United Nations Security Council Resolution 899

United Nations Security Council resolution 899, adopted unanimously on 4 March 1994, after recalling Resolution 833 (1993) and considering a letter by the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali concerning the matter of the Iraqi private citizens and their assets which remained on Kuwaiti territory following the demarcation of the international boundary between Iraq and Kuwait, the Council, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, decided that compensation payments may be remitted to the private citizens concerned in Iraq, notwithstanding the provisions of Resolution 661 (1991).[1]

UN Security Council Resolution 899
Kuwait
Date	4 March 1994
Meeting no.	3,343
Code	S/RES/899 (Document)
Subject	Iraq–Kuwait
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Argentina  Brazil  Czech Republic  Djibouti  New Zealand  Nigeria  Oman  Pakistan  Rwanda  Spain

See also

• Gulf War
• Invasion of Kuwait
• Kuwait–Iraq barrier
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 801 to 900 (1993–1994)

References

1. Boutros-Ghali, Boutros (1996). The United Nations and the Iraq–Kuwait conflict, 1990–1996. United Nations, Dept. of Public Information. p. 135. ISBN 978-92-1-100596-7.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 899 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org