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Sanctions Against Iraq - UN Security Council - Global Policy Forum
Sanctions Against Iraq
News Reports - October through December 1999
Iraq Turns Down 'Evil' UN Plan to Ease Sanctions(December 20, 1999)
Both the US and British forces and Hussain reported to be prepared for possibility of more military confrontation. (Guardian, London)Protests Across Iraq Against New UN Resolution (December 20, 1999)
Agence France-Presse reports that protests, originally organized to mark the first anniversary of Operation Desert Fox, shifted to protests against the new Security Council Resolution.UN Council Adopts Critical Resolution on Iraq (December 17, 1999)
The Security Council passes Resolution 1284; establishes the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) to replace the UN Special Commission (UNSCOM) and lifts the ceiling on the Oil for Food Program. China, France, Malaysia and the Russian Federation abstain.(New York Times)Key Points in UN Resolution on Iraq (December 17, 1999)
The U.N. Security Council's new landmark resolution on Iraq would restart arms inspections in Iraq and suspend trade sanctions if Baghdad complies with disarmament demands.The United States is Settling Scores (December 14, 1999)
Mohammed Sid Ahmed, an Egyptian columnist, discusses Arab's views of the Iraqi crisis.Security Council Backs Off Again on Vote on Inspections for Iraq (December 14, 1999)
New York Times article outlines the differing positions on Iraq arms inspection policy.Iraq Vows to Stand Firm Against UN Draft on Sanctions, Arms Control (December 9, 1999)
Iraq's Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan said Iraq would prefer a US-British air strike to accepting the resolution and stated that the "Security Council cannot decide on a lifting of sanctions because of US hegemony."Considering Iraq UN Mulls New Weapons Inspections (December 8, 1999)
ABC News provides a draft of the proposed draft resolutions and analyzes the possible outcomes.Iraq Vote Discredits United Nations - France (December 7, 1999)
France abstains from Security Council vote and is described as "furious" that the oil-for-food program has been cut to 1 week. (Reuters/Amman Jordan Times)Congressional Letter Calls for Lifting Sanctions on Iraq (November 30, 1999)
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee action alert concerning letter to President Clinton, calling for the lifting of economic sanctions against the Iraqi people.How to Monitor Iraq (November 30, 1999)
An opinion from Washington Post offering a strategy to inspect weapons in Iraq.With Talks on Iraq Stalled, US May Seek Key UN Vote Terms for Resumption of Weapons Inspections in Dispute (November 27, 1999)
An article from Washington Post about the US effort to send UN weapons inspectors back to Iraq, in spite of the abortive UN talks over Iraq policy.UN Officials Say Iraq Is Completing the Shutdown of Oil Exports (November 24, 1999)
"The extent of Iraq's defiance will be tested in the next few weeks as the Security Council, which has been stalled for almost a year, moves closer to an agreement on the inspection issue." (New York Times)Iraq Cuts Exports, in Move That Foils Oil-For-Food Plan (November 23, 1999)
The New York Times reports on Iraqi cutbacks in oil exports protesting the Security Council's decision to extend the oil-for-food program for only two more weeks.Tempers Flare in UN Council Over Stalemate on Iraq Issue (November 20, 1999)
New York Times article about Security Council debate over extension of the oil-for-food program. Provides quote from Netherlands Ambassador Van Walsum's statement.Security Council Extends Iraq 'Oil-for-Food' Program Until December 4 (November 19, 1999)
A fierce battle in the Council has blocked the US plan for a six-month extension of the oil-for-food program. Instead, the Council has extended it only for two weeks, in a clear effort to press for a comprehensive new program. The barbed comments of the Dutch ambassador and the reference to the "hereditary five" reveal the enormous frustration of the Council's elected members at US obstruction and the secret negotiations of the P-5.Number of UN Contracts Delayed at $1.8 Bln (November 18, 1999)
Iraq accused the United States and Britain on Thursday of blocking more than 1,000 contracts worth $1.8 billion signed under its oil-for-food deal with the United Nations.Iraq Disagrees with Current Conditioned Efforts to Lift Sanctions (November 18, 1999)
The chairman of the Arab and Foreign Relations Committee asserted Iraq's position in a response to the information that the UN is close to adopting a British proposal.Oil Traders See No Major Break in Iraqi Exports (November 9, 1999)
Western diplomats said the 180-day United Nations "oil-for-food" programme would be renewed regardless of whether the UN was able to pass an omnibus resolution easing sanctions.Iraq Urges for a Total Embargo Lift (November 8, 1999)
Deputy Premier Tareq Aziz said Iraq was against any debate in the UN Security Council not aimed at lifting totally the sanctions against it. (China Daily)Activists Launch Campaign Against Embargo on Iraq (October 31, 1999)
Political activists launched a campaign against UN sanctions on Iraq, coinciding with the arrival in Jordan of a travelling campaign against the embargo and the return of a five-year-old Iraqi victim of cancer to an Amman hospital.Iraq Rules Out New Monitoring Tied to Suspension of Sanctions (November 4, 1999)
New York Times reports on Iraqi foreign minister's rejection of new weapons-monitoring program in return for easing of economic sanctions.Briefing by UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq (October 26, 1999)
The US and Britain are trying to oust the Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq, Hans von Sponeck, for being too critical towards the Iraqi sanctions implemented by the US. Hans von Sponeck's predecessor, Denis Halliday, was forced out for taking a similar santz on Iraq sanctions.Annan Confronts US on Iraq Humanitarian (October 25, 1999)
The Secretary General criticizes Washington's policy towards Iraq, its lack of cooperation with the UN to allow greater humanitarian relief and US unwillingness to be flexible in negotiations over the future of UN policy in Iraq. (Washington Post)UN Monitors Suggested for Iraq (October 28, 1999)
US and Britain suggested that, with no weapons inspectors in Iraq, UN monitors make sure that imports for humanitarian programs are not being diverted to military use.Iraqis Confident That Sanctions Will Soon Weaken (October 27, 1999)
Iraq these days is looking a lot less isolated. Even at the United Nations, the U.S. policy of pushing sanctions appears to be losing support.Democracy Cannot Be Manufactured at Foggy Bottom or the Pentagon (October 21, 1999)
An Interview with Representative Cynthia McKinney concerning the Situation in Iraq.Increase in Iraqi Oil Smuggling (October 16, 1999)
US naval forces in the Gulf say they are intercepting an increasing number of ships trying to smuggle goods out of Iraq in contravention of UN sanctions.Iraq May Spend Double on Parts (October 13, 1999)
Because of high oil prices, Iraq will have surpassed the UN limit on oil sales before the end of the current phase, but it was authorized to continue the sale to make up for shortfalls from previous phases.UN Experts Note Absence from Iraq (October 11, 1999)
UN weapons experts reported that they spent much of the past six months preparing to return to Baghdad and are waiting for the Security Council to adopt a new policy to get them there.
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