Oil-for-Food Programme
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The Oil-for-Food Programme was a United Nations initiative that allowed Iraq to sell limited amounts of oil in order to purchase humanitarian goods while remaining under international sanctions.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oil-for-Food Programme canonical | 12 |
| UN Oil-for-Food Programme | 2 |
| United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme | 2 |
| Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme | 1 |
| Oil‑for‑Food Programme | 1 |
| Phase III of the Oil-for-Food Programme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Oil-for-Food Programme Context triple: [Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s, contextOf, Oil-for-Food Programme]
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A.
Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s
The Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s was a prolonged standoff between Iraq and the United Nations over weapons inspections and compliance with disarmament obligations imposed after the Gulf War.
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B.
Operation Moses
Operation Moses was a covert 1984–1985 airlift that rescued and relocated thousands of Ethiopian Jews from famine and persecution in Sudan to Israel.
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C.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
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D.
Operation Solomon
Operation Solomon was a 1991 Israeli airlift that rapidly evacuated and resettled thousands of Ethiopian Jews from Ethiopia to Israel.
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E.
HungerPlan
HungerPlan was a Nazi German policy of deliberate mass starvation during World War II, designed to exploit food resources in the occupied Soviet territories and resulting in the deaths of millions, including large numbers of Soviet prisoners of war.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Oil-for-Food Programme Target entity description: The Oil-for-Food Programme was a United Nations initiative that allowed Iraq to sell limited amounts of oil in order to purchase humanitarian goods while remaining under international sanctions.
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A.
Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s
The Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s was a prolonged standoff between Iraq and the United Nations over weapons inspections and compliance with disarmament obligations imposed after the Gulf War.
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B.
Operation Moses
Operation Moses was a covert 1984–1985 airlift that rescued and relocated thousands of Ethiopian Jews from famine and persecution in Sudan to Israel.
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C.
Operation al-Fajr
Operation al-Fajr was the U.S.-led November 2004 offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Fallujah from insurgent forces during the Iraq War.
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D.
Operation Solomon
Operation Solomon was a 1991 Israeli airlift that rapidly evacuated and resettled thousands of Ethiopian Jews from Ethiopia to Israel.
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E.
HungerPlan
HungerPlan was a Nazi German policy of deliberate mass starvation during World War II, designed to exploit food resources in the occupied Soviet territories and resulting in the deaths of millions, including large numbers of Soviet prisoners of war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations programme
ⓘ
humanitarian aid programme ⓘ sanctions relief mechanism ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
UN Office of the Iraq Programme
ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ United Nations Secretariat ⓘ |
| allowedActivity |
import of food
ⓘ
import of humanitarian supplies ⓘ import of medicine ⓘ limited Iraqi oil exports ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Iraq ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| beneficiaryGroup | Iraqi civilian population ⓘ |
| condition | Iraq remained under international economic sanctions ⓘ |
| countrySubjectToSanctions | Iraq ⓘ |
| createdBy | United Nations Security Council Resolution 986 ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
benefiting Iraqi regime officials
ⓘ
corruption and mismanagement ⓘ smuggling and kickback schemes ⓘ |
| currencyOfSales |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| endDate | 2003-11-21 ⓘ |
| endedAfter | 2003 invasion of Iraq ⓘ |
| fundingSource | proceeds from Iraqi oil exports ⓘ |
| headquarters | New York City ⓘ |
| implementedInPhases | yes ⓘ |
| legalBasis | United Nations Security Council Resolution 986 ⓘ |
| location | Iraq ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
UN Office of the Iraq Programme
ⓘ
United Nations Sanctions Committees ⓘ
surface form:
UN sanctions committee on Iraq
United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| officialName | Oil-for-Food Programme self-link ⓘ |
| oversightMechanism | UN escrow account for oil revenues ⓘ |
| phaseCount | 13 phases ⓘ |
| purpose |
to alleviate the humanitarian impact of sanctions on Iraqi civilians
ⓘ
to allow Iraq to sell oil to purchase humanitarian goods ⓘ to ensure that oil revenues were used for approved civilian needs ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq disarmament crisis of the 1990s ⓘ
surface form:
Iraq disarmament crisis
United Nations sanctions against Iraq ⓘ |
| restrictedUseOfFunds |
military purposes prohibited
ⓘ
weapons purchases prohibited ⓘ |
| shortName | OFFP ⓘ |
| startDate | 1996-12-10 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United Nations internal investigations
ⓘ
allegations of corruption ⓘ independent inquiry led by Paul Volcker ⓘ |
| successor | Development Fund for Iraq ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1990s
ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ post-Gulf War era ⓘ |
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Subject: Oil-for-Food Programme Description of subject: The Oil-for-Food Programme was a United Nations initiative that allowed Iraq to sell limited amounts of oil in order to purchase humanitarian goods while remaining under international sanctions.
Referenced by (19)
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