UN Security Council resolution 666

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UN Security
Council Resolution 666
Date: September 13, 1990
Meeting: 2939
Identifier: S / RES / 664 ( document )

Poll: Pro: 13  Ent. : 0  Cons: 2
Object: 2nd Gulf War
Result: Accepted

Composition of the Security Council 1990:
Permanent members:

China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China CHN FRA GBR SUN USAFranceFrance  United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Soviet UnionSoviet Union  United StatesUnited States 

Non-permanent members:
CanadaCanada CAN CIV COL CUB ETHIvory CoastIvory Coast  ColombiaColombia  CubaCuba  Ethiopia People's Democratic RepublicEthiopia 
FinlandFinland FIN MYS ROU YEM ZAIMalaysiaMalaysia  RomaniaRomania  YemenYemen  ZaireZaire 

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Convoy of the United Nations World Food Program

The Resolution 666 of the UN Security Council is a final resolution of the United Nations , which the Security Council of the United Nations summed up with two votes against on 13 September 1990th Recalling resolutions 661 (1990) and 664 (1990), which discussed the humanitarian situation in Iraq and Kuwait and the detention of nationals of foreign states, the Council decided to ask the committee on resolution 661 to determine whether humanitarian needs have arisen and the situation will be pursued further. At the same time, he expected Iraq to meet its obligations under international law , including the Fourth Geneva Convention , regarding the security and detention of third-country nationals in Iraq and occupied Kuwait.

The Council then requested the Secretary-General to seek urgent information on food availability in Iraq and Kuwait and to pay attention to children, the elderly, expectant mothers and the sick and to convey all information to the committee. If the committee determines that there is an urgent humanitarian need for food, it shall report immediately to the Council on its decision on how to meet those needs. In addition, the committee was instructed to take into account, when formulating its decisions, that food should be provided through the United Nations in collaboration with appropriate humanitarian organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross to ensure that the intended recipients are reached. Finally, the resolution recommended strict monitoring of medical care by governments and humanitarian organizations exporting to Iraq and Kuwait.

Resolution 666 was passed with 13 votes; Cuba and Yemen voted against the resolution, with Cuba declaring that the resolution itself, through the use of disclaimers, resulted in "hunger being used as a weapon of war," which is prohibited under Protocol 1 of the Geneva Conventions .

External sources

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Middle East Research & Information Project: Sanctioning Saddam: the politics of intervention in Iraq . IB Tauris in association with MERIP, London 1999, ISBN 978-1-86064-473-3 , pp. 57 .