The Governing Council is actually the Security Council, under a different name but with no one holding Veto Power. Decisions have usually been by concensus, although there are provisions for a nine member approval being necessary, as in the Security Council.
Meetings are closed to the public but U.N. Member-States which are not on the Security Council may ask for permission to appear. Iraq and Kuwait have often done this.
There are 56 Commissioners, working on 18 panels, including three panels which have now concluded their work. The UNCC states that: “Commissioners are chosen for their integrity, experience and expertise in such areas as law, accounting, loss adjustment, assessment of environmental damage, and engineering.”
There is also a secretariat to perform the necessary administrative tasks and the UNCC notes that: “The majority of the members of the secretariat are lawyers, accountants, loss adjusters and information technology specialists.
“In addition to the Office of the Executive Secretary, the secretariat comprises (1) the Claims Processing Division, which includes the Legal Services Branch, made up of various claims sections and units, the Verification and Valuation Support Branch and the Registry; (2) the Support Services Division, which includes the Claims Payment and Compensation Fund Administration, the Executive Office, dealing with general administration, and the Information Systems Section providing computerized systems to support claims processing and payment; and (3) the Governing Council Secretariat.”
Meetings are closed to the public but U.N. Member-States which are not on the Security Council may ask for permission to appear. Iraq and Kuwait have often done this.
There are 56 Commissioners, working on 18 panels, including three panels which have now concluded their work. The UNCC states that: “Commissioners are chosen for their integrity, experience and expertise in such areas as law, accounting, loss adjustment, assessment of environmental damage, and engineering.”
There is also a secretariat to perform the necessary administrative tasks and the UNCC notes that: “The majority of the members of the secretariat are lawyers, accountants, loss adjusters and information technology specialists.
“In addition to the Office of the Executive Secretary, the secretariat comprises (1) the Claims Processing Division, which includes the Legal Services Branch, made up of various claims sections and units, the Verification and Valuation Support Branch and the Registry; (2) the Support Services Division, which includes the Claims Payment and Compensation Fund Administration, the Executive Office, dealing with general administration, and the Information Systems Section providing computerized systems to support claims processing and payment; and (3) the Governing Council Secretariat.”