UNCC

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UNCC is an acronym commonly associated with the United Nations Compensation Commission, a UN body established to process claims and award compensation for losses resulting from Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations body
subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security Council
abbreviation UNCC self-linksurface differs
affiliation United Nations Secretariat
appliesToCountry Iraq
Kuwait
appliesToEvent Gulf War
Gulf War
surface form: Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
appliesToPeriod losses incurred between 2 August 1990 and 2 March 1991
compensationPaid over 50 billion US dollars (approximate)
compensationType claims for losses suffered by corporations
claims for losses suffered by governments
claims for losses suffered by individuals
country Switzerland
dissolved 2022
endCause completion of its mandate
foundedBy United Nations Security Council
fundingMechanism percentage of revenues from the UN oil‑for‑food programme
fundingSource proceeds from Iraqi oil exports
governingBody United Nations Compensation Commission
surface form: Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.uncc.ch/
headquartersLocation Geneva
Palais des Nations
inception 1991
jurisdiction claims arising directly from Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
legalBasis UN Security Council Resolution 687
surface form: United Nations Security Council Resolution 687

United Nations Security Council Resolution 692
locatedIn Geneva
Switzerland
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
notableWork establishment of a global reparations programme for victims of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
numberOfClaimsProcessed millions of claims (approximate)
parentOrganization United Nations
United Nations Security Council
purpose process claims and award compensation for losses resulting from Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait in 1990–1991
regionServed international
reportingTo United Nations Security Council
standsFor United Nations Compensation Commission
topic international law
post‑conflict compensation
war reparations

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UNCC abbreviation UNCC self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: United Nations Compensation Commission