Category "B" claims were claims submitted by individuals who suffered serious personal injury or whose spouse, child or parent died as a result of Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait. Compensation for successful claims in this category was set at US$2,500 for individuals and up to US$10,000 for families. The Commission received approximately 6,000 category "B" claims submitted by forty-seven Governments and seven offices of three international organisations, seeking a total of approximately US$20 million in compensation.
In December 1995, the Commission concluded the category "B" claims processing programme, and the relevant reports of the panel of commissioners pertaining to these claims can be found here. The Governing Council awarded US$13,450,000 in compensation which was made available from January 1994 to December 1996 for distribution to the approximately 3900 successful claimants.
Image of pie chart showing the number of claims, broken down by country, which were awarded compensation under category B. 2,117 were awarded to Kuwait; 446 were awarded to Jordan; 331 were awarded to Egypt; 189 were awarded to India; 148 were awarded to the United Kingdom; 96 were awarded to Israel; 80 were awarded to Sudan; 79 were awarded to Bangladesh; 53 were awarded to Yemen; 50 were awarded to Pakistan; 50 were awarded to the United States of America; 48 were awarded to Syria; 47 were awarded to France; 45 were awarded to the Philippines; 40 were awarded to Sri Lanka; and 116 were awarded to other countries.
Image of pie chart showing the amount of compensation awarded in US dollars, broken down by country, under category B claims. $6,222,500 was awarded to Kuwait; $2,012,500 was awarded to Jordan; $1,377,500 was awarded to Egypt; $700,000 was awarded to India; $402,500 was awarded to the United Kingdom; $355,000 was awarded to Yemen; $347,500 was awarded to Bangladesh; $322,500 was awarded to Sudan; $312,500 was awarded to Israel; $240,000 was awarded to Pakistan; $162,500 was awarded to Syria; $155,000 was awarded to the Philippines; $140,000 was awarded to Sri Lanka; $135,000 was awarded to the United States of America; $117,500 was awarded to France; and $432,500 was awarded to other countries.
Relevant decisions of the Governing Council - Category B
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