United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 986 was a 1995 UN measure that created the Oil-for-Food Programme, allowing Iraq to sell limited amounts of oil under international supervision to purchase humanitarian supplies while maintaining sanctions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United Nations Security Council Resolution 986 canonical | 12 |
| S/RES/986(1995) | 1 |
| UN Security Council Resolution 986 | 1 |
| UNSCR 986 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T492678 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United Nations Security Council Resolution 986 Context triple: [Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s, legalBasis, United Nations Security Council Resolution 986]
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 688
United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 is a 1991 UN measure condemning Iraqi repression of civilians and demanding humanitarian access, widely cited as a key international legal basis for intervention to protect populations in Iraq.
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 1368
UN Security Council Resolution 1368 is a 2001 United Nations measure that condemned the 9/11 terrorist attacks and recognized the right of states to self-defense, providing key international legal support for subsequent military actions in Afghanistan.
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C.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 707
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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D.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 is a 2011 UN measure that imposed sanctions and referred the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court in response to the Gaddafi regime’s violent crackdown on protesters.
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E.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 715
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: United Nations Security Council Resolution 986 Target entity description: United Nations Security Council Resolution 986 was a 1995 UN measure that created the Oil-for-Food Programme, allowing Iraq to sell limited amounts of oil under international supervision to purchase humanitarian supplies while maintaining sanctions.
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A.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 688
United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 is a 1991 UN measure condemning Iraqi repression of civilians and demanding humanitarian access, widely cited as a key international legal basis for intervention to protect populations in Iraq.
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 1368
UN Security Council Resolution 1368 is a 2001 United Nations measure that condemned the 9/11 terrorist attacks and recognized the right of states to self-defense, providing key international legal support for subsequent military actions in Afghanistan.
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C.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 707
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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D.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 is a 2011 UN measure that imposed sanctions and referred the situation in Libya to the International Criminal Court in response to the Gaddafi regime’s violent crackdown on protesters.
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E.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 715
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations Security Council resolution
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international legal instrument ⓘ |
| abstainingMember | Cuba ⓘ |
| abstentions | 1 ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1995-04-14 ⓘ |
| aimedTo | alleviate humanitarian suffering in Iraq without lifting sanctions ⓘ |
| allocatedFundsFor |
UN administrative and operational costs related to the programme
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compensation fund for victims of Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait ⓘ humanitarian goods for all regions of Iraq ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Iraq
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surface form:
Republic of Iraq
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| archivedAt |
Official Document System of the United Nations
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surface form:
United Nations Official Document System
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| authorized | Iraq to sell limited quantities of petroleum and petroleum products ⓘ |
| code |
United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
S/RES/986(1995)
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| conditionedOn | international supervision of Iraqi oil sales ⓘ |
| context | post-1991 Gulf War sanctions on Iraq ⓘ |
| documentType | Security Council resolution text ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1996 ⓘ |
| established | Oil-for-Food Programme ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent Security Council resolutions modifying the Oil-for-Food Programme ⓘ |
| hasProgrammeName | Oil-for-Food Programme ⓘ |
| hasShortName |
United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UNSCR 986
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| implementedBy | United Nations Secretariat ⓘ |
| implementedThrough | contracts for sale of Iraqi oil approved by a UN sanctions committee ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on all UN Member States ⓘ |
| limited | volume and value of Iraqi oil exports ⓘ |
| linkedProgramme |
Oil-for-Food Programme
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surface form:
United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme
|
| meetingNumber | 3519 ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
United Nations observers
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surface form:
United Nations observers in Iraq
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| precededBy |
United Nations Security Council Resolution 706
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 712 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow Iraq to purchase humanitarian supplies for its civilian population
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to maintain economic sanctions against Iraq while addressing humanitarian needs ⓘ |
| regionallyRelevantTo | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
UN Security Council Resolution 661
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surface form:
United Nations Security Council Resolution 661
UN Security Council Resolution 661 ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations sanctions regime on Iraq after the Gulf War
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| required |
United Nations monitoring of distribution of humanitarian goods in Iraq
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proceeds of oil sales to be paid into an escrow account ⓘ |
| subject |
Iraq
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humanitarian assistance ⓘ sanctions ⓘ |
| typeOfSanctionsMeasure | humanitarian exemption mechanism ⓘ |
| underChapter | Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| voteAgainst | 0 ⓘ |
| voteFor | 14 ⓘ |
| year | 1995 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United Nations Security Council Resolution 986 Description of subject: United Nations Security Council Resolution 986 was a 1995 UN measure that created the Oil-for-Food Programme, allowing Iraq to sell limited amounts of oil under international supervision to purchase humanitarian supplies while maintaining sanctions.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s
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legalBasis
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
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code
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
S/RES/986(1995)
United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
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hasShortName
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
UNSCR 986
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1154
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reaffirms
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1194
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recalls
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
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this entity surface form:
UN Security Council Resolution 986
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1143
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reaffirms
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1153
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reaffirms
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1153
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modifies
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1115
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recalls
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1158
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referencesResolution
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1175
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relatesTo
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
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