VOL. XLII

No. 09

1-March-1999

IRAQ

UNCC Pays Out $814Mn To Gulf War Claimants

The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) made$814mn available on 18 February for claimants under categories A and C andclaims from Egyptian workers. The payment, which brings the total compensationmade available so far by the UNCC to $2.729bn, comprises $542.75mn to 59governments and seven offices of three international organizations fordistribution to 217,102 claimants whose claims were resolved in the fifth...