Security Council resolution 2621 (2022) [on termination of the mandate of the UN Compensation Commission]
Symbol: S/RES/2621 (2022)
Date: 2022-02-22
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/77 [120] IRAQ-KUWAIT SITUATION
S/ X The situation between Iraq and Kuwait.
Subjects: UN. Compensation Commission|UN. Compensation Commission > Dissolution|UN. Compensation Fund|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|WAR DAMAGE COMPENSATION|PAYMENTS ARRANGEMENTS|IRAQ-KUWAIT SITUATION|IRAQ|KUWAIT
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ALBANIA
vote: yes
country: BRAZIL
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GABON
vote: yes
country: GHANA
vote: yes
country: INDIA
vote: yes
country: IRELAND
vote: yes
country: KENYA
vote: yes
country: MEXICO
vote: yes
country: NORWAY
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

            United Nations                                                                  S/RES/2621 (2022)*
            Security Council                                                  Distr.: General
                                                                              22 February 2022




            Resolution 2621 (2022)
            Adopted by the Security Council at its 8972nd meeting, on
            22 February 2022

                  The Security Council,
                 Recalling all of its relevant resolutions on Iraq, including 660 (1990), 674
            (1990), 686 (1991), 687 (1991), 692 (1991), 1483 (2003) and 1956 (2010),
                 Taking note with appreciation of the Final Report of the Governing Council of
            the United Nations Compensation Commission (“the Governing Council”) to the
            Security Council (UN Doc. S/2022/104), on the United Nations Compensation
            Commission (“the Commission”) and the United Nations Compensation Fund (“the
            Fund”),
                  Underlining Decision No. 277 of the Governing Council of 9 February 2022,
            which declared that “Iraq has fulfilled its international obligat ions to compensate all
            claimants awarded compensation by the Commission for losses and damages suffered
            as a direct result of Iraq’s unlawful invasion of Kuwait”, and decided that “effective
            immediately, the Government of Iraq is no longer required to depo sit a percentage of
            proceeds from export sales of petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas into the
            Fund”,
                  Noting that the Commission was established by the Security Council for
            payment of compensation in relation to the liability identified in para. 2 (b) of
            resolution 686 (1991), paras. 16 and 18 of resolution 687 (1991) and resolution 692
            (1991),
                   Appreciating the commitment of the Government of Iraq to meeting its
            obligations under relevant Security Council resolutions and Governing Council
            decisions and its cooperation over the lifespan of the Commission, and commending
            its resolute efforts in this respect even under difficult circumstances,
                  Appreciating also the cooperation of the Government of Kuwait with both the
            Commission and the Government of Iraq, and commending the goodwill it has shown
            to the Government of Iraq during the Commission’s process, includ ing its support for
            Iraq’s requests to suspend its deposits into the Fund in 2014, 2015 and 2016,
                  Welcoming the improved relations between Iraq and Kuwait,
               Acknowledging the involvement by international organisations and other
            member States in the Commission’s claims process and distribution of awards,

          * Reissued for technical reasons on 11 March 2022.



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                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                    1.   Decides that the Commission has fulfilled its mandate under resolutions
               687 (1991) and 692 (1991) and other relevant resolutions of the Security Council;
                     2.   Reaffirms that Iraq has fulfilled its international obligations to compensate
               all claimants awarded compensation by the Commission for direct loss, damage –
               including environmental damage and the depletion of natural resources – or injury to
               foreign Governments, nationals and corporations as a result of its unlawful invasion
               and occupation of Kuwait, as set out in paragraphs 16 and 18 of resolution 687 (1991)
               and resolution 692 (1991);
                    3.    Confirms that the Government of Iraq is no longer required to deposit a
               percentage of proceeds from export sales of petroleum, petroleum products and
               natural gas into the Fund;
                    4.    Confirms that the Commission’s claims process is now complete and final
               and that no further claims shall be made to the Commission;
                     5.    Encourages recipients of environmental remediation and restoration
               awards issued by the Commission to continue carrying out projects consistent with
               existing commitments, and keeping Iraq appropriately informed of progress on the
               projects through the United Nations Secretariat;
                     6.   Requests the United Nations Secretariat to provide access to the
               Government of Iraq, upon its request, to the claims records of the Commission, in
               accordance with relevant archival policies and procedures of the United Nations for
               this purpose;
                     7.   Decides to terminate the mandate of the Commission, and, in accordance
               with Decision No. 277 of the Governing Council, directs the Commission to conclude
               the outstanding matters necessary for its closure and for the dissolution of the Fund
               by the end of 2022, and to return to the Government of Iraq any amounts remaining
               in the Fund at the point of dissolution;
                      8.    Decides to conclude its consideration of compensation by the Commission
               for liability as set out in paragraphs 16 and 18 of resolution 687 (1991) and resolution
               692 (1991) and that upon completion of the outstanding matters described in
               paragraph 7, the Commission shall be closed and the Fund shall be dissolved.




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