Security Council resolution 661 (1990) [on sanctions against Iraq]
Symbol: S/RES/661(1990)
Date: 1990-08-06
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/45 [89] IRAQ--KUWAIT
Subjects: UN. SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION 661 (1990) CONCERNING THE SITUATION BETWEEN IRAQ AND KUWAIT > ESTABLISHMENT.|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|MILITARY OCCUPATION|TROOP WITHDRAWAL|LEGITIMACY OF GOVERNMENTS|SANCTIONS|IRAQ|KUWAIT|RECOGNITION (INTERNATIONAL LAW)|ESTABLISHMENT|IRAQ-KUWAIT SITUATION
Votes in favour: 13
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 2
Voting record:
country: CANADA
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CÔTE D'IVOIRE
vote: yes
country: COLOMBIA
vote: yes
country: CUBA
vote: abstention
country: ETHIOPIA
vote: yes
country: FINLAND
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: MALAYSIA
vote: yes
country: ROMANIA
vote: yes
country: USSR
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes
country: YEMEN
vote: abstention
country: ZAIRE
vote: yes

Resolution 661 (1990)
of 6 August 1990

The Security Council,
Reaffirming its resolution 660 (1990) of 2 August 1990,

Deeply concerned that that resolution has not been implemented and that the invasion by Iraq of Kuwait continues, with further loss of human life and material destruction,

Determined to bring the invasion and occupation of
Kuwait by Iraq to an end and to restore the sovereignty,
independence and territorial integrity of Kuwait,

Noting that the legitimate Government of Kuwait has
expressed its readiness to comply with resolution 660
(1990),

Mindful of its responsibilities under the Charter of the
United Nations for the maintenance of international peace
and security,

Affirming the inherent right of individual or collective
self-defence, in response to the armed attack by Iraq
against Kuwait, in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter,

Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter,

1. Determines that Iraq so far has failed to comply with
paragraph 2 of resolution 660 (1990) and has usurped the
authority of the legitimate Government of Kuwait,

2. Decides, as a consequence, to take the following
measures to secure compliance of Iraq with paragraph 2 of
resolution 660 (1990) and to restore the authority of the
legitimate Government of Kuwait;

3. Decides that ail States shall prevent:

(a) The import into their territories of all commodities
and products originating in Iraq or Kuwait exported therefrom after the date of the present resolution;

(b) Any activities by their nationals or in their territories which would promote or are calculated to promote the
export or trans-shipment of any commodities or products
from Iraq or Kuwait; and any dealings by their nationals
or their flag vessels or in their territories in any commodities or products originating in Iraq or Kuwait and exported
therefrom after the date of the present resolution, including
in particular any transfer of funds to Iraq or Kuwait for the
purposes of such activities or dealings;

(c) The sale or supply by their nationals or from their
territories or using their flag vessels of any commodities
or products, including weapons or any other military
equipment, whether or not originating in their territories
but not including supplies intended strictly for medical
purposes, and, in humanitarian circumstances, foodstuffs,
to any person or body in Iraq or Kuwait or to any person
or body for the purposes of any business carried on in or
operated from Iraq or Kuwait, and any activities by their
nationals or in their territories which promote or are calculated to promote such sale or supply of such commodities or products;

4. Decides that all States shall not make available to
the Government of Iraq, or to any commercial, industrial
or public utility undertaking in Iraq or Kuwait, any funds
or any other financial or economic resources and shall
prevent their nationals and any persons within their territories from removing from their territories or otherwise
making available to that Government or to any such undertaking any such funds or resources and from remitting any
other funds to persons or bodies within Iraq or Kuwait,
except payments exclusively for strictly medical or humanitarian purposes and, in humanitarian circumstances,
foodstuffs;

5. Calls upon all States, including States non-members
of the United Nations, to act strictly in accordance with the
provisions of the present resolution notwithstanding any
contract entered into or licence granted before the date of
the present resolution;

6. Decides to establish, in accordance with rule 28 of
the provisional rules of procedure, a Committee of the
Security Council consisting of all the members of the
Council, to undertake the following tasks and to report on
its work to the Council with its observations and recommendations:

(a) To examine the reports on the progress of the
implementation of the present resolution which will be
submitted by the Secretary-General;

(b) To seek from all States further information regarding the action taken by them concerning the effective
implementation of the provisions laid down in the present
resolution;

7. Calls upon all States to co-operate fully with the
Committee in the fulfilment of its tasks, including supplying such information as may be sought by the Committee
in pursuance of the present resolution;

8. Requests the Secretary-General to provide all necessary assistance to the Committee and to make the necessary arrangements in the Secretariat for that purpose;

9. Decides that, notwithstanding paragraphs 4 to 8
above, nothing in the present resolution shall prohibit
assistance to the legitimate Government of Kuwait, and
calls upon all States:

(a) To take appropriate measures to protect assets of
the legitimate Government of Kuwait and its agencies;

(b) Not to recognize any régime set up by the occupying Power;

10. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the
Security Council on the progress made in the implementation of the present resolution, the first report to be submitted within thirty days;

11. Decides to keep this item on its agenda and to
continue its efforts to put an early end to the invasion by
Iraq.

Adopted at the 2933rd meeting by
13 votes to none, with 2 abstentions (Cuba and Yemen).