Resolution 690 (1991)
of 29 April 1991

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolution 621 (1988) of 20 September 1988,
by which it,
inter alia, requested the Secretary-General to transmit to it a
report on the holding of a referendum for self-determination of
the people of Western Sahara and on ways and means to
ensure the organization and supervision of such a referendum
by the United Nations in cooperation with the Organization of
African Unity,

Recalling also that, on 30 August 1988, the Kingdom of
Morocco and the Frente Popular para la Liberación de Saguia
el-Hamra y de Rio de Oro gave their agreement in principle to
the proposals of the Secretary-General of the United Nations
and the current Chairman of the Assembly of Heads of State
and Government of the Organization of African Unity in the
framework of their joint mission of good offices,

Recalling further its resolution 658 (1990) of 27 June 1990,
by which it approved the report of the Secretary-General of 18
June 1990,” which contains the full text of the settlement
proposals as accepted by the two parties on 30 August 1988, as
well as an outline of the plan provided by the Secretary-General in order to implement those proposals, and by which
it requested the Secretary-General to transmit to it a further
detailed report on his implementation plan, containing in
particular an estimate of the cost of the United Nations Mission
for the Referendum in Western Sahara,

Desirous of reaching a just and lasting solution of the
question of Western Sahara,

Having examined the report of the Secretary-General of 19
April 1991 on the situation concerning Western Sahara, 143

1. Approves the report of the Secretary-General, transmitted to the Council m accordance with resolution 658
(1990); 143

2. Expresses its full support for the efforts of the Secretary-General for the organization and the supervision, by the
United Nations in cooperation with the Organization of African
Unity, of a referendum for self-determination of the people of
Western Sahara, in accordance with the objectives mentioned
in bis report;

3. Calls upon the two parties to cooperate fully with the
Secretary-General in the implementation of his plan as
described in his report of 18 June 1990"? and amplified in his
report of 19 April 1991; 143

4. Decides to establish, under its authority, a United
Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara in
accordance with the report of 19 April 1991;

5. Also decides ‘hat the transitional period will begin no
later than sixteen weeks after the General Assembly approves
the budget for the Mission;

6. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Security
Council regularly informed of the implementation of his
settlement plan.

Adopted unanimously at the 2984th
meeting

Security Council resolution 690 (1991) [on establishment of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara]

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Resolution 691 (1991)
of 6 May 1991

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolutions 637 (1989) of 27 July 1989, 644
(1989) of 7 November 1989 and 675 (1990) of 5 November
1990, as well as the statement made by the President of the
Security Council on its behalf on 7 November 1989, 128

1. Approves the report of the Secretary-General of 29
April 1991; 129

2. Decides to extend, under its authority, the mandate of
the United Nations Observer Group in Central America, as
defined in resolution 644 (1989), for a further period of six
months, that is until 7 November 1991, bearing in mind the
report of the Secretary-General and the need to continue to
monitor expenditures carefully during this period of increasing
demands on peace-keeping resources;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Security
Council fully informed of further developments and to report
on all aspects of the operations of the Group before the expiry
of the new mandate period.

Adopted unanimously at the 2986th
meeting

Security Council resolution 691 (1991) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Group in Central America]

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Resolution 692 (1991)
of 20 May 1991

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolutions 674 (1990) of 29 October 1990, 686
(1991) of 2 March 1991 and 687 (1991) of 3 April 1991
concerning the liability of Iraq, without prejudice to its debts
and obligations arising prior to 2 August 1990, for any direct
loss, damage, including environmental damage and the
depletion of natural resources, or injury to foreign Governments, nationals and corporations as a result of Iraq’s unlawful
invasion and occupation of Kuwait,

Taking note of the report submitted by the Secretary-General on 2 May 1991 pursuant to paragraph 19 of resolution
687 (1991), 82

Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations,

1. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for
his report of 2 May 1991; 82

2. Welcomes the fact that the Secretary-General will now
undertake the appropriate consultations requested by paragraph
19 of resolution 687 (1991) so that he will be in a position to
recommend to the Council for decision as soon as possible the
figure which the level of Iraq’s contribution to the United
Nations Compensation Fund will not exceed;

3. Decides to establish the Fund and the United Nations
Compensation Commission referred to in paragraph 18 of
resolution 687 (1991) in accordance with section I of the
Secretary-General’s report, and decides also that the Governing
Council of the Commission will be located at the United
Nations Office at Geneva and that the Governing Council may
decide whether some of the activities of the Commission should
be carried out elsewhere;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to take the actions
necessary to implement paragraphs 2 and 3 in consultation with
the members of the Governing Council;

5. Directs the Governing Council to proceed in an
expeditious manner to implement the provisions of section E of
resolution 687 (1991), taking into account the recommendations
in section IT of the Secretary-General’s report;

6. Decides that the requirement for Iraqi contributions
will apply in the manner to be prescribed by the Governing
Council with respect to all Iraqi petroleum and petroleum
products exported from Iraq after 3 April 1991 as well as such
petroleum and petroleum products exported earlier but not
delivered or not paid for as a specific result of the prohibitions
contained in resolution 661 (1990) of 6 August 1990;

7. Requests the Governing Council to report as soon as
possible on the actions it has taken with regard to the mechanisms for determining the appropriate level of Iraq’s contribution
to the Fund and the arrangements for ensuring that payments
are made to the Fund, so that the Security Council can give its
approval in accordance with paragraph 22 of resolution 687
(1991);

8. Requests also that all States and international organizations cooperate with the decisions of the Governing Council
taken pursuant to paragraph 5, and further requests that the
Governing Council keep the Security Council informed on this
matter;

9. Decides that, if the Governing Council notifies the
Security Council that Iraq has failed to carry out decisions of
the Governing Council taken pursuant to paragraph 5, the
Security Council intends to retain or to take action to reimpose
the prohibition against the import of petroleum and petroleum
products originating in Iraq and financial transactions related
thereto;

10. Decides also to remain seized of this matter, and
requests the Governing Council to submit periodic reports to
the Secretary-General and the Security Council.

Adopted at the 2987th meeting by 14
votes to none, with 1 abstention (Cuba).

Security Council resolution 692 (1991) [on establishment of the UN Compensation Fund and the UN Compensation Commission under Security Council resolution 687 (1991)]

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Resolution 693 (1991)
of 20 May 1991

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolution 637 (1989) of 27 July 1989, in which
it lent its full support to the Secretary-General for the continuation of his mission of good offices in Central America,

Recalling also the Geneva Agreement of 4 April 1990 131
and the Caracas Agenda of 21 May 1990 132 concluded between
the Government of El Salvador and the Frente Farabundo
Martí para la Liberación Nacional.

Deeply concerned at the persistence of and the increase in
the climate of violence in El Salvador, which seriously affects
the civilian population, and thus stressing the importance of the
full implementation of the Agreement on Human Rights signed
by the two parties at San José on 26 July 1990, 133

Welcoming the Mexico Agreements between the two parties
of 27 April 1991, 134

Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General of
21 December 1990 135 and 16 April and 20 May 1991, 136

Commending the Secretary-General and his Personal
Representative for Central America for their efforts at good
offices, and expressing its full support for their continuing
efforts to facilitate a peaceful settlement to the conflict in El
Salvador,

Underlining the great importance that it attaches to the
exercise of moderation and restraint by both sides to ensure the
security of all United Nations-employed personnel as well as to
the adoption by them of all other appropriate and necessary
measures to facilitate the negotiations leading to the achievement of the objectives set forth in the Geneva and other above-mentioned agreements as soon as possible, including their full
cooperation with the Secretary-General and his Personal
Representative to this end,

Recognizing the right of the parties to determine their own
negotiating process,

Calling upon both parties to pursue the current negotiations urgently and with flexibility, in a concentrated format on
the items agreed upon in the Caracas Agenda, in order to
reach, as a matier of priority, a political agreement on the
armed forces and the accords necessary for the cessation of the
armed confrontation and to achieve as soon as possible
thereafter a process which will lead to the establishment of the
necessary guarantees and conditions for reintegrating the
members of the Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación
Nacional within a framework of full legality into the civil,
institutional and political life of the country,

Expressing its conviction that a peaceful settlement in El
Salvador will contribute to a successful outcome in the Central
American peace process,

1. Approves the report of the Secretary-General of 16
April and 20 May 1991; 136

2. Decides to establish, under its authority and based on
the Secretary-General’s report referred to in paragraph 1, a
United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador to monitor all
agreements concluded between the two parties, whose initial
mandate in its first phase as an integrated peace-keeping
operation will be to verify the compliance by the parties with
the Agreement on Human Rights signed at San José on 26 July
1990," and also decides that the subsequent tasks or phases of
the Mission will be subject to approval by the Council;

3. Also decides that the United Nations Observer Mission
in El Salvador will be established for an initial period of twelve
months;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary
measures to establish the first phase of the Mission as described
in paragraphs 2 and 3;

5. Calls upon both parties, as agreed by them, to pursue
a continuous process of negotiations in order to reach at the
earliest possible date the objectives set forth in the Mexico
Agreements of 27 April 1991 and ail other objectives
contained in the Geneva Agreement of 4 April 1990, 131 and to
this end to cooperate fully with the Secretary-General and his
Personal Representative in their efforts;

6. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Security
Council fully informed on the implementation of the present
resolution.

Adopted unanimously at the 2988th
meeting

Security Council resolution 693 (1991) [on establishment of the UN Observer Mission in El Salvador]

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Resolution 694 (1991)
of 24 May 1991

The Security Council,

Reaffirming its resolution 681 (1990) of 20 December 1990,

Having learned with deep concern and consternation that
Israel has, in violation of its obligations under the Geneva
Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in
Time of War, of 12 August 1949,4 and acting in opposition to
relevant Security Council resolutions, and to the detriment of
efforts to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the
Middle East, deported four Palestinian civilians on 18 May
1991,

1. Declares that the action of the Israeli authorities of
deporting four Palestinians on 18 May 1991 is in violation of
the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian
Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 4 which is applicable to all the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since
1967, including Jerusalem;

2. Deplores this action and reiterates that Israel, the
occupying Power, must refrain from deporting any Palestinian
civilian from the occupied territories and ensure the safe and
immediate return of all those deported;

3. Decides to keep the situation under review.
Adopted unanimously at the 2989th
meeting

Security Council resolution 694 (1991) [on deportation of 4 Palestinians by Israel]

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Resolution 695 (1991)
of 30 May 1991

The Security Council,

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on
the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, 20

Decides:

(a) To call upon the parties concerned to implement
immediately its resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973;

(b) To renew the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for another period of six months,
that is, until 30 November 1991;

(c) To request the Secretary-General to submit, at the
end of this period, a report on the developments in the
situation and the measures taken to implement resolution 338
(1973).

Adopted unanimously at the 2990th
meeting.

Security Council resolution 695 (1991) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force]

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Resolution 696 (1991)
of 30 May 1991

The Security Council,

Welcoming the decision of the Government of the People’s
Republic of Angola and the National Union for the Total
Independence of Angola to conclude the Peace Accords for
Angola,

Stressing the importance it attaches to the signing of the
Peace Accords and to the fulfilment by the parties in good faith
of the obligations contained therein,

Stressing also the importance of ail States refraining from
taking any actions which could undermine the agreements
mentioned above and contributing to their implementation, as
well as respecting fully the independence, sovereignty and
territorial integrity of Angola,

Noting with satisfaction the decision taken by the Government of the People’s Republic of Angola and the Government
of the Republic of Cuba to complete the withdrawal, ahead of
schedule, of all Cuban troops from Angola by 25 May 1991, 152

Considering the request submitted to the Secretary-General
by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of
Angola in his letter dated 8 May 1991, 153

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of
20 and 29 May 1991, 154

Taking into account that the mandate of the United
Nations Angola Verification Mission established by Council
resolution 626 (1988) of 20 December 1988 expires on 22 July
1991,

1. Approves the report of the Secretary-General of 20
and 29 May 1991 154 and the recommendations therein;

2. Decides accordingly to entrust a new mandate to the
United Nations Angola Verification Mission (henceforth United
Nations Angola Verification Mission IJ) as proposed by the
Secretary-General in line with the Peace Accords for Angola,
and requests the Secretary-General to take the necessary steps
to this effect;

3. Also decides to establish the United Nations Angola
Verification Mission IJ for a period of seventeen months from
the date of adoption of the present resolution in order to
accomplish the objectives stated in the report of the Secretary-General;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the
Security Council immediately after the signature of the Peace
Accords and to keep the Council fully informed of further
developments.

Adopted unanimously at the 299155
meeting

Security Council resolution 696 (1991) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Angola Verification Mission]

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Resolution 697 (1991)
of 14 June 1991

The Security Council,

Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the
United Nations operation in Cyprus of 31 May and 3 and 14
June 1991, 113

Taking note also of the recommendation by the Secretary-General that the Security Council extend the stationing of the
United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus for a further
period of six months,

Noting that the Government of Cyprus has agreed that in
view of the prevailing conditions in the island it is necessary to
keep the Force in Cyprus beyond 15 June 1991,

Reaffirming the provisions of resolution 186 (1964) of 4
March 1964 and other relevant resolutions,

1, Extends once more the stationing in Cyprus of the
United Nations Peace-keeping Force established under resolution 186 (1964) for a further period ending on 15 December
1991;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his mission
of good offices, to keep the Security Council informed of the
progress made and to submit a report on the implementation
of the present resolution by 30 November 1991;

3. Calls upon all the parties concerned to continue to
cooperate with the Force on the basis of the present mandate.

Adopted unanimously at the 2992th meeting

Security Council resolution 697 (1991) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus]

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Resolution 698 (1991)
of 14 June 1991

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolution 186 (1964) of 4 March 1964
establishing the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus
for an initial period of three months,

Recalling its subsequent resolutions extending the mandate
of the Force, most recently its resolution 697 (1991) of 14 June
1991,

Also recalling the report of the United Nations Secretariat
review team on the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in
Cyprus of 7 December 1990 114 and the recommendations
contained therein,

Further recalling its resolution 682 (1990) of 21 December
1990, by which it decided to examine the problem of the costs
and financing of the Force in all its aspects, with a view to
putting into effect an alternative method of financing simultaneously with the renewal of the mandate on or before 15 June
1991,

Noting with appreciation the recent consultations among
Council members on the problem of the costs and financing of
the Force in all its aspects, resulting in the report of the Group
of Friends of the President of the Security Council of 31 May
1991,

Taking note with concern of the latest report of the
Secretary-General on the United Nations Peace-keeping Force
in Cyprus, of 31 May and 3 and 14 June 1991, 113 which once
again draws attention io the chronic financing problem of the
Force,

Reaffirming again the statement of the President of the
Security Council of 30 May 1990, 115 in which the members of
the Council emphasized that United Nations peace-keeping
operations must be launched and maintained on a sound and
secure financial basis,

Stressing the importance of an early agreement on a
resolution of the Cyprus problem,

1. Concludes that a method of financing of the United
Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus is needed which will
put the Force on a sound and secure financial basis;

2. Also concludes that the question of the costs of the
Force needs to be studied further, with the aim of both
reducing and clearly defining the costs for which the United
Nations should be responsible;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to hold consultations
with members of the Council, troop-contributing countries and
others concerned on the question of costs, taking into account
both the report of the United Nations Secretariat review team
on the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus of 7
December 1990" and the report of the Group of Friends of
the President of the Security Council of 31 May 1991, and to
report to the Council by | October 1991, and undertakes to
decide, in the light of this report and by the time of the next
extension of the mandate of the Force on or before 15 December 1991, on measures to be taken to put the Force onto a
sound and secure financial basis.

Adopted unanimously at the 2993rd
meeting

Security Council resolution 698 (1991) [on financing of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus]

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Resolution 699 (1991)
of 17 June 1991

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolution 687 (1991) of 3 April 1991,

Taking note of the report submitted by the Secretary-General on 17 May 1991 pursuant to paragraph 9 (b) of
resolution 687 (1991), 83
Also taking note of the Secretary-General’s note of 17 May
1991 84 transmitting to the Council the text of the letter
addressed to him by the Director General of the International
Atomic Energy Agency under paragraph 13 of the above-mentioned resolution,

Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations,

1. Approves the plan contained in the report of the
Secretary-General of 17 May 1991;

2. Confirms that the Special Commission and the
International Atomic Energy Agency have the authority to
conduct activities under section C of resolution 687 (1991) for
the purpose of the destruction, removal or rendering harmless
of the items specified in paragraphs 8 and 12 of that resolution,
after the forty-five-day period following the approval of this
plan until such activities have been completed;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the
Council progress reports on the implementation of the plan
referred to in paragraph 1 every six months after the adoption
of the present resolution;

4. Decides to encourage the maximum assistance, in cash
and in kind, from all Member States to ensure that activities
under section C of resolution 687 (1991) are undertaken
effectively and expeditiously, decides also, however, that the
Government of Iraq shall be liable for the full costs of carrying
out the tasks authorized by section C; and requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Council within thirty days for
approval recommendations as to the most effective means by
which Iraq’s obligations in this respect may be fulfilled.

Adopted unanimously at the 2994th
meeting.

Security Council resolution 699 (1991) [on destruction, removal or rendering harmless of weapons in Iraq]

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Resolution 700 (1991)
of 17 June 1991

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolutions 661 (1990) of 6 August 1990, 665
(1990) of 25 August 1990, 670 (1990) of 25 September 1990 and
687 (1991) of 3 April 1991,

Taking note of the report submitted by the Secretary-General on 2 June 1991 pursuant to paragraph 26 of resolution
687 (1991), 85

Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations,

1. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for
his report of 2 June 1991; 85

2. Approves the guidelines to facilitate full international
implementation of paragraphs 24, 25 and 27 of Security Council
resolution 687 (1991); 86

3. Reiterates its call upon all States and international
organizations to act in a manner consistent with the guidelines,

4. Requests all States, in accordance with paragraph 8 of
the guidelines, to report to the Secretary-General within forty-five days on the measures they have instituted for meeting the
obligations set out in paragraph 24 of resolution 687 (1991);

5. Entrusts the Security Council] Committee established
under resolution 661 (1990) concerning the situation between
Iraq and Kuwait with the responsibility, under the guidelines,
for monitoring the prohibitions against the sale or supply of
arms to Iraq and related sanctions established in paragraph 24
of resolution 687 (1991);

6. Decides to remain seized of the matter and to review
the guidelines at the same time as it reviews paragraphs 22 to
25 of resolution 687 (1991) as set out in paragraph 28 thereof.

Adopted unanimously at the 2994th
meeting.

Security Council resolution 700 (1991) [on Guidelines to Facilitate Full International Implementation of Paragraphs 24, 25 and 27 of Security Council Resolution 687 (1991) on the situation between Iraq and Kuwait]

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Resolution 701 (1991)
of 31 July 1991

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolutions 425 (1978) and 426 (1978) of 19
March 1978, 501 (1982) of 25 February 1982, 508 (1982) of 5
June 1982, 509 (1982) of 6 June 1982 and 520 (1982) of 17
September 1982, as well as all its resolutions on the situation in
Lebanon,

Having studied the report of the Secretary-General on the
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon of 21 July 1991, 23 and
taking note of the observations expressed therein,

Recalling the report of the Secretariat team of 28 January
1991, 24 and without prejudice to the views of Member States
thereon,

Taking note of the letter dated 15 July 1991 from the
Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations
addressed to the Secretary-General, 25

Responding to the request of the Government of Lebanon,

1. Decides to extend the present mandate of the United
Nations Interim Force in Lebanon for a further interim period
of six months, that is, until 31 January 1992;

2. Reiterates its strong support for the territorial integrity,
sovereignty and independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized boundaries;

3. Re-emphasizes the terms of reference and general
guidelines of the Force as stated in the report of the Secretary-General of 19 March 1978, 15 approved by resolution 426 (1978),
and calls upon all parties concerned to cooperate fully with the
Force for the full implementation of its mandate;
4. Reiterates that the Force should fully implement its
mandate as defined in resolutions 425 (1978), 426 (1978) and
all other relevant resolutions;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to continue consultations with the Government of Lebanon and other parties
directly concerned with the implementation of the present
resolution and to report to the Security Council thereon.

Adopted unanimously at the 2997th
meeting

Security Council resolution 701 (1991) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon]

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Resolution 702 (1991)
of 8 August 1991

The Security Council,

Having examined separately the applications of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 199 and of the Republic of Korea, 200 for admission to the United Nations,

1. Recommends to the General Assembly that the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea be admitted to
membership in the United Nations;

2. Recommends tv the General Assembly that the
Republic of Korea be admitted to membership in the United
Nations.

Adopted without vote at the 3001st
meeting.

Security Council resolution 702 (1991) [on admission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea to membership in the United Nations]

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Resolution 703 (1991)
of 9 August 1991

The Security Council,

Having examined the application of the Federated States of
Micronesia for admission to the United Nations, 203

Recommends to the General Assembly that the Federated
States of Micronesia be admitted to membership in the United

Nations.
Adopted without a vote at the 3002nd
meeting.

Security Council resolution 703 (1991) [on admission of the Federated States of Micronesia to membership in the United Nations]

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Resolution 704 (1991)
of 9 August 1991

The Security Council,

Having examined the application of the Republic of the
Marshall Islands for admission to the United Nations, 206

Recommends to the General Assembly that the Republic
of the Marshall Islands be admitted to membership in the
United Nations.

Adopted without a vote at the 3003rd
meeting.

Security Council resolution 704 (1991) [on admission of the Marshall Islands to membership in the United Nations]


Resolution 705 (1991)
of 15 August. 1991

The Security Council,

Having considered the note of 30 May 1991 which the
Secretary-General submitted pursuant to paragraph 13 of his
report of 2 May 1991 82 and which was also annexed to his letter
of 30 May 1991 addressed to the President of the Security
Council 89,

Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations,

1. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for
his note of 30 May 1991;

2. Decides that, in accordance with the suggestion made
by the Secretary-General in paragraph 7 of his note, compensation to be paid by Iraq, as arising from section E of resolution
687 (1991) of 3 April 1991, shall not exceed 30 per cent of the
annual value of its exports of petroleum and petroleum
products;

3. Decides also, in accordance with paragraph 8 of the
Secretary-General’s note, to review the figure established in
paragraph 2 above from time to time in light of data and
assumptions contained in the Secretary-General’s letter of 30
May 1991 89 and other relevant developments.

Adopted unanimously at the 3004th
meeting.

Security Council resolution 705 (1991) [on payment of war damage compensation by Iraq]

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Resolution 706 (1991)
of 15 August 1991

The Security Council,

Recalling its previous relevant resolutions and in particular
resolutions 661 (1990) of 6 August 1990, 686 (1991) of 2 March
1991, 687 (1991) of 3 April 1991, 688 (1991) of 5 April 1991,
692 (1991) of 20 May 1991, 699 (1991) of 17 June 1991 and 705
(1991) of 15 August 1991,

Taking note of the report dated 15 July 1991 of the interagency mission headed by the Executive Delegate of the
Secretary-General for the United Nations Inter-Agency
Humanitarian Programme for Iraq, Kuwait and the Iraq/Turkey
and Iraq/Iran border areas, 90

Concerned by the serious nutritional and health situation
of the Iraqi civilian population as described in the report and
by the risk of a further deterioration of this situation,

Concerned also that the repatriation or return of all
Kuwaitis and third- State nationals or their remains present in
Iraq on or after 2 August 1990, pursuant to paragraph 2 (c) of
resolution 686 (1991) and paragraphs 30 and 31 of resolution
687 (1991), has not yet been fully carried out,

Taking note of the conclusions of the above-mentioned
report, and in particular of the proposal for oil sales by Iraq to
finance the purchase of foodstuffs, medicines and materials and
supplies for essential civilian needs for the purpose of providing
humanitarian relief,

Taking note also of the letters dated 14 April, 31 May, 6
June, 9 July and 22 July 1991 from the Minister for Foreign
Affairs of Iraq and the Permanent Representative of Iraq to the
United Nations to the Chairman of the Security Council
Committee established by resolution 661 (1990) concerning the
situation between Iraq and Kuwait, in regard to the export by
Iraq of petroleum and petroleum products,

Convinced of the need to ensure equitable distribution of
humanitarian relief assistance to all segments of the Iraqi
civilian population through effective monitoring and transparency of the process,

Recalling and reaffirming in this regard its resolution 688
(1991), and in particular the importance which the Council
attaches to Iraq’s allowing unhindered access by international
humanitarian organizations to all those in need of assistance in
all parts of Iraq and making available all necessary facilities tor
their operation, and in this connection stressing the continuing
importance of the Memorandum of Understanding between the
United Nations and the Government of Iraq signed on 18 April
1991, 91

Recalling that, pursuant to resolutions 687 (1991), 692
(1991) and 699 (1991), Iraq is required to pay the full costs of
the Special Commission and the International Atomic Energy
Agency in carrying out the tasks authorized by section C of
resolution 687 (1991), and that the Secretary-General, in the
report of 15 July 1991 that he submitted to the Council
pursuant to paragraph 4 of resolution 699 (1991), 92 expressed
the view that the most obvious way of obtaining financial
resources from Iraq to meet those costs would be to authorize
the sale of some Iraqi petroleum and petroleum products;
recalling also that Iraq is required to pay its contributions to
the United Nations Compensation Fund and half the costs of
the Iraq-Kuwait Boundary Demarcation Commission; and
recalling further that, in its resolutions 686 (1991) and 687
(1991), the Council demanded that Iraq return in the shortest
possible time all Kuwaiti property seized by it and requested
the Secretary-General to take steps to facilitate this demand,

Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations,

1, Authorizes all States, subject to the decision to be
taken by the Security Council pursuant to paragraph 5 and
notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 3 (a), 3 (6) and 4
of resolution 661 (1990), to permit, for the purposes specified
in the present resolution, the import, during a period of six
months from the date of adoption of the resolution pursuant to
paragraph 5, of a quantity of petroleum and petroleum preducts originating in Iraq sufficient to produce a sum to be
determined by the Council following receipt of the report of the
Secretary-General requested in paragraph 5, a sum, however,
not to exceed 1.6 billion United States dollars, subject to the
following conditions:

(a) Approval of each purchase of Iraqi petroleum and
petroleum products by the Security Council Committee
established by resolution 661 (1990) concerning the situation
between Iraq and Kuwait, following notification to the Committee by the State concerned;

(b) Direct payment of the full amount of each purchase
of Iraqi petroleum and petroleum products by the purchaser in
the State concerned into an escrow account to be established by
the United Nations and administered by the Secretary-General
exclusively to meet the purposes of this resolution;

(c) Approval by the Council, following the report of the
Secretary-General requested in paragraph 5, of a scheme for
the purchase of foodstuffs, medicines and materials and
supplies for essential civilian needs as referred to in paragraph
20 of resolution 687 (1991), in particular health related
materials, all of which to be labelled to the extent possible as
being supplied under this scheme, and for all feasible and
appropriate United Nations monitoring and supervision for the
purpose of assuring their equitable distribution to meet
humanitarian needs in all regions of Iraq and to all categories
of the Iraqi civilian population, as well as all feasible and
appropriate management relevant to this purpose, such a
United Nations role to be available if desired for humanitarian
assistance from other sources;

(d) The total sum of purchases authorized in the present
paragraph is to be released by successive decisions of the
Committee in three equal portions after the Council has taken
the decision provided for in paragraph 5 on the implementation
of the present resolution; notwithstanding any other provision
of the present paragraph, the Council may review the maximum
total sum of purchases on the basis of an ongoing assessment
of the needs and requirements;

2. Decides that a part of the sum in the account administered by the Secretary-General shall be made available to him
to finance the purchase of foodstuffs, medicines and materials
and supplies for essential civilian needs, as referred to in
paragraph 20 of resolution 687 (1991), and to cover the cost to
the United Nations of its activities under the present resolution
and of other necessary humanitarian activities in Iraq;

3. Decides also that a part of the sum deposited in the
account administered by the Secretary-General shall be used by
him for appropriate payments to the United Nations Compensation Fund and to cover the full costs of carrying out the tasks
authorized by section C of resolution 587 (1991), the full costs
incurred by the United Nations in facilitating the return of all
Kuwaiti property seized by Iraq, and half the costs of the Iraq-Kuwait Boundary Demarcation Commission;

4. Decides further that the percentage of the value of
exports of petroleum and petroleum products from Iraq
authorized under the present resolution to be paid to the
Compensation Fund, as called for in paragraph 19 of resolution
687 (1991) and as defined in paragraph 6 of resolution 692
(1991), shall be the same as the percentage decided by the
Council in paragraph 2 of resolution 70S (1991) for payments
to the Fund, until such time as the Governing Council of the
Fund decides otherwise;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the
Council, within twenty days of the date of adoption of the
present resolution, a report suggesting decisions to be taken on
measures to implement paragraphs 1 (a), (b) and (c), on
estimates of the humanitarian requirements of [Iraq set out in
paragraph 2 and on the amount of Iraq’s financial obligations
set out in paragraph 3 up to the end of the period of the
authorization in paragraph 1, as well as on the method for
taking the necessary legal measures to ensure that the purposes
of the present resolution are carried out and the method for
taking account of the costs of transportation of Iraqi petroleum
and petroleum products;

6, Also requests the Secretary-General, in consultation
with the International Committee of the Red Cross, to submit
to the Council within twenty days of the date of adoption of the
present resolution a report on activities undertaken in accordance with paragraph 31 of resolution 687 (1991) in connection
with facilitating the repatriation or return of all Kuwaiti and
third-State nationals or their remains present in Iraq on or after
2 August 1990,

7. Calls upon the Government of Iraq to provide to the
Secretary-General and appropriate international organizations
on the first day of the month immediately following the
adoption of the present resolution and on the first day of each
month thereafter until further notice, a detailed statement of
the gold and foreign currency reserves it holds, whether in Iraq
or elsewhere;

8. Calls upon all States to cooperate fully in the impicmentation of the present resolution;

9. Decides to remain seized of the matter.

Adopted at the 3004th meeting by 13
votes to 1 (Cuba) with 1 abstention (Yemen).

Security Council resolution 706 (1991) [authorizing States to permit the import of petroleum and petroleum products originating in Iraq sufficient to produce a sum to be determined by the Council]

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Resolution 707 (1991)
of 15 August 1991
The Security Council,

Recalling its resolution 687 (1991) of 3 April 1991 and its
other resolutions on this matter,
Recalling also the letter of 11 April 1991 from the President of the Security Council to the Permanent Representative
of Iraq to the United Nations, 69 in which he noted that on the
basis of Iraq’s written agreement 70 to implement fully resolution
687 (1991), the preconditions for a cease-fire established in
paragraph 33 of that resolution had been met,

Taking note with grave concern of the letters dated 26 and
28 June and 4 July 1991 from the Secretary-General to the
President of the Security Council, conveying information
received from the Executive Chairman of the Special Commission 93 and from the high-level mission to Iraq 94 which establishes Iraq’s failure to comply with its obligations under
resolution 687 (1991),

Recalling further the statement issued by the President of
the Security Council on 28 June 1991 87 requesting that a highlevel mission consisting of the Executive Chairman of the
Special Commission, the Director General of the International
Atomic Energy Agency and the Under-Secretary-General for
Disarmament Affairs be dispatched to meet with officials at the
highest levels of the Government of Iraq at the earliest
opportunity to obtain written assurance that Iraq will fully and
immediately cooperate in the inspection of the locations
identified by the Special Commission and present for immediate
inspection any of those items that may have been transported
from those locations,

Having taken note with dismay of the report of the highlevel mission to the Secretary-General on the results of its
meetings with the highest levels of the Iraqi Government, 95

Gravely concerned by the information provided to the
Council by the the International Atomic Energy Agency on 15 96
and 25 July 1991 97 regarding the actions of the Government of
Iraq in flagrant violation of resolution 687 (1991),

Gravely concerned also by the letter of 7 July 1991 from the
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq addressed to the Secretary-General and subsequent statements and findings that Iraq’s
notifications of 18 and 28 April were incomplete and that
certain related activities had been concealed, facts both of
which constitute material breaches of its obligations under
resolution 687 (1991),

Noting, having been informed by the letters dated 26 and
28 June and 4 July 1991 from the Secretary-General, that Iraq
has not fully complied with all of its undertakings relating to
the privileges, immunities and facilities to be accorded to the
Special Commission and the Agency inspection teams mandated
under resolution 687 (1991),

Affirming that in order for the Special Commission to carry
out its mandate under paragraphs 9 (b) (i-iii) of resolution 687
(1991) to inspect Iraq’s chemical and biological weapons and
ballistic missile capabilities and to take possession of the
elements referred to in that resolution for destruction, removal
or rendering harmless, full disclosure on the part of Iraq as
required in paragraph 9 (a) of resolution 687 (1991) is essential,

Affirming also that in order for the International Atomic
Energy Agency, with the assistance and cooperation of the
Special Commission, to determine what nuclear-weapon-usable
material or any subsystems or components or any research,
development, support or manufacturing facilities related to
them need, in accordance with paragraph 13 of resolution 687
(1991). to be destroyed, removed or rendered harmless, Iraq is
required to make a declaration of all its nuclear programmes,
including any which it claims are for purposes not related to
nuclear-weapon-usable material,

Affirming further that the aforementioned failures of Iraq
to act in strict conformity with its obligations under resolution
687 (1991) constitute a material breach of its acceptance of the
relevant provisions of that resolution which established 4 cease-fire and provided the conditions essential to the restoration of
peace and security in the region,

Affirming, moreover, that Iraq’s failure to comply with the
safeguards agreement it concluded with the International
Atomic Energy Agency pursuant to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons of 1 July 1968, 62 as established by the Board of Governors of the Agency in its resolution of 18 July 1991, 96 constitutes a breach of its international
obligations,

Determined to ensure full compliance with resolution 687
(1991), and in particular its section C,

Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations,

1. Condemns Iraq’s serious violation of a number of its
obligations under section C of resolution 687 (1991) and of its
undertakings to cooperate with the Special Commission and the
International Atomic Energy Agency, which constitutes a
materia] breach of the relevant provisions of that resolution
which established a cease-fire and provided the conditions
essential to the restoration of peace and security in the region;

2. Also condemns non-compliance by the Government of
Iraq with its obligations under its safeguards agreement with
the International Atomic Energy Agency, as established by the
Board of Governors of the Agency in its resolution of 18 July
1991, 96 which constitutes a violation of its commitments as a
party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons of 1 July 1968; 62

3. Demands that Iraq:

(a) Provide without further delay full, final and complete
disclosure, as required by resolution 687 (1991), of all aspects
of its programmes to develop weapons of mass destruction and
ballistic missiles with a range greater than one hundred and
fifty kilometres and of all holdings of such weapons, their
components and production facilities and locations, as well as
all other nuclear programmes, including any which it claims are
for purposes not related to nuclear-weapon-usable material;
(b) Allow the Special Commission, the International
Atomic Energy Agency and their inspection teams immediate,
unconditional and unrestricted access to any and all areas,
facilities, equipment, records and means of transportation which
they wish to inspect;

(c) Cease immediaiely any attempt to conceal, move or
destroy any material or equipment relating to its nuclear,
chemical or biological weapons or ballistic missile programmes,
or material or equipment relating to its other nuclear activities,
without notification io and prior consent of the Special
Commission:

(2) Make available immediately to the Special Commission, the Agency and their inspection teams any items to which
they were previously denied access:

(e) Allow the Special Commission, the Agency and their
inspection teams to conduct both fixed-wing and helicopter
flights throughout Iraq for all relevant purposes, including
inspection, surveillance, aerial surveys, transportation and
logistics, without interference of any kind and upon such terms
and conditions as may be determined by the Special Commission, and to make full use of their own aircraft and such
airfields in Iraq as they may determine are most appropriate for
the work of the Commission;

(f) Halt all nuclear activities of any kind, except for use of
isotopes for medical, agricultural or industrial purposes, until
the Council determines that Iraq is in full compliance with the
present resolution and with paragraphs 12 and 13 of resolution
687 (1991) and the Agency determines that Iraq is in full
compliance with its safeguards agreement with the Agency;

(g) Ensure the complete enjoyment, in accordance with its
previous undertakings, of the privileges, immunities and
facilities accorded to the representatives of the Special Commission and the Agency and guarantee their complete safety and
freedom of movement,

(h) Immediately provide or facilitate the provision of any
transportation and medical or logistical support requested by
the Special Commission, the Agency and their inspection teams;

(i) Respond fully, completely and promptly to any
questions or requests from the Special Commission, the Agency
and their inspection teams;

4, Determines that Iraq retains no ownership interest in
items to be destroyed. removed or rendered harmless pursuant
to paragraph 12 of resolution 687 (1991);

5. Requires the Government of Iraq forthwith to comply
fully and without delay with all its international obligations,
including those set out in the present resolution, in resolution
687 (1991), in the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear
Weapons and in its safeguards agreement with the International
Atomic Energy Agency;

6. Decides to remain seized of this matter.

Adopted unanimously at the 3004th
meeting

Security Council resolution 707 (1991) [on Iraqi violation of Security Council resolution 687 (1991) with regard to inspection of its biological, chemical and nuclear weapons capabilities]

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Resolution 708 (1991)
of 28 August 1991
The Security Council,

Noting with regret the death of Judge Taslim Olawale Elias
on 14 August 1991,

Noting further that a vacancy in the International Court of
Justice for the remainder of the term of office of the deceased

Judge has thus occurred and must be filled in accordance with
the terms of the Statute of the Court,

Noting that, in accordance with Article 14 of the Statute,
the date of the election to fill the vacancy shall be fixed by the
Security Council,

Decides that the election to fill the vacancy shall take place
on 5 December 1991 at a meeting of the Security Council and
at a meeting of the General Assembly at its forty-sixth session.

Adopted unanimously at the 3005
meeting

Security Council resolution 708 (1991) [on election of members of the International Court of Justice]

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Resolution 709 (1991)
of 12 September 1991

The Security Council,

Having examined the application of the Republic of Estonia
for admission to the United Nations, 209

Recommends to the General Assembly that the Republic
of Estonia be admitted to membership in the United Nations.

Adopted without a vote at the 3007th
meeting

Security Council resolution 709 (1991) [on admission of Estonia to membership in the United Nations]


Resolution 710 (1991)
of 12 September 1991

The Security Council,

Having examined the application of the Republic of Latvia
for admission to the United Nations, 210

Recommends to the General Assembly that the Republic
of Latvia be admitted to membership in the United Nations.

Adopted without a vote at the 3007th
meeting.

Security Council resolution 710 (1991) [on admission of Latvia to membership in the United Nations]


Resolution 711 (1991)
of 12 September 1991
The Security Council,

Having examined the application of the Republic of
Lithuania for admission to the United Nations, 211

Recommends to the General Assembly that the Republic
of Lithuania be admitted to membership in the United Nations.

Adopted without a vote at the 3007th meeting

Security Council resolution 711 (1991) [on admission of Lithuania to membership in the United Nations]


Resolution 712 (1991)
of 19 September 1991

The Security Council,

Recalling its previous relevant resolutions, and in particular
resolutions 661 (1990) of 6 August 1990, 686 (1991) of 2 March
1991, 687 (1991) of 3 April 1991, 688 (1991) of 5 April 1991,
692 (1991) of 20 May 1991, 699 (1991) of 17 June 1991, and
705 (1991) and 706 (1991) of 15 August 1991,

Expressing its appreciation for the report submitted by the
Secretary-General on 4 September 1991 pursuant to paragraph
5 of resolution 706 (1991), 99

Reaffirming its concern about the nutritional and health
situation of the Iraqi civilian population and the risk of a
further deterioration of this situation, and underlining the need
in this context for fully up-to-date assessments of the situation
in all parts of Iraq as a basis for the equitable distribution of
humanitarian relief to all segments of the Iraqi civilian population,

Recalling that the activities to be carried out by or on
behalf of the Secretary-General to meet the purposes referred
to in resolution 706 (1991) and the present resolution enjoy the
privileges and immunities of the United Nations,

Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations,

1. Confirms the figure mentioned in paragraph 1 of
resolution 706 (1991) as the sum authorized for the purpose of
that paragraph, and reaffirms its intention to review this sum on
the basis of its ongoing assessment of the needs and requirements, in accordance with paragraph 1 (d) of that resolution;

2. Invites the Security Council Committee established by
resolution 661 (1990) concerning the situation between Iraq and
Kuwait to authorize immediately, pursuant to paragraph 1 (d)
of resolution 706 (1991), the release by the Secretary-General
from the escrow account of the first one-third portion of the
sum referred to in paragraph ! above, such release to take
place as required subject to the availability of funds in the
account and, in the case of payments to finance the purchase of
foodstuffs, medicines and materials and supplies for essential
civilian needs that have been notified or approved in accordance with existing procedures, subject to compliance with the
procedures laid down in the report of the Secretary-Genera 99
as approved in paragraph 3 below,

3. Approves the recommendations contained in paragraphs 57 (d) and 58 of the Secretary-General’s report;

4. Encourages the Secretary-General and the Committee
to cooperate, in close consultation with the Government of
Iraq, on a continuing basis to ensure the most effective
implementation of the scheme approved in the present resolution;

5. Decides that petroleum and petroleum products
subject to resolution 706 (1991) shall, while under Iraqi title, be
immune from legal proceedings and not be subject to any form
of attachment, garnishment or execution, and that all States
shall take any steps that may be necessary under their respective domestic legal systems to assure this protection and to
ensure that the proceeds of sale are not diverted from the
purposes laid down in resolution 706 (1991);

6. Reaffirms that the escrow account to be established by
the United Nations and administered by the Secretary-General
to meet the purposes of resolution 706 (1991) and the present
resolution, like the United Nations Compensation Fund
established by resolution 692 (1991), enjoys the privileges and
immunities of the United Nations;

7. Reaffirms also that the inspectors and other experts on
mission for the United Nations, appointed for the purpose of
the present resolution, enjoy privileges and immunities in
accordance with the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, 100 and demands that Iraq allow
them full freedom of movement and all necessary facilities;

8. Confirms that funds contributed from other sources
may, if desired, in accordance with paragraph 1 (c) of resolution 706 (1991), be deposited into the escrow account as a
sub-account and be immediately available to meet Iraq’s
humanitarian needs as referred to in paragraph 20 of resolution
687 (1991) without any of the obligatory deductions and
administrative costs specified in paragraphs 2 and 3 of resolution 706 (1991);

9. Urges that any provision to Iraq of foodstuffs, medicines or other items of a humanitarian character, in addition to
those purchased with the funds referred to in paragraph 1
above, be undertaken through arrangements that assure their
equitable distribution to meet humanitarian needs;

10. Requests the Secretary-General to take the actions
necessary to implement the above decisions, and authorizes him
to enter into any arrangements or agreements necessary to
accomplish this;

11. Calls upon States to cooperate fully in the implementation of resolution 706 (1991) and the present resolution, in
particular with respect to any measures regarding the import of
petroleum and petroleum products and the export of foodstuffs,
medicines and materials and supplies for essential civilian needs
as referred to in paragraph 20 of resolution 687 (1991), and
also with respect to the privileges and immunities of the United
Nations and its personnel implementing the present resolution,
and to ensure thai there are no diversions from the purposes
laid down in these resolutions;

12. Decides to remain seized of the matter.

Adopted at the 3008th meeting by 13
votes to 1 (Cuba) with 1 abstention
(Yemen).

Security Council resolution 712 (1991) [concerning the release of funds from the escrow account for the purpose of humanitarian assistance to Iraq]

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Resolution 713 (1991)
of 25 September 1991

The Security Council,
Conscious of the fact that Yugoslavia has welcomed,
through a letter from the Permanent Representative of
Yugoslavia to the United Nations addressed to the President of
the Security Council, 183 the decision to convene a meeting of
the Security Council,

Having heard the statement by the Minister for Foreign
Affairs of Yugoslavia, 184

Deeply concerned by the fighting in Yugoslavia, which is
causing a heavy loss of human life and material damage, and by
the consequences for the countries of the region, in particular
in the border areas of neighbouring countries,

Concerned that the continuation of this situation constitutes
a threat to international peace and security,

Recalling its primary responsibility under the Charter of the
United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and
security,

Recalling also the provisions of Chapter VIII of the
Charter,

Commending the efforts undertaken by the European
Community and its member States, with the support of the
States participating in the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, to restore peace and dialogue in Yugoslavia,
through, inter alia, the implementation of a cease-fire including
the sending of observers, the convening of a conference on
Yugoslavia, including the mechanisms set forth within it, and
the suspension of the delivery of all weapons and military
equipment to Yugoslavia,

Recalling the relevant principles enshrined in the Charter,
and in this context taking note of the declaration of 3 September 1991 of the States participating in the Conference on
Security and Cooperation in Europe that no territorial gains or
changes within Yugoslavia brought about by violence are
acceptable,

Taking note of the agreement for a cease-fire concluded on
17 September 1991 in Igalo, and also that signed on 22
September 1991,

Alarmed by the violations of the cease-fire and the continuation of the fighting,

Taking note of the letter dated 19 September 1991 from the
Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations
addressed to the President of the Security Council,

Taking note also of the letters dated 19 and 20 September
1991 from, respectively, the Permanent Representative of
Canada 186 and the Permanent Representative of Hungary 187 to
the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security
Council,

Taking note further of the letters addressed to the Secretary-General dated 5 and 22 July, 6 and 21 August and 20
September 1991 from the Permanent Representative of the
Netherlands, 188 the letter dated 12 July 1991 from the Permanent Representative of Czechoslovakia, 189 the letter dated 7
August 1991 from the Permanent Representatives of Belgium,
France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland,’ and the letter dated 19 September 1991 from the
Permanent Representative of Australia, 191 as well as the letter
addressed to the President of the Security Council dated 7
August 1991 from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent
Mission of Austria, 192 and the letters dated 29 August and 4 and
20 September 1991 from the Permanent Representatives of
Belgium, France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland 193 to the United Nations,

1. Expresses its full support for the collective efforts for
peace and dialogue in Yugoslavia undertaken under the
auspices of the member States of the European Community
with the support of the States participating in the Conference
on Security and Cooperation in Europe consistent with the
principles of that Conference;

2. Supports fully all arrangements and measures resulting
from such collective efforts as those described above, in
particular with regard to assistance and support to the cease-fire observers, and to consolidate an effective end to hostilities
in Yugoslavia and to assure the smooth functioning of the
process instituted within the framework of the Conference on
Yugoslavia;

3. Invites to this end the Secretary-General to offer his
assistance without delay, in consultation with the Government
of Yugoslavia and all those promoting the efforts referred to
above, and to report as soon as possible to the Security
Council;

4. Strongly urges all parties to abide strictly by the cease-fire agreements of 17 and 22 September 1991;

S. Appeals urgently to and encourages all parties io settle
their disputes peacefully and through negotiation at the
Conference on Yugoslavia, including through the mechanisms
set forth within it;

6. Decides, under Chapter VI of the Charter of the
United Nations, that all States shall, for the purposes of
establishing peace and stability in Yugoslavia, immediately
implement a general and complete embargo on all deliveries of
weapons and military equipment to Yugoslavia until the
Council decides otherwise following consultation between the
Secretary-General and the Government of Yugoslavia;

7. Calls upon ali States to refrain from any action which
might contribute to increasing tension and to impeding or
delaying a peaceful and negotiated outcome to the conflict in
‘Yugoslavia, which would permit all Yugoslavs to decide upon
and to construct their future in peace;

8. Decides to remain seized of the matter until a peaceful
solution is achieved.

Adopted unanimously at the 3009th
meeting

Security Council resolution 713 (1991) [imposing a general and complete embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Yugoslavia]

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Resolution 714 (1991)
of 30 September 1991

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolution 637 (1989) of 27 July 1989, by which
it lent its full support to the Secretary-General for his mission
of good offices in Central America,

Also recalling its resolution 693 (1991) of 20 May 1991, by
which it established the United Nations Observer Mission in El
Salvador,

Welcoming the New York Agreement signed 25 September
1991 by the Government of El Salvador and the Frente
Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional, 139 which provides
guarantees and conditions on which to reach a peaceful
settlement to the armed conflict, including, inter alia, the
provisions concemrnng the National Commission for the
Consolidation of Peace, permitting the reintegration of the
members of the Frente Farabundo Martí within a framework of
full legality into the civil, institutional and political life of the
country,

Welcoming also the oral report of the Secretary-General
made at the consultations held on 30 September 1991,

1. Commends the parties for the flexibility and seriousness which they demonstrated during the course of the recent
talks in New York;

2. Congratulates the Secretary-General and his Personal
Representative for Central America for their skilful and tireless
efforts which have been vital to the peace process;

3. Expresses its appreciation for the contributions of the
Governments of the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General
- Colombia, Mexico, Spain, and Venezuela - which have
advanced the peace process in El Salvador;

4. Urges both parties, at the next negotiating round,
which will begin on 12 October 1991, to proceed at an intensive
and sustained pace to reach at the earliest possible date a
cease-fire and a peaceful settlement to the armed conflict in
accordance with the framework of the New York Agreement; 139

5. Reaffirms its full support tor the urgent completion of
the peace process in F] Salvador, and expresses its readiness to
support the implementation of a settlement;

6. Urges both parties to exercise maximum and continuing restraint, particularly with respect to the civilian population,
in order to create the best climate for a successful last stage of
the negotiations;

7. Calls upon both parties to continue to cooperate fully
with the United Nations Observer Mission in el Salvador.

Adopted unanimously at the 3010th
meeting.

Security Council resolution 714 (1991) [on peaceful settlement of the armed conflict in El Salvador]

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Resolution 715 (1991)
of 11 October 1991

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolutions 687 (1991) of 3 April 1991 and 707
(1991) of 15 August 1991 and its other resolutions on this
matter,

Recalling in particular that under resolution 687 (1991) the
Secretary-General and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency were requested to develop plans
for future ongoing monitoring and verification and to submit
them to the Security Council for approval,

Taking note of the report 106 and note 107 of the Secretary-General, transmitting the plans submitted by the Secretary-General and the Director General of the Agency,

Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations,

1. Approves, in accordance with the provisions of
resolutions 687 (1991), 707 (1991) and the present resolution,
the plans submitted by the Secretary-General 106 and the
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency; 107

2. Decides that the Special Commission shall carry out
the plan submitted by the Secretary-General, as well as
continuing to discharge its other responsibilities under resolutions 687 (1991), 699 (1991) of 17 June 1991 and 707 (1991)
and performing such other functions as are conferred upon it
under the present resolution;

3. Requests the Director General of the Agency to carry
out, with the assistance and cooperation of the Special Commission, the plan submitted by him and to continue to discharge
his other responsibilities under resolutions 687 (1991), 699
(1991) and 707 (1991);

4. Decides that the Special Commission, in the exercise
of its responsibilities as a subsidiary organ of the Security
Council, shall:

(a) Continue to have the responsibility for designating
additional locations for inspection and overflights;

(b) Continue to render assistance and cooperation to the
Director General of the Agency by providing him, by mutual
agreement, with the necessary special expertise and logistical,
informational and other operational support for the carrying
out of the plan submitted by him;

(c) Perform such other functions, in cooperation in the
nuclear field with the Director General of the Agency, as may
be necessary to coordinate activities under the plans approved
by the present resolution, including making use of commonly
available services and information to the fullest extent possible,
in order to achieve maximum efficiency and optimum use of
resources;

5. Demands that Iraq meet unconditionally all its
obligations under the plans approved by the present resolution
and cooperate fully with the Special Commission and the
Director General of the Agency in carrying out the plans;

6. Decides to encourage the maximum assistance, in cash
and in kind, from all Member States to support the Special
Commission and the Director General of the Agency in
carrying out their activities under the plans approved by the
present resolution, without prejudice to Iraq’s liability for the
full costs of such activities;
7. Requests the Security Council Committee established
under resolution 661 (1990) concerning the situation between
Iraq and Kuwait, the Special Commission and the Director
General of the Agency to develop in cooperation a mechanism
for monitoring any future sales or supplies by other countries
to Iraq of items relevant to the implementation of section C of
resolution 687 (1991) and other relevant resolutions, including
the present resolution and the plans approved hereunder,

8. Requests the Secretary-General and the Director
General of the Agency to submit to the Security Council
reports on the implementation of the plans approved by the
present resolution, when requested by the Security Council and
in any event at least every six months after the adoption of this
resolution;

9. Decides to remain seized of the matter.

Adopted unanimously at the 3012th
meeting.

Security Council resolution 715 (1991) [on plans for monitoring and verification of Iraq's compliance with relevant parts of section C of Security Council resolution 687 (1991)]

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Resolution 716 (1991)
of 11 October 1991

The Security Council,

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of
8 October 1991 on his mission of good offices in Cyprus, 117

Noting with satisfaction the progress made in preparing a
set of ideas as the basis for arriving at an agreed overall
framework agreement on Cyprus,

Noting with concern the difficulties encountered in completing this work,

Regretting that it was not possible to convene the high-level
international meeting foreseen in the statement made by the
President of the Security Council on 28 June 1991, 116

1. Commends the Secretary-General for his efforts during
the past few months, and endorses his report and observations;

2. Reaffirms its previous resolutions on Cyprus;

3. Reaffirms also its position on the Cyprus question,
expressed most recently in resolution 649 (1990) of 12 March
1990 and in line with the high-level agreements of 1977 111 and
1979 112 between the parties in Cyprus, that the fundamental
principles of a Cyprus settlement are the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and non-alignment of the Republic
of Cyprus, the exclusion of union in whole or in part with any
other country and of any form of partition or secession and the
establishment of a new constitutional arrangement for Cyprus
that would ensure the well-being and security of the Greek
Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities in a bi-communal
and bi-zonal federation;

4. Reaffirms further that its position on the solution to the
Cyprus problem is based on one State of Cyprus comprising
two politically equal communities as defined by the Secretary-General in the eleventh paragraph of annex I to his report of
8 March 1990; 118

5. Calls upon the parties to adhere fully to these principles and to negotiate within the framework of them without
introducing concepts that are at variance with them;

6. Reaffirms that the Secretary-General’s mission of good
offices is with the two communities whose participation in the
process is on an equal footing;

7. Endorses the Secretary-General’s intention to resume
discussions in early November with the two parties in Cyprus
and Greece and Turkey to complete the set of ideas on an
overall framework agreement;

8. Considers that convening a high-level international
meeting chaired by the Secretary-General in which the two
communities and Greece and Turkey would participate
represents an effective mechanism for concluding an overall
framework agreement on Cyprus;

9. Requests the leaders of the two communities and
Greece and Turkey to cooperate fully with the Secretary-General and his representatives so that the high-level international
meeting can be convened before the end of this year;

10. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the
Security Council in November 1991 whether sufficient progress
has been made to convene the high-level international meeting
and, should conditions not be ripe, to convey to the Council the
set of ideas as they will have evolved by that time with his
assessment of the situation.

Adopted unanimously at the 3013th
meeting

Security Council resolution 716 (1991) [on the Secretary-General's mission of good offices concerning Cyprus]

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Resolution 717 (1991)
of 16 October 1991

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolution 668 (1990) of 20 September 1990,
by which it endorsed the framework for a comprehensive
political settlement of the Cambodia conflict of 28 August
1990, 167

Taking note of the draft agreements for a comprehensive
political settlement of the Cambodia conflict, 170

Welcoming the very significant progress made, on the basis
of those draft agreements, towards a comprehensive political
settlement which would enable the Cambodian people to
exercise its inalienable right to self-determination through free
and fair elections organized and conducted by the United
Nations,

Welcoming in particular the election of His Royal Highness
Prince Norodom Sihanouk as the Chairman of the Supreme
National Council of Cambodia,

Noting with satisfaction the other decisions taken by the
Supreme National Council of Cambodia, concerning in particular the implementation of a voluntary cease-fire and the
renunciation of foreign military assistance, and underlining the
need for the full cooperation of the Cambodian parties,

Considering that such progress has opened the way to an
early reconvening of the Paris Conference on Cambodia at the
ministerial level and the signing of the agreements for a
comprehensive political settlement based on the framework
document of 28 August 1990, and welcoming the preparations
being made by the Co-Chairmen of the Conference in that
regard,

Convinced that such a comprehensive political settlement
can offer at last a peaceful, just and durable solution to the
Cambodia conflict,

Taking note of the request by His Royal Highnes Prince
Norodom Sihanouk for United Nations personnel to be sent to Cambodia at the earliest possible moment. 171

Underlining the necessity of a United Nations presence in
Cambodia immediately after the signing of the agreements for
a comprehensive political settlement of the Cambodia conflict,
pending the implementation of the arrangements set out in
those agreements,

Having considered, lo this end, the report of the Secretary-General of 30 September 1991'? proposing the establishment
of a United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia,

1. Approves the report of the Secretary-General of 30
September 1991; 172

2. Decides to establish, under its authority, a United
Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia immediately after the
signing of the agreements for a comprehensive political
settlement of the Cambodia conflict and in accordance with the
report of the Secretary-General, with members of the Mission
to be sent to Cambodia immediately after the signing;

3. Calls upon the Supreme National Council of Cambodia, and the Cambodian parties for their part, to cooperate fully
with the Mission and with the preparations for the implementation of the arrangements sei out in che agreements for a
comprehensive political settlement;

4. Welcomes the proposal of the co-chairmen of the Paris
Conference on Cambodia 10 reconvene the Conference at an
early date at the ministerial level to sign the agreements for a
comprehensive political settlement of the Cambodia conflict;

5. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the
Security Council by 15 November 1991 on the implementation
of the present resolution and to keep the Council fully
informed of further developments.

Adopted unanimously at the 3014th
meeting

Security Council resolution 717 (1991) [on establishment of the UN Advance Mission in Cambodia]

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Resolution 718 (1991)
of 31 October 1991
The Security Council,

Recalling its resolutions 668 (1990) of 20 September 1990
and 717 (1991) of 16 October 1991,
Welcoming the meeting in Paris, from 21 to 23 October
1991, of the Paris Conference on Cambodia at the ministerial
level, at which the agreements for a comprehensive political
settlement of the Cambodia conflict 174 were signed,

Having considered the agreements for a comprehensive
political settlement of the Cambodia conflict, signed in Paris on
23 October 1991,

Noting that those agreements provide, inter alia, for the
designation of a special representative of the Secretary-General
and the establishment of a United Nations Transitional
Authority in Cambodia,

Noting also that it is the intention of the Secretary-General
to send a survey mission to Cambodia as soon as possible to
prepare a plan for implementing the mandate envisaged in the
agreements, for submission to the Security Council,

Underlining the necessity for the full cooperation of the
Supreme National Council of Cambodia, and all Cambodians
for their part, in the implementation of the agreements,

1. Expresses its full support for the agreements for a
comprehensive political settlement of the Cambodia conflict,
signed in Paris on 23 October 1991; 174

2. Authorizes the Secretary-General to designate a special
representative for Cambodia to act on his behalf;

3. Welcomes the intention of the Secretary-General to
send a survey mission to Cambodia as soon as possible to
prepare a plan for implementing the mandate envisaged in the
agreements;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the
Security Council at the earliest possible date a report containing his implementation plan, including in particular a detailed
estimate of the cost of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia, on the understanding that this report would be
the basis on which the Council would authorize the establishment of the Authority, the budget of which is to be
subsequently considered and approved in accordance with the
provisions of Article 17 of the Charter of the United Nations;

5. Calls upon all Cambodian parties to comply fully with
the cease-fire that entered into force at the time of the signature of the agreements;

6. Calls upon the Supreme National Council of Cambodia, and all Cambodians for their part, to cooperate fully with
the United Nations in the implementation of the agreements
for a comprehensive political settlement of the Cambodia
conflict.

Adopted unanimously at the 3015th
meeting

Security Council resolution 718 (1991) [on designation of a Special Representative for Cambodia and establishment of the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia]

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Resolution 719 (1991)
of 6 November 1991

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolutions 637 (1989) of 27 July 1989, 644
(1989) of 7 November 1989, 675 (1990) of 5 November 1990
and 691 (1991) of 6 May 1991, as well as the statement made
by the President of the Security Council on its behalf on 7
November 1989, 128

1. Approves the report of the Secretary-General of 28
October 1991, 140

2. Decides to extend, under its authority, the mandate of
the United Nations Observer Group in Central America, as
defined in resolution 644 (1989), for a further period of five
months and twenty-three days, that is, until 30 April 1992,
bearing in mind the report of the Secretary-General and the
need to continue to monitor expenditures carefully during this
period of increasing demands on peace-keeping resources;

3. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Security
Council fully informed of further developments and to report
on all aspects of the operations of the Group before the expiry
of the new mandate period, and in particular to report to the
Council within three months from the date of adoption of the
present resolution, taking account of any developments in the
region which indicate that the present size of the Group or its
future should be reconsidered.
Adopted unanimously at the 30i6th
meeting.

Security Council resolution 719 (1991) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Observer Group in Central America]

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Resolution 720 (1991)
of 21 November 1991

The Security Council,

Having considered the question of the recommendation for the appointment of the Secretary-

General of the United Nations,

Recommends to the General Assembly that Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali be appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations for a term of office from 1 January 1992 to 31 December 1996.

Adopted unanimously at the 3017th (closed)
meeting.

Security Council resolution 720 (1991) [on appointment of Boutros Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General of the United Nations]

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Resolution 721 (1991)
of 27 November 1991

The Security Council,
Reaffirming its resolution 713 (1991) of 25 September 1991,

Considering the request by the Government of Yugoslavia
for the establishment of a peace-keeping operation in Yugoslavia, as conveyed in the letter of 26 November 1991 from the
Permanent Representative of Yugoslavia to the United Nations
addressed to the President of the Security Council, 194

Deeply concerned by the fighting in Yugoslavia and by the
serious violations of earlier cease-fire agreements, which have
caused heavy loss of human life and widespread material
damage, and by the consequences for the countries of the
region,

Noting that the continuation and aggravation of this
situation constitute a threat to international peace and security,
Considering also the letter of 24 November 1991 from the
Secretary-General to the President of the Security Council 195 on
the mission of his Personal Envoy to Yugoslavia and the
annexed agreement signed in Geneva on 23 November 1991,

Considering further the fact, as conveyed in the abovementioned letter of the Secretary-General, that each one of the
Yugoslav participants in the meeting with his Personal Envoy
stated that they wanted to see the deployment of a United
Nations peace-keeping operation as soon as possible,

1. Approves the efforts of the Secretary-General and his
Personal Envoy, and expresses the hope that they will pursue
their contacts with the Yugoslav parties as rapidly as possible
so that the Secretary-General can present early recommendations to the Security Council including for the possible establishment of a United Nations peace-keeping operation in
Yugoslavia;

2. Endorses the statement made by the Personal Envoy
of the Secretary-General to the parties that the deployment of
a United Nations peace-keeping operation cannot be envisaged
without, inter alia, full compliance by all parties with the
agreement signed in Geneva on 23 November 1991 and
annexed to the letter of the Secretary-General of 24 November
1991; 195

3. Strongly urges the Yugoslav parties to comply fully with
that agreement:

4. Undertakes to examine the recommendations of the
Secretary-General mentioned above and take appropriate action
without delay upon them, including in particular any recommendation for the possible establishment of a United Nations
peace-keeping operation in Yugoslavia;

5. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter unti!
a peaceful solution is achieved.

Adopted unanimously at the 3018th
meeting.

Security Council resolution 721 (1991) [on deployment of a United Nations peace-keeping operation in Yugoslavia]

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Resolution 722 (1991)
of 29 November 1991

The Security Council,

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General on
the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, 28

Decides:

(a) To call upon the parties concerned to implement
immediately its resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973;

(b) To renew the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for another period of six months,
that is, until 31 May 1992;

(c) To request the Secretary-General to submit, at the
end of this period, a report on the developments in the
situation and the measures taken to implement resolution 338
(1973).

Adopted unanimously at the 3019th
meeting

Security Council resolution 722 (1991) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force]

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Resolution 723 (1991)
of 12 December 1991

The Security Council,

Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on the
United Nations operation in Cyprus of 30 November and 12
December 1991, 120

Also taking note of the recommendation by the Secretary-General that the Security Council extend the stationing of the
United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus for a further
period of six months,

Noting that the Government of Cyprus has agreed that in
view of the prevailing conditions in the island it is necessary to
keep the Force in Cyprus beyond 15 December 1991,

Reaffirming the provisions of resolution 186 (1964) of 4
March 1964 and other relevant resolutions,

1. Extends once more the stationing in Cyprus of the
United Nations Peace-keeping Force established under resolution 186 (1964) for a further period ending on 15 June 1992;

2. Requests the Secretary-General to continue his mission
of good offices, to keep the Security Council informed of the
progress made and to submit a report on the implementation
of the present resolution by 31 May 1992;

3. Calls upon all the parties concerned to continue to
cooperate with the Force on the basis of the present mandate.

Adopted unanimously at the 3022nd
meeting.

Security Council resolution 723 (1991) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus]

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Resolution 724 (1991)
of 15 December 1991

The Security Council,

Reaffirming its resolutions 713 (1991) of 25 September 1991
and 721 (1991) of 27 November 1991,

Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General pursuant to Security Council resolution 721 (1991) of 11 December 1991, 196

Recalling its primary responsibility under the Charter of the
United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and
security,

Recalling also the provisions of Chapter VIII of the
Charter,

Determined to ensure that the general and complete
embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military equipment
to Yugoslavia imposed by resolution 713 (1991) is effectively
applied,

Commending the initiatives taken by the Secretary-General
in the humanitarian field.

1. Approves the report of the Secretary-General of 11
December 1991, 196 and expresses its appreciation for it;

2. Endorses in particular the views expressed in paragraph 21 of that report that the conditions for establishing a
peace-keeping operation in Yugoslavia still do not exist and in
paragraph 24 that full compliance with the agreement signed in
Geneva on 23 November 1991 197 would permit accelerated
consideration of the question of establishing a United Nations
peace-keeping operation in Yugoslavia;

3. Concurs in particular with the Secretary-General’s
observation that the international community is prepared to
assist the Yugoslav peoples, if the conditions described in his
report are met, and in that context endorses his offer to send
to Yugoslavia a small group of personnel, including military
personnel, as part of the continuing mission of his Personal
Envoy, to carry forward preparations for possible deployment
of a peace-keeping operation;

4. Underlines the view that the purpose of the deployment of any United Nations peace-keeping operation in
Yugoslavia would be to enable all parties to settle their disputes
peacefully. including through the processes of the Conference
on Yugoslavia;

5. Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations:

(a) Requests all States to report to the Secretary-General
within twenty days on the measures they have instituted for
meeting the obligations set out in paragraph 6 of resolution 713
(1991) to implement a general and complete embargo on all
deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Yugoslavia;

(b) Decides to establish, in accordance with rule 28 of its
provisional rules of procedure, a committee of the Security
Council consisting of all the members of the Council to
undertake the following tasks and to report on its work to the
Council with its observations and recommendations:

To examine the reports submitted pursuant to
paragraph (a);

(i)

To seek from all States further information
regarding the action taken by them concerning
the effective implementation of the embargo
imposed by paragraph 6 of resolution 713 (1991);

(ii)

To consider any information brought to its
attention by States concerning violations of the
embargo, and in that context to make recommendations to the Council on ways of increasing the
effectiveness of the embargo;

(iii)

(iv) To recommend appropriate measures in response
to violations of the general and complete
embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military
equipment to Yugoslavia and to provide information on a regular basis to the Secretary-General

for general distribution to Member States;

(c) Calls upon all States to cooperate fully with the
Committee in the fulfilment of its tasks concerning the effective
implementation of the provisions of paragraph 6 of resolution
713 (1991);

(2) Requests the Secretary-General to provide all necessary
assistance to the Committee and to make the necessary
arrangements in the Secretariat for this purpose;

6. Undertakes to consider ways by which compliance with
the commitments entered into by the parties may be achieved;

7. Strongly urges all States and parties to refrain from any
action which might contribute to increasing tension, to inhibiting the establishment of an effective cease-fire and to impeding
or delaying a peaceful and negotiated outcome to the conflict
in Yugoslavia which would permit all the peoples of Yugoslavia
to decide upon and to construct their future in peace;

8. Encourages the Secretary-General to pursue his
humanitarian efforts in Yugoslavia, in liaison with the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children’s
Fund and other appropriate humanitarian organizations, to take
urgent practical steps to tackle the critical needs of the people
of Yugoslavia, including displaced persons and the most
vulnerable groups affected by the conflict, to assist in the
voluntary return cf displaced persons to their homes:

9. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter until
a peaceful solution is achieved.

Adopted unanimously ai the 3023rd
meeting.

Security Council resolution 724 (1991) [establishing a committee to monitor the embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Yugoslavia]

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Resolution 725 (1991)
of 31 December 1991

The Security Council,

Reaffirming its resolutions 621 (1988) of 20 September
1988, 658 (1990) of 22 June 1990 and 690 (1991) of 29 April
1991,

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of
19 December 1991 on the situation concerning Western
Sahara, 151

Noting with concern the difficulties and delays encountered
in the implementation of the settlement plan regarding the
question of Western Sahara, as adopted by resolutions 658
(1990) and 690 (1991),

1. Approves the efforts of the Secretary-General for the
organization and the supervision, by the United Nations in
cooperation with the Organization of African Unity, of a
referendum for self-determination of the people of Western
Sahara, and therefore welcomes the report of the Secretary-General of 19 December 1991 on the situation concerning
Western Sahara; 151

2.  Retterates its support for further efforts by the Secretary-General for the organization and the supervision, by the
United Nations in cooperation with the Organization of African
Unity, of a referendum for self-determination of the people of
Western Sahara in conformity with resolutions 658 (1990) and
690 (1991), by which the Council adopted the settlement plan
for Western Sahara;
3. Calls upon the two parties to cooperate fully with the
Secretary-General in the implementation of the settlement plan,
which has been accepted by them;

4. Invites the Secretary-General to submit a further report
to the Security Council as soon as possible, but in any event within
two months of the date of passage of this resolution.

Adopted unanimously at the 3025th
meeting.

Security Council resolution 725 (1991) [on referendum for self-determination of the people of Western Sahara]

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