VOL. XLV

No 22

3-June-2002

IRAQ

Oil-For-FoodProgram Becoming Meaningless, Says Sevan

Thehead of the UN Office of the Iraq Program, Mr Benon Sevan, told the SecurityCouncil on 29 May that unless the question of the pricing of Iraqi oil issettled soon, it will be impossible to implement the humanitarian programeffectively, adding that without funds, the whole exercise will bemeaningless. The UN official was referring to the protracted conflict betweenthe UN and Iraq over surcharges paid for oil...