VOL. XL

No. 51/52

22/29-December-1997

IRAQ

UNCC Approves $2.2Mn Compensation To Nine Governments

The Geneva-based United Nations Compensation Committee (UNCC) on 17 December approvedpayments worth $2.2mn to nine governments claiming compensation from Iraq for its 1990invasion of Kuwait. The UNCC is scheduled to meet again on 9-11 March. During this latestmeeting, the UNCC considered claims from individuals, companies and governments for lossesof more than $100,000. So far, the committee has...