A/RES/57/232 1382 (2001) of 29 November 2001, in which the Council authorized States to permit imports of Iraqi oil in order to allow Iraq to purchase humanitarian supplies, Council resolution 1284 (1999) of 17 December 1999, in which the Council, by means of a comprehensive approach to the situation in Iraq, inter alia, removed the ceiling for the allowable import of Iraqi oil in order to increase the amount of revenue available for the purchase of humanitarian supplies, laid down new provisions and procedures designed to improve the implementation of the humanitarian programme and to further achievement in meeting the humanitarian needs of the Iraqi population and reiterated the obligation of Iraq to facilitate the repatriation of all Kuwaiti and third-country nationals referred to in paragraph 30 of Council resolution 687 (1991), and the most recent resolution of the Council, 1409 (2002) of 14 May 2002, in which the Council significantly eased the United Nations sanctions on Iraq, Taking note of the concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee, 5 the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 6 the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 7 the Committee on the Rights of the Child 8 and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women 9 on the most recent reports submitted to them by Iraq, in which these treaty-monitoring bodies point to a wide range of human rights problems and express the view that the Government of Iraq remains bound by its treaty obligations, while pointing to the adverse effect of sanctions on the daily life of the population, in particular women and children, Reaffirming that it is the responsibility of the Government of Iraq to ensure the well-being of its entire population and the full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, Deploring all violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Iraq, as mentioned in the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Iraq, 10 Concerned about the lack of procedural and substantive safeguards in the administration of justice in Iraq, including in the application of the death penalty, Appealing to all concerned to fulfil their mutual obligations in the management of the humanitarian programme referred to in Security Council resolution 986 (1995) and other relevant Council resolutions, 1. Welcomes: (a) The report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Iraq 10 and the exploratory visit by the Special Rapporteur to Iraq from 11 to 15 February 2002, which could serve as a basis for future cooperation and constructive dialogue; _______________ 5 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-third Session, Supplement No. 40 (A/53/40), vol. I, paras. 90–111. 6 Ibid., Fifty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 18 (A/54/18), paras. 337–361. 7 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1998, Supplement No. 2 (E/1998/22), paras. 245–283. 8 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fifth Session, Supplement No. 41 (A/55/41), paras. 304–333. 9 Ibid., Supplement No. 38 (A/55/38), part two, chap. IV, sect. B, paras. 166–210. 10 See A/57/325. 2