VOL. XLV

No 23

10-June-2002

IRAQ

IraqsOil-For-Food Program Short Of $1.9bn

According to Benon Sevan, Executive Directorof the UN Office of Iraq Program (OIP), Iraqsoil-for-food program has over $1.9bn worth of approved applications for which,regrettably, approval letters could not be issued due to shortfall of funds inthe relevant sectors and phases. Mr Sevan told the Security Council on 29 May that the totalvalue of all humanitarian supplies and equipment delivered to Iraqsince the start of the...