text: seeking to have Iraq to abide by the Council's resolutions concerning the situation between Iraq and Kuwait. The Republic of Yemen believes that the commitment of Member States to the provisions contained in resolution 661 (19901, in keeping with Article 25 of the Charter, and the high degree of compliance achieved in a very short time, as reflected by many official reports both inside and outside the United Nations, confirm that that commitment is effective and perhaps capable of achieving the purposes of resolution 661 (1990). As for our detailed observations on the contents of the draft resolution, we would say the following: First, the draft resolution requests that the Secretary-General seek information on a continuing basis from relevant United Nations and other appropriate humanitarian agencies and all other sources on the availability of food in Iraq and Kuwait. Such reports might well take a long time, given the fact that many such agencies are not now present in either Iraq or Kuwait. Tbe replies the P-(,.+a- ,,nr r,ramAw ..mrrl..nA 1.. C~--IIA .a ---A*..&&-.. C=- tr.~nfit ----*- L.--L --..-..- ---- ---- ------I --w--.w- m.. ‘""g."Y"" .s" *YYY*Yb*YY YYL \*a=", bYuA*LI11 UIOb problem. We encounter even greater difficulties when it comes to specifying the RM/3 s/w,2939 13 (Mr. Al-Ashtal. Yemen) categories in need of foodstuffs, and we cannot imagine how such information could be obtained in light of the fact that we are speaking of millions of human beings, Iraqi, Kuwaiti and national5 of third countries. Secondly, even if information about the food situation were available to us, it is up to the Security Council or to the Committee established under resolution 661 (1990) to decide whether that information justifies the sending of foodstuffs to Iraq and Kuwait. This could result in wasting time. At present, as members 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the situation in Iraq and Kuwait, and the efforts of the Republic of Yemen to have Iraq comply with UN resolutions. The main concern seems to be the availability of food in the region, and the proposed draft resolution aims to seek information on the food situation. The text highlights the difficulties in obtaining accurate information on the categories of people in need of foodstuffs and the potential waste of time in sending foodstuffs to Iraq and Kuwait.