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2022-02-22
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  1. “The Commission worked very closely with the Committee of Financial Experts of Iraq to ensure that all of the deposits related to its export sales of petroleum and petroleum products, as well as those related to non-monetary and in-kind sales, were effected. I would like to acknowledge the work and support provided by the Committee of Financial Experts of Iraq. I also emphasize that Kuwait has engaged positively and constructively throughout the process. Since the Commission’s establishment, it has worked in a novel, complex and ever-evolving context. The sheer commitment of all who have been engaged over the past 30 years is a strong demonstration of post-conflict restitution and reconciliation in action. I commend the report of the Compensation Commission to the Security Council.”

    2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source

  2. “Since its inception, the Governing Council has hosted representatives of Iraq and Kuwait, playing a role in the reconciliation of relations between the two States. With the exception of the period from 2015 to 2017, when the Governing Council granted Iraq three successive one-year postponements of its deposit obligations, given the severe security and economic challenges it was facing in battling Da’esh, Iraq deposited the required percentage of oil-export proceeds into the Compensation Fund throughout the life of the Commission, always in the face of enormous challenges, the latest being the coronavirus disease pandemic.”

    2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source

  3. “Following the final session, the Commission will be dissolved and a reporting letter sent to the Security Council. It is not every year that a United Nations body successfully completes its work and is dissolved. The United Nations Compensation Commission demonstrates what multiple States with different interests can achieve through positive cooperation at the United Nations. The Commission faced the daunting task of administering the claims of the numerous Governments, nationals and corporations that suffered loss, damage or injury as a result of the invasion and occupation of Kuwait. For more than 30 years, the Commission has shown that post-war reconstruction and reconciliation, by Member States acting through the United Nations, are possible.”

    2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source

  4. “They will remain in their roles for a short period following the closure of the Commission to address residual administrative and financial issues, as well as the transfer of any remaining funds to the Government of Iraq. There remain a number of audits to be conducted by internal and external auditors, including a claims payment audit and a liquidation audit by the Office of Internal Oversight Services, to take place in April or May. There will also be audits by the Board of Auditors on the financial statements of the Commission for the year ended 2021 and the first half of 2022, scheduled to be conducted in September. A final administrative Governing Council session will be held following the closure of the accounts for the return of any remaining funds in the Compensation Fund to Iraq and the issuance of all audit reports.”

    2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source

  5. “I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of the various panels of Commissioners who undertook reviews and made recommendations to the Governing Council on all the claims submitted to the Commission. And while just a few of its secretariat staff members remain, I would also like to recall that at the height of claims processing, there were more than 300 members of the Compensation Commission secretariat, and I would like to thank them all for their invaluable support to the Governing Council and to the panels, and for their contribution to this successful outcome. As noted in decision 277 of the Governing Council, the Commission will be winding down all activities in 2022. Its secretariat has continually downsized and now consists of two professionals and one support staff member.”

    2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source

  6. “In marking that historic milestone, our thoughts are above all with the people of Iraq and Kuwait, who have borne the long and painful legacy of this conflict. It is important for them that we demonstrate that we are now turning a page of history, while noting the remarkable levels of national, regional and international cooperation that have marked the successful work of the Commission. The Commission’s challenge was not just one of restitution but also, vitally, one of reconciliation. All of us — Kuwait, Iraq and the members of the Security Council — owe the Commission and the United Nations system a debt of gratitude.”

    2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source

  7. “Delegations from Iraq and Kuwait addressed the Governing Council during the session. It is noteworthy that all of the decisions of the Governing Council were adopted by consensus throughout the more than three decades of its existence. In adopting its final decision, the Governing Council recognized and thanked the Government of Iraq for its cooperation with the Commission and its commitment to meeting its obligations under the relevant Security Council resolutions and Governing Council decisions, even in the face of extraordinary security and economic challenges. It also thanked the Government of Kuwait for its support and cooperation with the Commission. The Commission has now completed its work.”

    2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source

  8. “Specifically, it decided to expedite and treat on an urgent basis the resolution of claims of individuals who were forced to leave Iraq or Kuwait; those who suffered serious personal injuries or whose spouse, child or parent died; and those who suffered personal losses of up to $100,000. The humanitarian decision to focus first on urgent individual claims marked a significant step in the evolution of international claims practice. On 9 February the Governing Council, under the presidency of Ireland, adopted decision 277, its final decision, which marked the fulfilment of the Commission’s mandate and declared that the Government of Iraq had fulfilled its international obligations to compensate for losses and damages suffered as a direct result of its unlawful invasion of Kuwait.”

    2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source

  9. “With its final payment, on 13 January, the Commission has awarded a total of $52.4 billion in compensation to 1.5 million claimants. That represents approximately 15 per cent of the total amount claimed and reflects the thorough review undertaken by the Commission. It is a historic achievement for the United Nations and for effective multilateralism. The Commission is the first successful example of a system giving individuals recourse to seek compensation from an aggressor State. The Governing Council granted priority to individual claimants in both the processing and the payment of its claims.”

    2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source

  10. “Mr. Gaffey: I thank you, Mr. President, for the opportunity to brief the Security Council on the fulfilment of the mandate of the United Nations Compensation Commission. As President of the Commission’s Governing Council, I am pleased to submit the final report of the Commission (S/2022/104, annex) to the Security Council, which summarizes the work of the Commission since its inception. It has been almost 31 years since the Security Council affirmed Iraq’s liability under international law for any direct loss or damage resulting from its invasion and occupation of Kuwait and established the Compensation Commission and the Compensation Fund under resolution 692 (1991). Ultimately, 2.7 million claims were submitted to the Commission, seeking $352 billion in compensation.”

    2022-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8972 (2022) · source