UN Security Council Resolution 670
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UN Security Council Resolution 670 is a 1990 UN measure adopted during the Gulf Crisis that imposed comprehensive air embargoes and other sanctions on Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UN Security Council Resolution 670 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3230549 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UN Security Council Resolution 670 Context triple: [UN Security Council Resolution 686, reaffirms, UN Security Council Resolution 670]
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A.
UN Security Council Resolution 661
UN Security Council Resolution 661 was a 1990 measure that imposed comprehensive economic sanctions on Iraq in response to its invasion of Kuwait.
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 667
UN Security Council Resolution 667 is a 1990 United Nations measure condemning Iraq’s hostile actions against foreign embassies and civilians in occupied Kuwait during the Gulf crisis.
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C.
UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
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D.
UN Security Council Resolution 665
UN Security Council Resolution 665 is a 1990 United Nations measure that authorized a naval blockade and the use of force to enforce sanctions against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
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E.
UN Security Council Resolution 662
UN Security Council Resolution 662 is a 1990 measure by the UN Security Council that declared Iraq’s attempted annexation of Kuwait null and void during the Gulf crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UN Security Council Resolution 670 Target entity description: UN Security Council Resolution 670 is a 1990 UN measure adopted during the Gulf Crisis that imposed comprehensive air embargoes and other sanctions on Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
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A.
UN Security Council Resolution 661
UN Security Council Resolution 661 was a 1990 measure that imposed comprehensive economic sanctions on Iraq in response to its invasion of Kuwait.
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 667
UN Security Council Resolution 667 is a 1990 United Nations measure condemning Iraq’s hostile actions against foreign embassies and civilians in occupied Kuwait during the Gulf crisis.
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C.
UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
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D.
UN Security Council Resolution 665
UN Security Council Resolution 665 is a 1990 United Nations measure that authorized a naval blockade and the use of force to enforce sanctions against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
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E.
UN Security Council Resolution 662
UN Security Council Resolution 662 is a 1990 measure by the UN Security Council that declared Iraq’s attempted annexation of Kuwait null and void during the Gulf crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations Security Council resolution
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international sanctions measure ⓘ |
| abstentions | 0 ⓘ |
| adoptedDuring |
Persian Gulf crisis
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Crisis (1990–1991)
Gulf War ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1990-09-25 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure full implementation of Resolution 661 sanctions regime
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pressure Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
all flights to and from Iraq
ⓘ
all flights to and from occupied Kuwait ⓘ |
| buildsOn | UN Security Council Resolution 661 ⓘ |
| chapterOfUNCharterInvoked | Chapter VII ⓘ |
| concerns |
Iraq
ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ |
| exempts | humanitarian flights approved by the Security Council sanctions committee ⓘ |
| followedBy | UN Security Council Resolution 674 ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on all UN member states ⓘ |
| mentions |
need for humanitarian assistance to the civilian population of Iraq and Kuwait
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obligation of states not to recognize the Iraqi annexation of Kuwait ⓘ |
| number | 670 ⓘ |
| organ | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| partOf |
UN Security Council Resolution 661
ⓘ
surface form:
UN sanctions regime against Iraq (1990s)
|
| relatedTo |
UN Security Council Resolution 660
ⓘ
UN Security Council Resolution 662 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 664 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 665 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 666 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 667 ⓘ |
| requires |
states to deny permission for aircraft to take off from, land in, or overfly their territory if bound to or from Iraq or occupied Kuwait
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states to impound aircraft in their territory owned or operated by Iraq or Kuwait under Iraqi control ⓘ states to prevent their nationals and ships from supplying Iraq or occupied Kuwait in violation of sanctions ⓘ |
| subject |
air embargo on Iraq
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implementation of Resolution 661 (1990) ⓘ sanctions against Iraq ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
Gulf War
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surface form:
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
|
| typeOfSanctions |
comprehensive air embargo
ⓘ
economic sanctions ⓘ trade restrictions ⓘ |
| voteAgainst | 1 ⓘ |
| votedAgainstBy | Cuba ⓘ |
| voteFor | 14 ⓘ |
| voteOutcome | adopted ⓘ |
| yearOfAdoption | 1990 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UN Security Council Resolution 670 Description of subject: UN Security Council Resolution 670 is a 1990 UN measure adopted during the Gulf Crisis that imposed comprehensive air embargoes and other sanctions on Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.