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United Nations Special Commission

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United Nations Special Commission

Summary

United Nations Special Commission is an organization established by the United Nations[1]. It draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (organization_established_by_the_united_nations category, ranking #25 of 50).[2]

Key Facts

  • United Nations Special Commission's instance of is recorded as organization established by the United Nations[3].
  • United Nations Special Commission's instance of is recorded as committee[4].
  • United Nations Special Commission's foundational text is recorded as United Nations Security Council Resolution 687[5].
  • +1991-04-03T00:00:00Z marks the founding of United Nations Special Commission[6].
  • United Nations Special Commission was dissolved in +1999-12-17T00:00:00Z[7].
  • United Nations Special Commission's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/017dfw[8].
  • United Nations Special Commission's official website is recorded as https://www.un.org/Depts/unscom/[9].
  • United Nations Special Commission's director / manager is recorded as Rolf Ekéus[10].
  • United Nations Special Commission's director / manager is recorded as Richard Butler[11].
  • United Nations Special Commission's replaced by is recorded as United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission[12].
  • United Nations Special Commission's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/UNSCOM[13].

Body

Founding

+1991-04-03T00:00:00Z marks the founding of United Nations Special Commission[6].

Leadership

Directors / managers include Rolf Ekéus[10] and Richard Butler[11].

Dissolution

United Nations Special Commission was dissolved in +1999-12-17T00:00:00Z[7].

Why It Matters

United Nations Special Commission draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (organization_established_by_the_united_nations category, ranking #25 of 50).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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