United Nations Security Council Resolution 707

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United Nations Security Council Resolution 707 is a 1991 UN measure that condemned Iraq’s noncompliance with weapons inspections and imposed strict obligations to dismantle its weapons of mass destruction programs after the Gulf War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UN Security Council Resolution on Iraq
United Nations Security Council resolution
abstentions 0
adoptedBy United Nations Security Council
adoptionDate 1991-08-15
authorizes the IAEA to carry out inspections in Iraq
UN Special Commission
surface form: the Special Commission to carry out inspections in Iraq
chapter Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
condemns Iraq's concealment of weapons of mass destruction programs
Iraq's failure to comply with weapons inspections
Iraq's non-compliance with its obligations under previous Security Council resolutions
conflictContext Gulf War
countrySubject Iraq
demands that Iraq comply fully with the International Atomic Energy Agency
that Iraq comply fully with the Special Commission established under Resolution 687
followedBy United Nations Security Council Resolution 708
follows United Nations Security Council Resolution 706
language English
legalStatus binding
meetingNumber 3004
obliges Iraq to allow the removal, destruction or rendering harmless of proscribed items
Iraq to grant overflight and transport privileges for inspection teams
Iraq to provide security and protection for inspection personnel and equipment
postConflictContext post-Gulf War disarmament of Iraq
precededBy United Nations Security Council Resolution 706
reaffirms obligations imposed on Iraq by Resolution 687
recalls UN Security Council Resolution 687
surface form: United Nations Security Council Resolution 687

United Nations Security Council Resolution 699
United Nations Security Council Resolution 705
region Middle East
requires Iraq to allow immediate, unconditional and unrestricted access to inspection teams
Iraq to cease immediately any attempts to conceal, remove or destroy evidence of proscribed weapons programs
Iraq to halt all ballistic missile programs beyond permitted ranges
Iraq to halt all biological weapons-related activities
Iraq to halt all chemical weapons-related activities
Iraq to halt all nuclear activities except for use of isotopes for medical, agricultural or industrial purposes
Iraq to provide full, final and complete disclosure of all aspects of its weapons of mass destruction programs
resolutionNumber 707
result adopted unanimously
states that Iraq's non-compliance constitutes a material breach of its obligations
subjectMatter Iraqi weapons of mass destruction
ballistic missiles in Iraq
biological weapons in Iraq
chemical weapons in Iraq
nuclear weapons-related activities in Iraq
threatens further measures under the United Nations Charter in case of continued Iraqi non-compliance
topic international peace and security
non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
voteAgainst 0
voteFor 15
yearAdopted 1991

Referenced by (2)

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Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s legalBasis United Nations Security Council Resolution 707
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1154 reaffirms United Nations Security Council Resolution 707