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IK/302
15/02/2001
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IK/302


GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNCC ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT


GENEVA, 15 February (UN Information Service) -- The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission held a special session on 15 February for the purpose of electing a new president and one of the two vice-presidents of the Council. 

IK/301
26/01/2001
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IK/301


UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $1.4 BILLION


The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today, in the second payment of the third phase of the payments mechanism, a total of some $1,464.18 million to 24 governments and one international organization for distribution to 716 successful claimants.  This amount includes some: 

IK/298
26 October 2000


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IK/298


UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $1.2 BILLION

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GENEVA, 26 October (UN Information Service) -- The United Nations Compensation Commission has today commenced the third phase of payments by making available a total of $1,275,020,540.47 to 38 governments and one international organization for distribution to 1,538 successful claimants.

IK/297
28 September 2000


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IK/297


GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION APPROVES AWARDS OF OVER $16.2 BILLION FOR COMPENSATION AT THIRTY-SEVENTH SESSION

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GENEVA, 28 September (UN Information Service) -- The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission, under the Presidency of Hans J. Heinemann of the Netherlands, today approved awards of $16,239,554,498 for compensation.

IK/291
21 March 2000


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IK/291


UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $361 MILLION

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GENEVA, 17 March (UN Information Service) -- The United Nations Compensation Commission has today made available, in a fourth round of payments in the second phase, a total of $361,826,215.70 to 60 governments and nine offices of three international organizations for distribution to 74,442 successful claimants.

IK/290
17 March 2000


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IK/290


GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES THIRTY-FIFTH SESSION

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Approves Awards of $964 million for Compensation

GENEVA, 15 March (UN Information Service) -- The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission concluded its thirty-fifth session today and approved awards of $964 million for compensation.