UN Security Council Resolution 686
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UN Security Council Resolution 686 is a 1991 measure adopted at the end of the Gulf War that set out initial ceasefire terms and conditions for Iraq following its defeat by the U.S.-led coalition.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations Security Council resolution
ⓘ
ceasefire resolution ⓘ |
| abstaining |
China
ⓘ
India ⓘ Yemen ⓘ |
| abstentions | 3 ⓘ |
| chapterOfUNCharter | Chapter VII ⓘ |
| conflict | Gulf War ⓘ |
| countryConcerned |
Iraq
ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1991-03-02 ⓘ |
| demands |
that Iraq rescind its annexation of Kuwait
ⓘ
that Iraq respect the inviolability of the international boundary with Kuwait ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Charter Chapter VII
|
| meetingNumber | 2978 ⓘ |
| notes | the suspension, not termination, of hostilities against Iraq ⓘ |
| number | 686 ⓘ |
| organ | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Nations Security Council resolutions
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Security Council resolutions on Iraq
|
| predecessor | UN Security Council Resolution 678 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish conditions for suspension of hostilities against Iraq
ⓘ
to set initial ceasefire terms after the Gulf War ⓘ |
| reaffirms |
UN Security Council Resolution 660
ⓘ
UN Security Council Resolution 661 ⓘ 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 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 669 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 670 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 674 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 677 ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| requires |
Iraq to accept all twelve Security Council resolutions on the Iraq–Kuwait conflict
ⓘ
Iraq to cease hostile or provocative actions against member states ⓘ Iraq to comply with international humanitarian law ⓘ Iraq to provide information on land and sea mines and other explosives laid in Kuwait and Iraqi waters ⓘ Iraq to release all Kuwaiti and third-country nationals detained in Iraq or Kuwait ⓘ Iraq to return Kuwaiti property seized during the occupation ⓘ |
| result | adopted ⓘ |
| states | that the ceasefire is conditional on Iraqi compliance with the resolution ⓘ |
| subject | Gulf War ⓘ |
| successor | UN Security Council Resolution 687 ⓘ |
| typeOfMeasure |
ceasefire terms
ⓘ
post-conflict conditions ⓘ |
| votesAgainst | 1 ⓘ |
| votesFor | 11 ⓘ |
| votingAgainst | Cuba ⓘ |
| yearAdopted | 1991 ⓘ |
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