| UN Security Council Resolution 1284 | ||
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 Iraq | ||
| Date | 17 December 1999 | |
| Meeting no. | 4,084 | |
| Code | S/RES/1284 (Document) | |
| Subject | The situation between Iraq and Kuwait | |
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| Result | Adopted | |
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1284, adopted on 17 December 1999, after recalling previous relevant resolutions on Iraq, including resolutions 661 (1990), 687 (1991), 699 (1991), 707 (1991), 715 (1991), 986 (1995), 1051 (1996), 1153 (1998), 1175 (1998), 1242 (1999) and 1266 (1999), the council established the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) to replace the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM).[1] It was the final resolution adopted in 1999.
Resolution 1284 was adopted by 11 votes to none against and four abstentions from China, France, Malaysia and Russia.[1] Iraq rejected the resolution, particularly as it did not meet its requirement for the lifting of sanctions imposed in 1990.[2] Despite the adoption of the resolution, it did not lead to the return of United Nations weapons inspectors or changes in the humanitarian programme.[3]
- ^ a b "Security Council establishes new monitoring commission for Iraq". United Nations. 17 December 1999.
- ^ "Iraq rejects UN resolution on easing sanctions". RTÉ. 18 December 1999.
- ^ Sponeck, Hans. C. Von (2006). A different kind of war: the UN sanctions regime in Iraq. Berghahn Books. p. 138. ISBN 978-1-84545-222-3.