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UN Security Council Resolution 669
Iraq (green) and Kuwait (orange)
Date	24 September 1990
Meeting no.	2,942
Code	S/RES/669 (Document)
Subject	Iraq–Kuwait
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Soviet Union  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Canada  Colombia  Côte d'Ivoire  Cuba  Ethiopia  Finland  Malaysia  Romania  Yemen  Zaire
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United Nations Security Council resolution 669, adopted unanimously on 24 September 1990, after recalling Resolution 661 (1990) and Article 50 of Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the council was conscious of the increasing number of requests for assistance have been received under Article 50, relating to international sanctions against Iraq after its invasion of Kuwait.

Article 50 states that if the Security Council is enforcing sanctions against any state, whether it be a Member of the United Nations or not, a country that is confronted with economic problems as a result of the measures has the right to consult the council to find a solution to the problem. 21 states, including Jordan, which were experiencing adverse consequences of the sanctions, filed requests in this manner.

In this regard, the council requested the Security Council Committee established in Resolution 661 (1990) to examine requests for assistance under Article 50. It reported back by asking Member States to support other states that had been affected by the sanctions on Iraq.

See also

• Foreign relations of Iraq
• Gulf War
• Invasion of Kuwait
• Iraq–Kuwait relations
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 601 to 700 (1987–1991)

References

1. "United Nations Charter, Chapter 7: Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression". UN Documents.
2. Dinstein, Yoram (2001). War, aggression, and self-defense (3 ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-521-79758-0.
3. Simma, Bruno; Mosler, Hermann; United Nations (1995). The Charter of the United Nations: a commentary. Oxford University Press. p. 661. ISBN 978-0-19-825703-5.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 669 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

• 1990 United Nations Security Council resolutions
• United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Iraq
• Gulf War
• 1990 in Iraq
• 1990 in Kuwait
• September 1990 events
• United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Kuwait