United Nations Security Council Resolution 986
UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
UN Security Council Resolution 986; Resolution 986; UNSCR 986
United Nations Security Council resolution 986, adopted unanimously on 14 April 1995, after reaffirming all resolutions on Iraq and noting the serious humanitarian situation with the Iraqi civilian population, the council, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, established a mechanism whereby Iraqi oil exports would finance humanitarian aid to the country, which later became known as the Oil-for-Food Programme.