United Nations Security Council Resolution 642

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642, adopted unanimously on September 29, 1989, after recalling resolutions 598

United Nations Security Council Resolution 598

United Nations Security Council Resolution 598, adopted unanimously on July 20, 1987, after reaffirming Resolution 582 , the Council expressed its concern that, despite its calls for a ceasefire, the conflict between Iran and Iraq continued with heavy loss of life and material destruction.Acting...

(1987), 618

United Nations Security Council Resolution 618

United Nations Security Council Resolution 617, adopted unanimously on July 29, 1988, after recalling Resolution 579 on hostage-taking, the Council condemned the abduction of Lieutenant-Colonel William R. Higgins and demanded his immediate release...

(1988) and 631

United Nations Security Council Resolution 631

United Nations Security Council Resolution 631, adopted unanimously on February 8, 1989, after recalling resolutions 598 and 618 and having considered a report by the Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar on the United Nations Iran–Iraq Military Observer Group, the Council decided: to call on...

(1989) and having considered a report by the Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar y de la Guerra is a Peruvian diplomat who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 1982 to December 31, 1991. He studied in Colegio San Agustín of Lima, and then at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. In 1995, he ran unsuccessfully...

on the United Nations Iran–Iraq Military Observer Group, the Council decided:
to call on both Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

and Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

to implement Resolution 598; to renew the mandate of the United Nations Iran–Iraq Military Observer Group for another six months until March 31, 1990; to request the Secretary-General to report on the situation and the measures taken to implement Resolution 598 at the end of this period.

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