UN lays out function of office for Palestinians to claim damages from Israeli barrier
27 October 2006
The United Nations has established the institutional framework for a registry of damages incurred by Palestinians to their homes, business and agricultural holdings as result of Israel’s construction of a barrier in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a report released today. The purpose of the “Register of Damage” is to document damages for possible future international adjudication, not to settle claims, he said in the report to the UN General Assembly. Read more about UN lays out function of office for Palestinians to claim damages from Israeli barrier