UN Security Council Resolution 677
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UN Security Council Resolution 677 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T660053 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UN Security Council Resolution 677 Context triple: [UN Security Council Resolution 678, precededBy, UN Security Council Resolution 677]
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A.
UN Security Council Resolution 686
UN Security Council Resolution 686 is a 1991 measure adopted at the end of the Gulf War that set out initial ceasefire terms and conditions for Iraq following its defeat by the U.S.-led coalition.
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
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C.
UN Security Council Resolution 678
UN Security Council Resolution 678 was the 1990 UN measure that authorized member states to use "all necessary means," including military force, to compel Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait, effectively providing the legal basis for the Gulf War coalition.
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D.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 707
United Nations Security Council Resolution 707 is a 1991 UN measure that condemned Iraq’s noncompliance with weapons inspections and imposed strict obligations to dismantle its weapons of mass destruction programs after the Gulf War.
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E.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 688
United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 is a 1991 UN measure condemning Iraqi repression of civilians and demanding humanitarian access, widely cited as a key international legal basis for intervention to protect populations in Iraq.
- 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 677 Target entity description: 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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A.
UN Security Council Resolution 686
UN Security Council Resolution 686 is a 1991 measure adopted at the end of the Gulf War that set out initial ceasefire terms and conditions for Iraq following its defeat by the U.S.-led coalition.
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B.
UN Security Council Resolution 660
UN Security Council Resolution 660 is the 1990 measure by which the UN condemned Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and demanded its immediate withdrawal, laying a key legal foundation for the Gulf War response.
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C.
UN Security Council Resolution 678
UN Security Council Resolution 678 was the 1990 UN measure that authorized member states to use "all necessary means," including military force, to compel Iraq’s withdrawal from Kuwait, effectively providing the legal basis for the Gulf War coalition.
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D.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 707
United Nations Security Council Resolution 707 is a 1991 UN measure that condemned Iraq’s noncompliance with weapons inspections and imposed strict obligations to dismantle its weapons of mass destruction programs after the Gulf War.
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E.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 688
United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 is a 1991 UN measure condemning Iraqi repression of civilians and demanding humanitarian access, widely cited as a key international legal basis for intervention to protect populations in Iraq.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations Security Council resolution
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| adoptedDuring | Gulf crisis of 1990–1991 ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1990-11-28 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure preservation of Kuwait’s population registry
ⓘ
prevent alteration of Kuwait’s demographic structure by Iraq ⓘ protect the legal rights of Kuwaiti nationals ⓘ |
| callsFor |
Secretary-General to take custody of copies of Kuwait’s population records
ⓘ
cooperation with the legitimate Government of Kuwait on population records ⓘ measures to prevent tampering with Kuwaiti civil documentation ⓘ |
| concerns |
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
ⓘ
Kuwaiti civil status records ⓘ demographic composition of Kuwait ⓘ protection of Kuwait’s population records ⓘ |
| documentType | Security Council resolution text ⓘ |
| hasContext | international response to Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Member States’ obligations regarding Kuwait’s population records ⓘ |
| languageOfAdoption |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on UN Member States under Chapter VII of the UN Charter ⓘ |
| meetingNumber | 2962 ⓘ |
| partOf |
UN Security Council resolutions concerning Iraq and Kuwait
ⓘ
linked to:
United Nations Security Council resolutions
|
| protects |
Kuwaiti nationals’ civil status data
ⓘ
evidence of residence and nationality in Kuwait ⓘ |
| reaffirms |
the independence of Kuwait
ⓘ
the sovereignty of Kuwait ⓘ the territorial integrity of Kuwait ⓘ |
| recalls |
UN Security Council Resolution 660
ⓘ
UN Security Council Resolution 662 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 664 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 674 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraq under Saddam Hussein ⓘ State of Kuwait ⓘ
linked to:
Kuwait
|
| resolutionNumber | 677 ⓘ |
| seeksToPrevent |
Iraqi attempts to change Kuwait’s population registry
ⓘ
forcible demographic changes in Kuwait ⓘ |
| storedIn | United Nations Official Document System ⓘ |
| subject |
Gulf crisis (1990–1991)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulf War
Iraq–Kuwait situation ⓘ |
| yearOfAdoption | 1990 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: UN Security Council Resolution 677 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.