United Nations Security Council Resolution 1476
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1476, adopted unanimously on 24 April 2003, after recalling all previous resolutions on Iraq, including resolutions
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(2003) concerning the provision of
humanitarian aid Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance to people who need help. It is usually short-term help until the long-term help by the government and other institutions replaces it. Among the people in need are the homeless, refugees, and ...
to the Iraqi people, the council extended the Oil-for-Food Programme until 3 June 2003. The extension was enacted under
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and was subject to further renewals by the council. The previous resolution concerning this topic gave the Secretary-General of the United Nations more authority to administer the Programme. By the time of the adoption of Resolution 1476, the value of shippable priority items to Iraq reached US$548.6 million.


See also

* Gulf War * Invasion of Kuwait * Sanctions against Iraq * Iraq War * List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1401 to 1500 (2002–2003)


References


External links

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{UNSCR 2003 1476 2003 in Iraq 1476 April 2003 events in Iraq United Nations Oil-for-Food scandal