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This was the letter from the Charge d’affaires of Somalia, Fatun Mohamed Hassan, requesting a meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Somalia.
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This General Assembly resolution outlines the mandate of the Emergency Relief Coordinator.
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This resolution revoked the resolution which described Zionism as racism (A/RES/3379).
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This resolution strengthened sanctions and their enforcement in the context of the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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This resolution established the UN Register of Conventional Arms.
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This resolution recommended the appointment of Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
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This resolution reaffirmed 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 his 8 March 1990 report.
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This resolution stepped-up the monitoring and inspection regime making it ongoing.
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This resolution marked the start of the UN's involvement in the former Yugoslavia. It imposed sanctions and their enforcement in the context of the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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This resolution admitted Latvia as a member of the UN.
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This resolution admitted Lithuania as a member of the UN.
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This resolution admitted the Republic of the Marshall Islands as a member of the UN.
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This resolution admitted Estonia as a member of the UN.
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This resolution admitted the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea as members of the UN.
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This resolution admitted the Federated States of Micronesia as a member of the UN.
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This resolution recommended Lithuania for UN membership.
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This resolution recommended Estonia for UN membership.
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This resolution recommended Latvia for UN membership.
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This was a Secretary-General’s study on ways and means of promoting transparency in international transfers of conventional arms.
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This resolution endorsed the Secretary-General’s suggestion that the compensation to be paid by Iraq should not exceed 30 percent of the annual value of its exports of petroleum and petroleum products.
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This resolution demanded that Iraq halt all nuclear activity, provide full disclosure of its weapons programmes, and allow inspectors access to all sites.
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The Council requested the Secretary-General to submit a report on the repatriation or return of all Kuwaiti and third-country nationals.
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This resolution recommended the Federated States of Micronesia for UN membership.
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This resolution recommended the Republic of the Marshall Islands for UN membership.
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This resolution recommended the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea for UN membership.
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This draft resolution expressed grave concern about the evident deception and obstruction of IAEA inspectors in Iraq and transmitted those conclusions to the Council.
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In this resolution the Iraq 661 sanctions committee was given a mandate to monitor the arms embargo.
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This resolution mandated the UN Observer Mission in El Salvador to monitor the human rights situation in El Salvador.
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This resolution established the UNCC and the UN Compensation Fund.
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This resolution established the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
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This resolution established UNIKOM.
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In response to the situation in Iraq following the Gulf War this resolution stated that repression against civilian population within a state had consequences that could "threaten international peace and security in the region."
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This resolution contained the terms for Iraq of a ceasefire in the context of its invasion of Kuwait, foresaw the establishment of UNIKOM and imposed sanctions. It called for the elimination, under international supervision, of Iraq's WMD and ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 kilometres, together with related items and production facilities, and called for measures to ensure that the acquisition and production of prohibited items were not resumed.
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The Council demanded that Iraq release all Kuwaiti or third country nationals and return the remains of any deceased Kuwaiti and third country nationals so detained.
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This presidential statement welcomed ECOWAS efforts in Liberia.
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This was a Council meeting supporting an active negotiating process to help resolve the Middle East conflict.
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The Council reaffirmed Council commitment to an active negotiating process by calling for an international conference, but members could not agree on when this would be appropriate.
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This resolution deplored Israeli resumption of deportation of Palestinians.
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This meeting was on the situation in the Middle East.
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This resolution authorised the use of force in the context of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and demanded that Iraq comply fully with resolution 660.
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During this meeting, Cuba raised article 27 (3) (obligatory abstentions).
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This resolution insisted that Israel comply fully with resolution 242 and that it permit a mission of the Secretary-General to proceed.
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This resolution called upon Israel as the occupying power to abide by its obligations and responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva Convention, and requested the Secretary-General to send a mission to the occupied territories.
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This resolution admitted Liechtenstein as a member of the UN.
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This was a meeting on Iraq-Kuwait.
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This resolution asked member states to coordinate the implementation of the naval blockade against Iraq through the Military Staff Committee.
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This resolution recommended Liechtenstein for UN membership.
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This resolution imposed economic sanctions on Iraq after it invaded Kuwait, providing for a full trade embargo, excluding medical supplies, food and other items of humanitarian necessity, to be determined by a sanctions committee.
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This resolution endorsed the settlement proposals.
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This resolution admitted Namibia as a member of the UN.
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This was on the application of Namibia.
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This resolution recommended Namibia for UN membership.
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This resolution for the first time provided a detailed framework for the negotiations: called upon the leaders of the two communities to pursue their efforts to reach a solution providing for the establishment of a federation that would be bi-communal as regards the constitutional aspects and bi-zonal as regards the territorial aspects in line with the 1977 and 1979 agreements and to cooperate on an equal footing with the Secretary-General.
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This report recognised and defined the concept of political equality.
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This resolution agreed to deploy UN military officers in Afghanistan and Pakistan to assist with the mission of good offices.
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This was a draft resolution condemning the US invasion of Panama which was vetoed by France, the UK and the US.
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This was the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries.
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This was the corrigendum of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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The General Assembly adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
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This resolution emphasised the importance of the Geneva Accords and encouraged the Secretary-General to facilitate a political solution to the problems in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan.
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This was the UN Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988.
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This resolution decided that the designation ‘Palestine’ should be used in place of the designation ‘Palestine Liberation Organization’.
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This resolution was the preparation of a draft convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
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This resolution authorised the establishment of UNGOMAP.
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This resolution authorised the appointment of a Special Representative to Western Sahara.
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This resolution eplored the use of chemical weapons, condemned vigorously their continued use in the conflict, expected both sides to refrain from their use, and called upon all states to adopt strict controls over transferring chemical products to any country believed to have used chemical weapons. In resolution 620 the Council announced it would take further measures.
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This resolution expressed deep distress at the US warship’s downing of flight 655, welcomed the ICAO’s decision to conduct an immediate investigation and urged “honourable and durable” settlement of the Iran-Iraq conflict.
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This was an open debate on Iran Air flight 655 bound for Dubai shot down by a US Navy missile cruiser on 3 July 1988.
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This was an open debate on Iran Air flight 655 bound for Dubai shot down by a US Navy missile cruiser on 3 July 1988.
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This resolution deplored the use of chemical weapons, condemned vigorously their continued use in the conflict, expected both sides to refrain from their use, and called upon all states to adopt strict controls over transferring chemical products to any country believed to have used chemical weapons. In resolution 620 the Council announced it would take further measures.
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This report revealed that there had been an increase in the intensity of chemical attacks in terms of both the number of victims and the severity of injuries. Also, a higher number of victims were civilians.
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This resolution called on Israel to stop deporting Palestinians.
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This resolution deplored Israeli actions in the occupied territories and called upon the government again to abide by the Geneva Conventions.
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This resolution adopted provisional measures under article 40 in the context of the Iran-Iraq war.
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This was a statement following the submission of reports from fact-finding missions condemning the use of chemical weapons against Iranian soldiers and demanded that the 1925 Geneva Protocol be respected.
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This was a report of UN fact-finding mission to determine whether chemical agents had been used in the conflict between Iran and Iraq.
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This was a draft resolution calling for full and immediate compliance with the ICJ judgement in the Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua Case, vetoed by the US.
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This was a letter from Nicaragua to the president of the Council requesting an emergency meeting to consider the failure of the US to execute the ICJ’s judgment in the Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua Case.
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This resolution recommended the reappointment of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar.
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This resolution took note of the Draft Framework Agreement.
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This report contained the Draft Framework Agreement.
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This was the report of UN fact-finding mission to determine whether chemical agents had been used in the Iran-Iraq War.
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This meeting was on Iran-Iraq.
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This resolution reiterated calls for a cessation of hostilities in the Iran-Iraq War. It deplored the use of chemical weapons, condemned vigorously their continued use in the conflict, expected both sides to refrain from their use, and called upon all states to adopt strict controls over transferring chemical products to any country believed to have used chemical weapons.
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This resolution condemned acts of hostage-taking and abduction.
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This was a meeting on the responsibility of the Security Council in maintaining international peace and security.
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The Secretary-General transmitted a report of a medical specialist who examined Iranian patients hospitalized allegedly as a result of a use of chemical weapon.
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These were the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, including amendments and additions adopted on 31 December 1984.
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This resolution admitted Brunei Darussalam as a member of the UN.
