United Nations Security Council Resolution 1210

UN Security Council Resolution 1210
Offshore Iraqi oil platform
Date	24 November 1998
Meeting no.	3,946
Code	S/RES/1210 (Document)
Subject	The situation between Iraq and Kuwait
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Bahrain  Brazil  Costa Rica  Gabon  Gambia  Japan  Kenya  Portugal  Slovenia  Sweden
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1210 was adopted unanimously on 24 November 1998, after recalling all previous resolutions on Iraq, including resolutions 986 (1995), 1111 (1997), 1129 (1997), 1143 (1997), 1153 (1998) and 1175 (1998) concerning the Oil-for-Food Programme. The Council extended provisions relating to the export of Iraqi petroleum or petroleum products sufficient to produce US$5.256 billion worth of oil for a further 180 days.^[1]

The Security Council was convinced of the need for a temporary measure to provide

Finally, Secretary-General Kofi Annan was requested to report back to the council by 31 December 1998 on whether Iraq was able to produce the 5.256 billion U.S. dollars' worth of oil to export and to submit a detailed list of equipment that countries were providing to help Iraq increase exports to finance humanitarian aid. He was also instructed to enhance the observation process in Iraq to ensure that the aid was distributed equally amongst all segments of the population and that all equipment was being used as authorised.

See also

• Foreign relations of Iraq
• Gulf War
• Invasion of Kuwait
• Iraq sanctions
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1201 to 1300 (1998–2000)

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