UN Security Council Resolution 670
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UN Security Council Resolution 670 is a 1990 UN measure adopted during the Gulf Crisis that imposed comprehensive air embargoes and other sanctions on Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UN Security Council Resolution 670 canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations Security Council resolution
ⓘ
international sanctions measure ⓘ |
| abstentions | 0 ⓘ |
| adoptedDuring |
Persian Gulf crisis
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Crisis (1990–1991)
Gulf War ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1990-09-25 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure full implementation of Resolution 661 sanctions regime
ⓘ
pressure Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
all flights to and from Iraq
ⓘ
all flights to and from occupied Kuwait ⓘ |
| buildsOn | UN Security Council Resolution 661 ⓘ |
| chapterOfUNCharterInvoked | Chapter VII ⓘ |
| concerns |
Iraq
ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ |
| exempts | humanitarian flights approved by the Security Council sanctions committee ⓘ |
| followedBy | UN Security Council Resolution 674 ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on all UN member states ⓘ |
| mentions |
need for humanitarian assistance to the civilian population of Iraq and Kuwait
ⓘ
obligation of states not to recognize the Iraqi annexation of Kuwait ⓘ |
| number | 670 ⓘ |
| organ | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| partOf |
UN Security Council Resolution 661
ⓘ
surface form:
UN sanctions regime against Iraq (1990s)
|
| relatedTo |
UN Security Council Resolution 660
ⓘ
UN Security Council Resolution 662 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 664 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 665 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 666 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 667 ⓘ |
| requires |
states to deny permission for aircraft to take off from, land in, or overfly their territory if bound to or from Iraq or occupied Kuwait
ⓘ
states to impound aircraft in their territory owned or operated by Iraq or Kuwait under Iraqi control ⓘ states to prevent their nationals and ships from supplying Iraq or occupied Kuwait in violation of sanctions ⓘ |
| subject |
air embargo on Iraq
ⓘ
implementation of Resolution 661 (1990) ⓘ sanctions against Iraq ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
Gulf War
ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
|
| typeOfSanctions |
comprehensive air embargo
ⓘ
economic sanctions ⓘ trade restrictions ⓘ |
| voteAgainst | 1 ⓘ |
| votedAgainstBy | Cuba ⓘ |
| voteFor | 14 ⓘ |
| voteOutcome | adopted ⓘ |
| yearOfAdoption | 1990 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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