VOL. XXXIX

No. 36

6-June-1996

IRAQ

UNCC Awards A Further $425Mn In Claims

The Governing Council of the Geneva-based United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) announced on 29 May that it had awarded a further $425mn in compensation to individuals who have made claims against Iraq for its invasion of Kuwait. This latest round of awards covers some 62,000 people from 68 different countries who suffered material losses of up to $100,000. Since it was established by the UN in 1991, the...