Iraq Threatens to Invade Kuwait
There has been recent tension between Iraq and the small Arab state of Kuwait. Iraq, with support from the major oil producing nations of world, has accused Kuwait of breaking agreements that limit oil production in the Middle East. According to the dictator of Iraz, Saddam Hussein, this act by Kuwait has severely depressed world oil prices and caused the financial loss of billions of dollars in annual revenue by Iraq and other Arab countries. Furthermore, Hussein claims that Kuwait has illegally pumped oil from the Iraqi oil field of Rumaila, and otherwise conspired to reduce Iraq's essential oil income.
Hussein is also asserting that the borders of Kuwait--once part of the Ottoman province of Basra in southern Iraq--were never properly established by the British after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, and that in fact Kuwait is officially still part of greater Iraq..
There is concern that Hussein is only trying to take control of Kuwait's oil reserves--despite its small size Kuwait is a huge oil producer, and has about 10 per cent of the world's oil reserves--and point out that Iraq officially recognized Kuwaiti independence in 1963.
At this time war seems imminent. We call the United Nations in session to help avoid military conflict and settle the question of border dispute while considering the rights of the affected people.
The Breakup of the Soviet Union
The once powerful Soviet Union has just collapsed. Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and other countries have just overthrown their Communist puppet governments, declared their independency, and withdrawn from the Warsaw Pact. These counties have been drained of their resources, morale, and knowledge of self rule during their 45 years under Soviet domination. The United Nations is faced with the task of preventing havoc from occurring in these nations and throughout Eastern Europe. Poverty, disease, setting up an effective government, and building an effective military are all problems that these new countries face. A solution must be made in order to help these once satellite countries become thriving democracies rather than chaotic threats to European--and Russian--stability.
