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Recalling also Security Council resolution 686 (1991) of 2 March 1991, in which the Council called
upon Iraq to release all Kuwaitis and nationals of other States who might still be held in detention, Council
resolutions 687 (1991) of 3 April 1991, 688 (1991) of 5 April 1991, in which the Council demanded an end
to repression of the Iraqi civilian population and insisted that Iraq cooperate with humanitarian organizations
and that the human rights of all Iraqi citizens be respected, and Council resolutions 986 (1995) of 14 April
1995, 1111 (1997) of 4 June 1997, 1129 (1997) of 12 September 1997, 1143 (1997) of 4 December 1997,
1153 (1998) of 20 February 1998, 1175 (1998) of 19 June 1998, 1210 (1998) of 24 November 1998,
1242 (1999) of 21 May 1999 and 1266 (1999) of 4 October 1999, by which the Council authorized States
to permit imports of Iraqi oil in order to allow Iraq to purchase humanitarian supplies,
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 Rights7 and the
Committee on the Rights of the Child8 on the recent reports submitted to them by Iraq, in which these treatymonitoring bodies point to a wide range of human rights problems and hold 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, including children,
Taking note also of the reports of the Secretary-General concerning the implementation of Security
Council resolutions 986 (1995),9 1111 (1997),10 1143 (1997),11 1175 (1998),12 1210 (1998),13 1242 (1999)14
and, in particular, his report of 19 August 1999 concerning the implementation of Council resolution
1242 (1999),15
5
CCPR/C/79/Add.84.
6
See Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-fourth Session, Supplement No. 18 (A/54/18), paras.
337-361.
7
E/C.12/1/Add.17.
CRC/C/15/Add.94.
9
S/1996/1015; see Official Records of the Security Council, Fifty-first Year, Supplement for October,
November and December 1996.
10
S/1997/935; see Official Records of the Security Council, Fifty-second Year, Supplement for October,
November and December 1997.
11
S/1998/90, S/1998/194 and Corr.1 and S/1998/477; see Official Records of the Security Council, Fiftythird Year, Supplement for January, February and March 1998; and ibid., Supplement for April, May and
June 1998.
12
S/1998/823 and S/1998/1100; see Official Records of the Security Council., Fifty-third Year, Supplement
for July, August and September 1998; and ibid., Supplement for October, November and December 1998.
13
S/1999/187 and S/1999/573 and Corr.2; see Official Records of the Security Council, Fifty-fourth Year,
Supplement for January, February and March 1999; and ibid., Supplement for April, May and June 1999.
14
S/1999/896 and Corr.1 and S/1999/1162 and Corr.1; see Official Records of the Security Council, Fiftyfourth Year, Supplement for July, August and September 1999; and ibid., Supplement for October, November
and December 1999.
15
S/1999/896 and Corr.1; see Official Records of the Security Council, Fifty-fourth Year, Supplement for
July, August and September 1999.
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