United Nations Security Council Resolution 689 – Iraq-Kuwait

Resolution 689 (1991) of 9 April 1991

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolution 687 (1991) of 3 April 1991, Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

1. Approves the report of the Secretary-General of5 and 9 April 1991 on the implementation of paragraph 5 of Security Council resolution 687 (1991);66

2. Notes that the decision to set up an observer unit was taken in paragraph 5 of resolution 687 (1991) and that the unit can be terminated only by a further decision of the Council; the Council shall therefore review the question of its temiination or continuation every six months;

3. Decides that the modalities for the initial six-month period of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission shall be in accordance with the above-mentioned report and shall also be reviewed every six months.

Adopted unanimously at the 2983rd meeting.