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The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to wrap up the three-decade program which has allowed Kuwait to recover more than $50 billion from Iraq for damages caused by its 1990 invasion. Members approved a resolution to “terminate the mandate” of the United Nations Compensation Commission, concluding that the operation has “fulfilled” its purpose of adequately remunerating Kuwait. The measure, drafted by Britain, says it “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 i…