UN Security Council Resolution 669

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UN Security Council Resolution 669 is a 1990 United Nations measure addressing the international response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, particularly concerning the implementation of economic sanctions.

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UN Security Council Resolution 669 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations Security Council resolution
legal instrument
adoptedBy United Nations Security Council
adoptedIn New York City
adoptionDate 1990-09-24
basedOn UN Security Council Resolution 661
callsOn Sanctions Committee to examine requests for assistance
States to consult the Sanctions Committee about special economic problems
chapterOfUNCharterInvoked Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
concerns difficulties of States in implementing sanctions against Iraq
international response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait
conflictContext Gulf War
surface form: Gulf War (1990–1991)
countryConcerned Iraq
Kuwait
dateOfIraqiInvasionReferenced 1990-08-02
documentSymbol S/RES/669(1990)
follows UN Security Council Resolution 668
followUpTo UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 661
hasUNDigitalRecord https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/95783
invasionAddressed Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait
languageVersion Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalStatus binding on UN Member States under Chapter VII
meetingNumber 2944
mentions States that are particularly dependent on Iraqi or Kuwaiti imports or exports
States that have been major centers of commerce, banking or financial services for Iraq or Kuwait
States that have been transit States for Iraqi or Kuwaiti exports
States that have lost substantial markets due to sanctions against Iraq
organizationJurisdiction United Nations
partOf UN response to the 1990–1991 Gulf crisis
precedes UN Security Council Resolution 670
purpose to address special economic problems of States resulting from sanctions against Iraq
to facilitate implementation of economic sanctions against Iraq
refersTo UN Security Council Resolution 661
regionConcerned Middle East
requestsActionFrom United Nations Sanctions Committees
surface form: Sanctions Committee established by Resolution 661

States facing special economic problems due to sanctions
result adopted without a vote
subject Iraq–Kuwait situation
implementation of economic sanctions against Iraq
typeOfSanctionsAddressed economic sanctions
yearOfAdoption 1990

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UN Security Council Resolution 686 reaffirms UN Security Council Resolution 669