The official OIP website adds: “The main focus of the programme has been to ensure substantial deliveries of food and health supplies to Iraq. From phase IV onwards, oil industry spare parts and equipment were also given priority to maintain and increase Iraq's ability to export oil with the Security Council authorising Iraq to import initially up to $300 million and subsequently $600 million worth of equipment with revenue from each phase.”
http://www.un.org/Depts/oip/background/basicfigures.html
As of the end of July, the U.N. Compensation Commission (UNCC) also states that there were “approximately 2.6 million claims seeking compensation in excess of US $300 Billion”. Any and all claims approved by the UNCC will be paid out of funds from the “oil for food” programme. “Food” must have various connotations.
The UNCC explains that: “Nearly one hundred Governments have submitted claims for their nationals, corporations and/or themselves. Thirteen offices of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), have also submitted claims for individuals who were not in a position to have their claims filed by Governments. This staggering volume of claims, and the accompanying documentation require approximately 3,500 square metres of storage space in various locations.”
http://www.unog.ch/uncc/claims/governm.htm
http://www.un.org/Depts/oip/background/basicfigures.html
As of the end of July, the U.N. Compensation Commission (UNCC) also states that there were “approximately 2.6 million claims seeking compensation in excess of US $300 Billion”. Any and all claims approved by the UNCC will be paid out of funds from the “oil for food” programme. “Food” must have various connotations.
The UNCC explains that: “Nearly one hundred Governments have submitted claims for their nationals, corporations and/or themselves. Thirteen offices of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), have also submitted claims for individuals who were not in a position to have their claims filed by Governments. This staggering volume of claims, and the accompanying documentation require approximately 3,500 square metres of storage space in various locations.”
http://www.unog.ch/uncc/claims/governm.htm