They refused to enforce the sanctions against Sadam, refused to get involved when he violated the terms of surrender, and to make matters worse, many members of the U.N. had private "deals" with Sadam to buy oil "under the table".
iraq;kuwait
No. No units went into Iraq until after January of 1991, when Iraq failed to meet the UN mandated deadline for withdrawal from Kuwait. 2/319 FA (Abn) did serve in Desert Shield/Desert Storm, however.
Iraq
UN weapons inspectors
UN weapons inspectors
The UN determined that Iraq had never had WMD
Iraq was expected to honor the sovereignty of Kuwait and if Iraq did not, the United Nations would do what ever was necessary to protect Kuwait. The stances of both Iraq and the UN resulted in the Gulf War.
http://www.fas.org/news/un/Iraq/sres/sres0687.htm
In the early 1990s, following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, the United Nations quickly condemned the action as a violation of international law and the UN Charter. The Security Council imposed economic sanctions on Iraq and passed a series of resolutions demanding its withdrawal from Kuwait. When diplomatic efforts failed, the UN authorized a military coalition to liberate Kuwait, leading to the Gulf War in early 1991. This response highlighted the UN's commitment to maintaining international peace and security.
http://www.fas.org/news/un/iraq/sres/sres0687.htm
The United Nations was trying to keep Iraq from invading Kuwait
UN Inspectors came to Iraq to collect Saddam's vast arsenal (at that time) of chemical and biological weapons. Since that point, Iraq had had to comply with such inspections until the fall of Saddam's regime.