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| U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs |
| Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations |
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| Title: POSTPONED -- RESCHEDULED 1-24-08 United Nations Development Program Operations in North Korea |
| Date: 12/13/07 |
| Time (EST): 2:00 PM |
| Place: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rm. 342 |
| The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has scheduled a hearing, "United Nations Development Program Operations in North Korea," for Thursday, December 13, 2007, at 2:00 p.m., in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
In April 2007, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) took the unprecedented step of shutting down its operations in North Korea due to refusals by the North Korean government to allow UNDP to increase the transparency and accountability of its funding programs there. The Subcommittee’s December 13th hearing will examine UNDP operations in North Korea, reviewing evidence and taking testimony on certain problems in the relationship between UNDP and the North Korean government, whether the problems in North Korea are localized or systemic, and whether UNDP has sufficient whistleblower and ethics safeguards in place.
Witnesses for the upcoming hearing will include representatives of the Government Accountability Office and the Department of State. Following the hearing, the Subcommittee will receive a public briefing from representatives of the United Nations Development Program. A final witness list will be available Tuesday, December 11, 2007.
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