UN Security Council Resolution 660

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UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations Security Council resolution
legal instrument
adoptedAt United Nations Headquarters
adoptedBy United Nations Security Council
adoptionDate 1990-08-02
appliesTo member states of the United Nations
callsFor immediate negotiations between Iraq and Kuwait
restoration of international peace and security in the area
chapterOfUNCharterInvoked Chapter VII
concernsCountry Iraq
Kuwait
condemns Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
demands immediate and unconditional withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait
documentSymbol S/RES/660(1990)
finds breach of international peace and security by Iraq
followedBy economic sanctions measures in later resolutions
hasTopic collective security
sovereignty of states
territorial integrity
use of force in international relations
historicalSignificance key legal foundation for the 1990–1991 Gulf War response
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasisFor international response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
subsequent UN Security Council resolutions on the Gulf crisis
meetingNumber 2932
notes letters from the Permanent Representative of Kuwait describing the invasion
partOf international legal framework of the Gulf War (1990–1991)
placeOfAdoption New York City
precedes UN Security Council Resolution 661
UN Security Council Resolution 662
UN Security Council Resolution 678
reaffirms inviolability of the borders between Iraq and Kuwait
sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Kuwait
relatedConflict Gulf War
requires Iraq to withdraw all its forces to the positions held on 1 August 1990
resolutionNumber 660
status in force
subject Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
typeOfMeasure non-military enforcement measure
voteResult adopted
voteType recorded vote
yearOfAdoption 1990


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