United Nations Security Council Resolution 715

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United Nations Security Council Resolution 715 is a 1991 UN measure that established a long-term monitoring and verification regime to ensure Iraq’s compliance with the elimination of its weapons of mass destruction programs after the Gulf War.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Security Council resolution on Iraq ⓘ United Nations Security Council resolution ⓘ international legal instrument ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations Security Council ⓘ
adoptedUnderChapter	Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
aimsToPrevent	reconstitution of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction capabilities ⓘ
appliesTo	Iraqi facilities, equipment, and materials related to weapons of mass destruction ⓘ
category	1991 in international relations ⓘ United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Iraq ⓘ
conflictContext	Gulf War ⓘ
countryConcerned	Iraq ⓘ
dateAdopted	1991-10-11 ⓘ
enforcementScope	Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction programs ⓘ
establishedFor	ongoing monitoring and verification of Iraq’s disarmament obligations ⓘ
establishedMechanism	long-term monitoring and verification system in Iraq ⓘ
focus	biological weapons ⓘ chemical weapons ⓘ missile delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction ⓘ nuclear weapons-related activities ⓘ weapons of mass destruction ⓘ
geopoliticalContext	post–Cold War international security environment ⓘ
implements	detailed plans for ongoing monitoring and verification in Iraq ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
legalStatus	binding ⓘ
monitoringBody	International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ UN Special Commission ⓘ surface form: United Nations Special Commission
number	715 ⓘ
organ	United Nations Security Council ⓘ
partOf	Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s ⓘ surface form: United Nations sanctions and disarmament regime on Iraq after the Gulf War
postConflictContext	1991 Gulf War ceasefire arrangements ⓘ
purpose	to ensure Iraq’s compliance with the elimination of its weapons of mass destruction programs ⓘ to establish a long-term monitoring and verification regime in Iraq ⓘ to monitor Iraq’s prohibition from acquiring or developing weapons of mass destruction ⓘ
regionConcerned	Middle East ⓘ
relatedTo	International Atomic Energy Agency ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 687 ⓘ surface form: United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 UN Special Commission ⓘ surface form: United Nations Special Commission
requires	Iraq to accept and cooperate with long-term monitoring and verification ⓘ Iraq to provide access to relevant sites, equipment, and information ⓘ
status	in force at time of adoption ⓘ
subject	Iraq ⓘ
typeOfMeasure	disarmament and non-proliferation measure ⓘ
verificationType	data reporting and review ⓘ on-site inspections ⓘ remote monitoring ⓘ
yearAdopted	1991 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

UN Special Commission → establishedBy → United Nations Security Council Resolution 715 ⓘ

Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s → legalBasis → United Nations Security Council Resolution 715 ⓘ

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1154 → reaffirms → United Nations Security Council Resolution 715 ⓘ