UN Security Council Resolution 666
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UN Security Council Resolution 666 is a 1990 UN measure adopted during the Gulf crisis that addressed the humanitarian situation in Iraq and Kuwait under sanctions, particularly regulating the delivery of food and medical supplies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| UN Security Council Resolution 666 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3230546 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UN Security Council Resolution 666 Context triple: [UN Security Council Resolution 686, reaffirms, UN Security Council Resolution 666]
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A.
UN Security Council Resolution 665
UN Security Council Resolution 665 is a 1990 United Nations measure that authorized a naval blockade and the use of force to enforce sanctions against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 664
UN Security Council Resolution 664 is a 1990 United Nations measure adopted in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, demanding that Iraq permit and facilitate the safe departure of foreign nationals from the occupied country.
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C.
UN Security Council Resolution 662
UN Security Council Resolution 662 is a 1990 measure by the UN Security Council that declared Iraq’s attempted annexation of Kuwait null and void during the Gulf crisis.
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D.
UN Security Council Resolution 660
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.
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E.
UN Security Council Resolution 661
UN Security Council Resolution 661 was a 1990 measure that imposed comprehensive economic sanctions on Iraq in response to its invasion of Kuwait.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UN Security Council Resolution 666 Target entity description: UN Security Council Resolution 666 is a 1990 UN measure adopted during the Gulf crisis that addressed the humanitarian situation in Iraq and Kuwait under sanctions, particularly regulating the delivery of food and medical supplies.
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A.
UN Security Council Resolution 665
UN Security Council Resolution 665 is a 1990 United Nations measure that authorized a naval blockade and the use of force to enforce sanctions against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 664
UN Security Council Resolution 664 is a 1990 United Nations measure adopted in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, demanding that Iraq permit and facilitate the safe departure of foreign nationals from the occupied country.
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C.
UN Security Council Resolution 662
UN Security Council Resolution 662 is a 1990 measure by the UN Security Council that declared Iraq’s attempted annexation of Kuwait null and void during the Gulf crisis.
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D.
UN Security Council Resolution 660
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.
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E.
UN Security Council Resolution 661
UN Security Council Resolution 661 was a 1990 measure that imposed comprehensive economic sanctions on Iraq in response to its invasion of Kuwait.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UN document
ⓘ
United Nations Security Council resolution ⓘ legal instrument ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| adoptedDuring |
Gulf crisis
ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ
surface form:
Iraq–Kuwait crisis
|
| aimsToProtect |
civilian population in Iraq
ⓘ
civilian population in occupied Kuwait ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Iraq
ⓘ
occupied Kuwait ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all UN Member States ⓘ |
| callsUpon |
Member States of the United Nations
ⓘ
United Nations Sanctions Committees ⓘ
surface form:
Sanctions Committee established by Resolution 661
|
| category |
1990 United Nations Security Council resolutions
ⓘ
United Nations Security Council resolutions ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Iraq
United Nations Security Council resolutions ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Kuwait
|
| concerns |
Persian Gulf crisis
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf crisis (1990–1991)
Iraq ⓘ Kuwait ⓘ Iraq sanctions regime ⓘ
surface form:
UN sanctions regime against Iraq
humanitarian situation in Iraq and Kuwait ⓘ |
| context |
Iraqi occupation of Kuwait
ⓘ
international response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1990-09-13 ⓘ |
| documentType | S/RES/666(1990) ⓘ |
| establishes | procedures for humanitarian exemptions to sanctions ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect | imposes obligations regarding humanitarian supplies under sanctions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Nations Security Council resolutions
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Security Council resolutions on Iraq
|
| purpose |
to ensure that humanitarian needs of civilians were met
ⓘ
to prevent the use of food and medicine to circumvent sanctions ⓘ to regulate humanitarian supplies to Iraq and Kuwait under sanctions ⓘ |
| regulates |
humanitarian relief shipments
ⓘ
import of foodstuffs into Iraq ⓘ import of medical supplies into Iraq ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
UN Security Council Resolution 661
ⓘ
UN sanctions against Iraq ⓘ |
| resolutionNumber | 666 ⓘ |
| subject |
civilian population needs
ⓘ
delivery of food supplies ⓘ delivery of medical supplies ⓘ humanitarian exemptions to sanctions ⓘ |
| underChapter | Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| yearAdopted | 1990 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UN Security Council Resolution 666 Description of subject: UN Security Council Resolution 666 is a 1990 UN measure adopted during the Gulf crisis that addressed the humanitarian situation in Iraq and Kuwait under sanctions, particularly regulating the delivery of food and medical supplies.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.