 17, 2024