VOL XL

No. 03

20-January-1997

IRAQ

UNCC Awards 997,150 Claims Worth $4Bn

The Governing Council of the Geneva-based UnitedNations Compensation Commission (UNCC) has so far agreed to 997,150 claims worth about$4bn against Iraq for its invasion of Kuwait. A total of 98 countries and threeinternational organizations, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, the UnitedNations Development Program (UNDP) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)have filed 2.6mn claims against Iraq...