UN Documents for Authorisations to Use Force: Security Council Resolutions

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15 May 1992 S/RES/752 This resolution contained a list of demands to the parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
24 April 1992 S/RES/751 This resolution established UN Operation in Somalia I (UNOSOM I) and a Sanctions Committee.
31 March 1992 S/RES/748 This resolution imposed an arms embargo and selective travel ban on Libya, and established a sanctions committee.
28 February 1992 S/RES/745 This resolution decided to established UNTA.
21 February 1992 S/RES/743 This resolution established UNPROFOR.
23 January 1992 S/RES/733 This resolution imposed an arms embargo.
15 December 1991 S/RES/724 This resolution strengthened sanctions and their enforcement in the context of the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
25 September 1991 S/RES/713 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.
9 April 1991 S/RES/689 This resolution established UNIKOM.
3 April 1991 S/RES/687 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.
29 November 1990 S/RES/678 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.
24 October 1990 S/RES/673 This resolution insisted that Israel comply fully with resolution 242 and that it permit a mission of the Secretary-General to proceed.
12 October 1990 S/RES/672 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.
25 August 1990 S/RES/665 This resolution asked member states to coordinate the implementation of the naval blockade against Iraq through the Military Staff Committee.
6 August 1990 S/RES/661 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.