Questioning the validity of sanctions against Iraq, this report provides a wide range of accounts relating to their effects, reflecting both private and professional experiences. Covering a variety of relevant issues, discussions include examinations of the following:

- Health
- NGO opportunities, options and constraints regarding Iraq
- Society and Culture
- Weapons of mass destruction
- Depleted uranium
- International politics

The speeches included in this report were given at a conference entitled 'Sanctions on Iraq: Background, Consequences, Strategies' on 13-14 November 1999, attended by over 150 delegates from five countries, including historians, diplomats, public health specialists, anthropologists, journalists, activists and Iraqi citizens.