United Nations Security Council Resolution 688
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 688
United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 was adopted on April 5, 1991. The United States and the United Kingdom used Resolution 688 to justify the Iraqi no-fly zones and Operation Desert FoxFact|date=February 2007, though the resolution contains no language authorizing those actions.
Excerpts from the resolution
"The Security Council...
#Condemns the repression of the Iraqi civilian population in many parts of Iraq, including most recently in Kurdish populated areas, the consequences of which threaten international peace and security in the region;
#Demands that Iraq, as a contribution to removing the threat to international peace and security in the region, immediately end this repression...
#Insists Iraq allow immediate access by international humanitarian organisations to all those in need of assistance in all parts of Iraq and make available all necessary facilities for their operations;
#Requests the Secretary-General to pursue his humanitarian efforts in Iraq and to report forthwith, if appropriate on the basis of a further mission to the region, on the plight of the Iraqi civilian population, and in particular the Kurdish population, suffering from the repression in all its forms inflicted by the Iraqi authorities;
#Requests further the Secretary-General to use all the resources at his disposal, including those of the relevant United Nations agencies, to address urgently the critical needs of the refugees and displaced Iraqi population;
#Appeals to all Member States and to all humanitarian organizations to contribute to these humanitarian relief efforts;
#Demands that Iraq cooperate with the Secretary-General to these ends;
#Decides to remain seized of the matter."
This Resolution was adopted two days after the U.N. adoption of the formal Gulf War cease-fire Resolution 687.
External links
* [http://www.fas.org/news/un/iraq/sres/sres0688.htm Full-text of Resolution 688]
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