United Nations Security Council Resolution 699 – Iraq
Resolution 699 (1991) of 17 June 1991
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolution 687 (1991) of 3 April 1991,
Taking note of the report submitted by the Secretary-General on 17 May 1991 pursuant to paragraph 9 (b) of resolution 687 (1991),
Also taking note of the Secretary-General’s note of 17 May 199184 transmitting to the Council the text of the letter addressed to him by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency under paragraph 13 of the above-mentioned resolution,
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
- Approves the plan contained in the report of the Secretary-General of 17 May 1991;
2. Confirms that the Special Commission and the International Atomic Energy Agency have the authority to conduct activities under section C of resolution 687 (1991) for the purpose of the destruction, removal or rendering harmless of the items specified in paragraphs 8 and 12 of that resolution, after the forty-five-day period following the approval of this plan until such activities have been completed;
3. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Council progress reports on the implementation of the plan referred to in paragraph 1 every six months after the adoption of the present resolution;
4. Decides to encourage the maximum assistance, in cash and in kind, from all Member States to ensure that activities under section C of resolution 687 (1991) are undertaken effectively and expeditiously; decides also, however, that the Government of Iraq shall be liable for the full costs of carrying out the tasks authorized by section C; and requests the Secretary-General to submit to the Council within thirty days for approval recommendations as to the most effective means by which Iraq’s obligations in this respect may be fulfilled.
Adopted unanimously at the 2994th meeting.
