VOL. XLV

No 12

25-March-2002

IRAQ

UN Compensation Committee Approves $1.77Bn Award To Gulf War Victims

The United NationsCompensation Committee (UNCC) announced on 13 March that it has approved awardsof $1.77bn to compensate victims of Iraq痴 1990 invasion of Kuwait and the GulfWar that followed. Of the $1.77bn, around $1.5bn is earmarked for Kuwaiticitizens, said the UNCC. The awards were made at the forty-third session of theGoverning Council of the UNCC and the next session will be held 18-20...