VOL.XXXVIII

NO.4

24-OCTOBER-1994

Kuwait

UN Approves Compensation Claims Worth $185Mn For Those Who Fled Kuwait

The UN Compensation Commission (UNCC), the official body handling individualand corporate claims made against Iraq as a result of the invasion andoccupation of Kuwait, approved on 20 October personal claims filed by more than50,000 individuals who were forced to flee the Gulf state. The claimants,citizens of 60 different countries, will receive a total disbursement of $185mnonce the...