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Release issued by Ministry of External Affairs,
Government of India, New Delhi regarding payment of
compensation to the eligible claimants, who were
victims of the Gulf War 1990-91, approved by the
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)
The United Nation Security Council had established
in 1992, a special compensation commission called
the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) to
provide compensatory funds to the expatriate
nationals of several countries, who suffered
injuries or losses during the Iraq-Kuwait Gulf war
of 1990-91.
Among the Indian claimants, over 1 lakh claimants
have already been paid a sum of US $ 1 billion in
compensation. 8615 claimants have yet to receive
their compensation, as they had changed their
addresses and did not intimate their new addresses
to MEA, these claimants are called successful
“UNTRACED CLAIMANTS”.
A
list of these claimants can be accessed on the
Ministry of External Affairs website
www.mea.gov.in under MEA links (Special Kuwait
Cell).
The last date fixed by UNCC for locating these
persons is 30th September 2006, after
which their claims will lapse. Keeping in view the
minimum time required by banks to secure funds from
UNCC, the claimants are advised to ensure that their
letters intimating their new address must reach SKC
Division by 20th August 2006 at the
latest, at the following address :
Ms. Sarita Bali,
Joint Secretary (SKC & Library),
Ministry of External Affairs,
9
– Bhagwan Dass Road,
ISIL Building,
New Delhi – 110 001.
New Delhi,
July 23, 2006 |
