S/RES/688(1991)
Security Council resolution 688 (1991) [on repression of the Iraqi civilian population, including Kurds in Iraq]
- Body
- Security Council
- Date
- 1991-04-05
- Meeting record
- S/PV.2982
- Agenda item(s)
- Letter dated 2 April 1991 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council; Letter dated 4 April 1991 from the Chargé d'affaires from the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council.
Tally
Yes 10No 3Abstain 2
Roll call
| Country | Position |
|---|---|
| Austria | Yes |
| Belgium | Yes |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Yes |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (as “ZAIRE”) | Yes |
| Ecuador | Yes |
| France · permanent member | Yes |
| Romania | Yes |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (as “USSR”) · permanent member | Yes |
| United Kingdom · permanent member | Yes |
| United States · permanent member | Yes |
| Cuba | No |
| Yemen | No |
| Zimbabwe | No |
| China · permanent member | Abstain |
| India | Abstain |
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Topics
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Middle East · r-me-1UN subject headings (verbatim)
- IRAQ-KUWAIT SITUATION
Sources
Voting data: United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library, Security Council Voting Data (Version 7, October 2026), https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4055387, and General Assembly Voting Data (Version 6, October 2026), https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/4060887. Vetoes: UN Peace & Security Data Hub, Security Council Data – Vetoes Since 1946 (DPPA-SCVETOES). © United Nations; used for non-commercial purposes with attribution.