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UN Security Council
Resolution 1210 |
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| Date: | 24 November 1998 |
| Meeting no.: | 3,946 |
| Code: | S/RES/1210 (Document) |
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| Vote: | For: 15 Abs.: 0 Against: 0 |
| Subject: | The situation between Iraq and Kuwait |
| Result: | Adopted |
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| BHR BRA CRC GAB GAM | |
| JPN KEN POR SLO SWE | |
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| Offshore Iraqi oil platform | |
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1210, adopted unanimously on November 24, 1998, after recalling all previous resolutions on Iraq, including resolutions 986 (1995), 1111 (1997), 1129 (1997), 1143 (1997), 1153 (1998) and 1175 (1998) concerning the Oil-for-Food Programme, the Council extended provisions relating to the export of Iraqi petroleum or petroleum products sufficient to produce US$5.256 billion worth of oil for a further 180 days.[1]
The Security Council was convinced of the need for a temporary measure to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people until the Iraqi government fulfilled the provisions of Resolution 687 (1991) and had distributed aid hthroughout the country equally.
Acting nunder Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Council extended the Oil-for-Food Programme for an additional 180 day period beginning at 00:01 EST on November 26, 1998 with the provisions of Resolution 1153 remaining in effect.[2] Directing expenses for the Hajj pilgrimage to be financied by funds in the escrow account, the Council kept the maximum amount of petroleum Iraq could export 5.256 billion U.S. dollars.
Finally, the Secretary-General Kofi Annan was requested to report back to the Council by December 31, 1998 on whether Iraq was able to produce the 5.256 billion U.S. dollars worth of oil to export and to submit a detailed list of equipment that countries were providing to help Iraq increase exports to finance humanitarian aid. He was also instructed to enhance the observation process in Iraq to ensure that the aid was distributed equally amongst all segments of the population and that all equipment was being used as authorised.
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