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Sheik Jaber Al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, spoke before the U.N. General Assembly on the effects of the Iraqi invasion on Kuwait.

President George H.W Bush addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, NY, to urge the repeal of a U.N. resolution that equated Zionism and racism.

The United Nations Security Council met to speak about and vote on a resolution condemning Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s treatment of Iraqi Kurds and other peoples in his country. The res…

The United Nations Security Council met to discuss S. 22430, a resolution concerning the cease-fire in the Persian Gulf war. Amendments to the resolution under debate included Iraqi war repa…

On Wednesday, February 27, approximately 4 days after initiating the ground campaign by the coalition forces in the Persian Gulf war, President Bush announced a conditional cease-fire by coa…

Members of the United Nations Security Council discussed plans to hold a meeting of the Security Council behind closed doors to survey the progress of the Persian Gulf war. This was the firs…

Ambassador to the U.N. from Kuwait Mohammad Abdullah Abulhassan spoke to reporters in the United Nations on events in the Persian Gulf war. He announced a joint WHO/UNICEF mission which is g…

October 24, 1990 represented the 45th Anniversary of the United Nations with the celebration of United Nations Day. C-SPAN conducted a series of interviews with U.N. experts who offer their…

Members of the United Nations Security Council met to vote on a resolution concerning Israel’s Deportation of Palestinians.

The United States, along with nine other members of the United Nations Security Council, put off a vote on a resolution criticizing Israel over the deaths of 17 Palestinians from Israeli mil…

The Foreign Ministers of the United Nations Security Council debated and passed a resolution authorizing the use of force to achieve the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait if forces are …

Kuwaiti refugees testified before the United Nations Security Council, describing torture, rape, and murder of Kuwaiti citizens by Iraqi soldiers. Kuwait was invaded by Iraq in August 1990. …

The Security Council met to consider the situation of Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories. This meeting included a discussion of the rejection by Israel of a United Nations pro…

The Security Council heard testimony from various interested parties and discussed Israeli occupied territories.

The Security Council met to consider a resolution to hold Iraq liable for any human rights abuses, war damages, or economic losses caused by the invasion of Kuwait.

President Bush addressed the United Nations on the Persian Gulf crisis.He spoke about the end of the Cold War. He asked the fundamental questions," Can we work together in a new partnership …

The United Nations Security Council met to consider Israel’s rejection of the United Nations probe into the deaths of nineteen Palestinians. The Security Council considered a resolution crit…

The United Nations Security Council met to debate a resolution condemning Israel for the deaths of nineteen Palestinian youths at a rock-throwing riot at Temple Mount in the Old City of Jeru…

The United Nations Security Council met by request of several Arab nations to condemn Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.

The Security Council convened by request of Yemen to consider the Palestinian issue in the Middle East.