UN Security Council Resolution 679
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UN Security Council Resolution 679 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf Crisis that addressed the implementation and consequences of earlier authorizations to use force against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| S/RES/679(1990) | 1 |
| UN Security Council Resolution 679 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T660054 — 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 679 Context triple: [UN Security Council Resolution 678, followedBy, UN Security Council Resolution 679]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 679 Target entity description: UN Security Council Resolution 679 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf Crisis that addressed the implementation and consequences of earlier authorizations to use force against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations Security Council resolution
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ |
| abstaining | China ⓘ |
| abstentions | 1 ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| adoptedDuring | Gulf War lead-up ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1990-11-29 ⓘ |
| aimedAt | restoration of international peace and security in the area ⓘ |
| buildsOn |
UN Security Council Resolution 660
ⓘ
UN Security Council Resolution 661 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 678 ⓘ |
| concerns |
authorization of use of force against Iraq
ⓘ
consequences of non-compliance by Iraq ⓘ implementation of prior authorizations to use force ⓘ |
| context |
Gulf Crisis
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulf War
|
| countryConcerned |
Iraq
ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ |
| enforces | demands for Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent Security Council resolutions on the Gulf War ⓘ |
| hasDocumentSymbol |
S/RES/679(1990)
ⓘ
linked to:
UN Security Council Resolution 679
|
| hasUNResolutionNumber | 679 ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| meetingNumber | 2963 ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Gulf War
ⓘ
linked to:
United Nations Security Council resolutions
|
| regionConcerned | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait ⓘ |
| result | adopted ⓘ |
| subject |
Gulf Crisis (1990–1991)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulf War
Iraq–Kuwait conflict ⓘ
linked to:
Gulf War
implementation of Resolution 678 (1990) ⓘ |
| typeOfMeasure | binding decision ⓘ |
| underChapter | Chapter VII ⓘ |
| voteAgainst | 2 ⓘ |
| voteFor | 12 ⓘ |
| votingAgainst |
Cuba
ⓘ
Yemen ⓘ
linked to:
Yemen Arab Republic
|
| yearOfAdoption | 1990 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: UN Security Council Resolution 679 Description of subject: UN Security Council Resolution 679 is a 1990 measure adopted during the Gulf Crisis that addressed the implementation and consequences of earlier authorizations to use force against Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: UN Security Council Resolution 679