Corruption At The United Nations

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the UN logo in the foreground in the Manhattan borough of New York August 15, 2014. REUTERS/CARLO ALLEGRI

Reuters: Exclusive: U.N. audit identifies serious lapses linked to alleged bribery

The United Nations' internal investigations office has uncovered serious lapses and due-diligence failures in the world body's interaction with organizations tied to an alleged bribery scheme involving a former U.N. General Assembly president.

The 21-page confidential report by the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services' (OIOS), reviewed by Reuters, outlines the results of an audit ordered by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in response to charges against John Ashe, General Assembly president in 2013-2014, and six other people.

The report gave the U.N. an overall grade of "partially satisfactory" in the March 22 report, which is available to U.N. member states on request. It noted "important deficiencies" in the way United Nations and its staff interacted with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and oversees U.N. employees.

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WNU Editor: Being one who worked at the UN for a few years .... I have seen it all .... corruption/nepotism/cowardice/lying/the taking of bribes/etc./etc./etc. .... but until we have a better international organization, the UN is the only game in town.