UN Security Council Resolution 978
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UN Security Council Resolution 978 is a 1995 measure adopted in response to the Rwandan genocide, calling on states to arrest and bring to justice individuals responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| S/RES/978(1995) | 1 |
| UN Security Council Resolution 978 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9536830 — 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)
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Target entity: UN Security Council Resolution 978 Context triple: [UN Security Council Resolution 955, followedBy, UN Security Council Resolution 978]
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UN Security Council Resolution 497
UN Security Council Resolution 497 is a 1981 United Nations Security Council measure that unanimously declared Israel’s imposition of its laws and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan Heights null and void and without international legal effect.
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UN Security Council Resolution 478
UN Security Council Resolution 478 is a 1980 United Nations measure that condemned Israel’s enactment of a “basic law” declaring Jerusalem its capital and called on member states to withdraw their diplomatic missions from the city.
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C.
UN Security Council Resolution 677
UN Security Council Resolution 677 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf crisis that, among other things, addressed the protection of Kuwait’s population records following Iraq’s invasion.
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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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E.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
United Nations Security Council Resolution 986 was a 1995 UN measure that created the Oil-for-Food Programme, allowing Iraq to sell limited amounts of oil under international supervision to purchase humanitarian supplies while maintaining sanctions.
- 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 978 Target entity description: UN Security Council Resolution 978 is a 1995 measure adopted in response to the Rwandan genocide, calling on states to arrest and bring to justice individuals responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda.
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A.
UN Security Council Resolution 497
UN Security Council Resolution 497 is a 1981 United Nations Security Council measure that unanimously declared Israel’s imposition of its laws and administration on the occupied Syrian Golan Heights null and void and without international legal effect.
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 478
UN Security Council Resolution 478 is a 1980 United Nations measure that condemned Israel’s enactment of a “basic law” declaring Jerusalem its capital and called on member states to withdraw their diplomatic missions from the city.
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C.
UN Security Council Resolution 677
UN Security Council Resolution 677 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf crisis that, among other things, addressed the protection of Kuwait’s population records following Iraq’s invasion.
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D.
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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E.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
United Nations Security Council Resolution 986 was a 1995 UN measure that created the Oil-for-Food Programme, allowing Iraq to sell limited amounts of oil under international supervision to purchase humanitarian supplies while maintaining sanctions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations Security Council resolution
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1995-02-27 ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
combat impunity for the Rwandan genocide
ⓘ
facilitate prosecution of suspects by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ |
| callsOn |
Member States of the United Nations
ⓘ
all States ⓘ |
| chapterOfUNCharterInvoked | Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| concernsCrimes |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
genocide ⓘ serious violations of international humanitarian law ⓘ |
| context | aftermath of the 1994 Rwandan genocide ⓘ |
| countryConcerned | Rwanda ⓘ |
| decisionType | non-binding resolution ⓘ |
| documentCode |
S/RES/978(1995)
ⓘ
linked to:
UN Security Council Resolution 978
|
| followedBy | subsequent Security Council resolutions on Rwanda and the ICTR ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | Rwanda ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
United Nations Security Council resolutions adopted in 1995
ⓘ
United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Rwanda ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalContext | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ |
| meetingNumber | 3519 ⓘ |
| organ |
Security Council
ⓘ
linked to:
United Nations Security Council
|
| precedes | later Security Council practice on arrest and surrender of international criminal suspects ⓘ |
| purpose |
to bring to justice individuals responsible for the Rwandan genocide and related crimes
ⓘ
to ensure arrest of persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda ⓘ |
| recognizes | the need for international cooperation in prosecuting serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Statute
ⓘ
UN Security Council Resolution 955 ⓘ |
| requests |
that States arrest persons suspected of serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda
ⓘ
that States detain such persons in accordance with their national law ⓘ that States notify the Secretary-General and the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda of such arrests ⓘ |
| requestsCooperationWith |
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
ⓘ
Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ |
| subject |
Rwandan genocide
ⓘ
international humanitarian law violations in Rwanda ⓘ |
| temporalScope | events in 1994 ⓘ |
| voteResult | adopted without a vote ⓘ |
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Subject: UN Security Council Resolution 978 Description of subject: UN Security Council Resolution 978 is a 1995 measure adopted in response to the Rwandan genocide, calling on states to arrest and bring to justice individuals responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: UN Security Council Resolution 978