The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Russian): I thank the representative of Canada for his kind words addressed to me. EMS/l2 WPV.2939 56 a Davm (United Kingdom): May I begin, Mr. President, by congratulating you on your assumption of the Chair of this Council, and your predecessor for the distinction with which he occupied it. May I also thank you and other colleague8 who have spoken so kindly about my arrival here and about the work of my predecessor. I hope I will be able to live up to those good wishes. This is the sixth occasion on which the Council ha8 met to vote on a draft resolution on the crisis in the Gulf. On each occasion it8 action ha8 been triggered by actions taken by Iraq in defiance of international law and of its international obligations. On the first occasion Iraq had just invaded and occupied the territory of Kuwait. The Council passed resolution 660 (1990) condemning the invasion and demanding an immediate and unconditional Iraqi withdrawal. On the second occasion, fn the face of Iraqi non-compliance, the Council passed resolution 661 (1990) introducing sanctions 88 a peaceful means of bringing the invasion to an end. The Iraqi response was to compound its offense by the annexation of Kuwait. The Council passed a third resolution, resolution 662 (19901, deciding that the purported annexation was null and void. Iraq then began to manipulate foreign nationals in Iraq and Kuwait by refusing to let them leave and placing some of them in strategic locations. That cynical behaviour, holding foreigners hostage in disregard of international law, was the object of a fourth resolution, resolution 664 (1990). Most recently, the Council took action to counter Iraq's efforts to break the sanctions which it had imposed, and it passed a fifth resolution, resolution 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a speech given by a representative of the United Kingdom in a United Nations Council, addressing the crisis in the Gulf. The speech does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, forestry, fishing, industry, transport, communication, health, education, employment, or culture. However, it does mention international law, sanctions, and the protection of foreign nationals, which suggests that the category might be related to international relations or humanitarian aid.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, International trade