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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1958

Field	Value
number	1958
organ	SC
date	15 December
year	2010
meeting	6,450
code	S/RES/1958
document	https://undocs.org/S/RES/1958(2010)
for	14
abstention	1
against	0
subject	The situation concerning Iraq
result	Adopted
image	Khawr Al Amaya Oil Platform-090328-N-0803S-013.jpg
caption	Iraqi oil platform

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1958, adopted on December 15, 2010, after recalling resolutions 986 (1995), 1472 (2003), 1476 (2003), 1483 (2003) and 1546 (2004) on the situation in Iraq, the Council terminated the residual activities of the Oil-for-Food Programme.

Resolution 1958, along with resolutions 1956 (2010) and 1957 (2010), ended some major restrictions placed on Iraq. However, demands that Iraq resolve disputes with Kuwait remained. The high-level meeting was chaired by United States Vice President Joe Biden.

The resolution was passed with 14 votes in favour to none against, and one abstention from France, which said additional financial guarantees were required.

Resolution

Observations

The Council began by recalling the need for the Oil-for-Food Programme as a temporary measure to provide humanitarian aid to the Iraqi people and the need for the country to regain an international standing to the level of that prior to the adoption of Resolution 661 (1990).

Acts

Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Council requested the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to terminate the residual activities of the Oil-for-Food Programme. He was authorised to establish an escrow account with independent public accountants, in which US$20 million would be retained for the use of United Nations until December 31, 2016, and a further US$131 million retained as compensation for the United Nations with regard to activities in connection with the Programme since its inception in 1995. All remaining funds in the account created by Resolution 1483 were to be transferred to the Development Fund for Iraq.

The resolution further requested the Secretary-General to ensure the effective implementation of the resolution and report to the Council.

References

(December 15, 2010). "Security Council takes action to end Iraq sanctions, terminate Oil-for-Food Programme as members recognise 'major changes' since 1990". United Nations.
MacFarquhar, Neil. (December 15, 2010). "Security Council Removes Restrictions on Iraq". [[The New York Times]].
(December 15, 2010). "UN lifts sanctions against Iraq".
Witcher, Tim. (December 15, 2010). "Security Council ends Saddam-era Iraq sanctions".

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