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October 16, 2007
U.N. Watch: Procurement
In 2006, the U.N. reports that it spent $1.99 billion in procurement for the U.N. Headquarters, peacekeeping missions, and “other programs seeking procurement services.” This does not include several U.N. entities that have their own procurement budgets. Due to the U.N.’s refusal to enact basic accountability and transparency measures, it is impossible to determine what the real total is for procurement in the entire U.N. system.
Internal U.N. auditors have uncovered over $600 million worth of contracts tainted by corruption, and U.S. investigations have resulted in three U.N. procurement officials found guilty of bribery and related crimes by U.S. federal courts.
Related Resources:
Examples of Government Waste:
UN report finds 43% of procurement is tainted by fraud
Oct 15, 2007
Oversight Actions:
Senators applaud Secretary Rice’s oversight and reform agenda at U.N.
Nov 14, 2007
Further Readings:
UN Procurement Task Force Report
(108.9 KBs)
Oct 5, 2007
Other Resources:
The Rosett Report
claudiarosett.pajamasmedia.com/
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UN Wastes $3 Million on 30,000 Oracle Licenses Left Unused, Sources Say, As Budget Committee Meets, No Ban Comment
Dec 22, 2008
By Matthew Russell Lee
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Fiat Agrees to $7 Million Fine in Connection With Payment of $4.4 Million in Kickbacks by Three Subsidiaries Under the U.N. Oil for Food Program
Dec 22, 2008
By U.S. Department of Justice
$2 Billion U.N. Time Bomb Ticks for Obama
Nov 26, 2008
By Stewart Stogel
Newsmax
Cost of Rebuilding U.N.'s Palace? A Billion Dollars
Nov 25, 2008
By Joseph Abrams
Fox News
U.N. Reports Show Scrutiny in Short Supply at World Body -- but Reasons for it Abound
Oct 29, 2008
By George Russell
Fox News
Ros-Lehtinen Calls for Extension of UN Anti-Corruption Probe
Oct 23, 2008
By U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Kenyan accused of defrauding UN
Oct 21, 2008
By KEVIN J KELLEY
Daily Nation
Report Details Corruption Cases Involving U.N. Purchasing
Oct 21, 2008
By NEIL MACFARQUHAR
New york Times
Report faults UN complex expansion job
Oct 9, 2008
By KEVIN J KELLEY
Daily Nation
London police probe UN-Congo charity deal
Oct 5, 2008
By Michael Peel
Financial Times
Former U.N. Official Clashes With Her Ex-Boss
Aug 13, 2008
By Benny Avni
New York Sun
Oil-for-Food Lawsuit Today, Cash-for-Kim Complaints Tomorrow?
Jul 1, 2008
By Claudia Rosett
The Rosett Report
Iraq to file lawsuits against those profiting illegally from UN program
Jun 29, 2008
International Herald Tribune
UNDP PSO hides 87 contracts with terrorist organizations
May 30, 2008
By UNDP Watch
UNDP Procurement: Curiouser and Curiouser
Apr 18, 2008
By George Russell
Fox News
UNDP Procurement: Exceptions Are the Rule
Apr 16, 2008
By George Russell
Fox News
United Nations Scanner Deal — Or Is It Scammer Deal?
Apr 4, 2008
By George Russell
Fox News
UNDP LYING FOR THE RECORD (uncovered)
Apr 2, 2008
UNDP Watch
Ex-U.N. official gets 8 years for graft
Apr 2, 2008
UPI
U.N. Agency Provided $2.3M Worth of Equipment for Venezuela — Or Did It?
Apr 1, 2008
By George Russell
Fox News Story
UN's Iraq oil man 'was Russian spy'
Mar 28, 2008
By Tom Leonard
The Daily Telegraph
Peering Into the Caverns of Another Oil-for-Food Indictment (Hey, Is that the UN Down There?)
Mar 27, 2008
By Claudia Rosett
The Rosett Report
The UN's oil-for-food scandal: Rolling up the culprits
Mar 13, 2008
The Economist
Lockheed Over-Spends on F-35, Sued and Questioned on Capitol Hill as in UN
Mar 13, 2008
By Matthew Russell Lee
Inner City Press
U.S. Officials Divulge Reports On Confidential U.N. Audits
Feb 17, 2008
By Colum Lynch
Washington Post
Audit of U.N.'s Sudan Mission Finds Tens of Millions in Waste
Feb 10, 2008
By Colum Lynch
Washington Post
U.N. 'reform'
Jan 30, 2008
By Editorial
Pittsburg Tribune-Review
New procurement scandal shows scale of U.N. problems
Jan 15, 2008
By Richard Edwards
European Leaders In Procurement Blog
UN fraud team wins a year’s reprieve
Jan 15, 2008
By Harvey Morris
Financial Times
Is the U.N. Corrupt?
Jan 14, 2008
By BENNY AVNI
New York Sun
U.N. Ignores Its Own Procurement Ban
Jan 14, 2008
By George Russell
Fox News
Congress Defends the UN: Coburn Opposes
Dec 13, 2007
By Senator Tom Coburn, M.D.
Human Events
"Breathtakingly Immoral"
Nov 27, 2007
By Claudia Rosett
The Rosett Report
Oscar Wyatt receives 12-month sentence in Iraq scandal
Nov 27, 2007
By DAVID IVANOVICH
Houston Chronicle
UN seeks office space as overhaul plans take shape
Nov 27, 2007
By Warren Hoge
Bloomberg News
At UN, Budget Flux Amid Claims of Transparency, Favoritism Called Minor, FOIA On Its Way
Oct 29, 2007
By Matthew Russell Lee
Inner City Press
Another UN Moment: $700,000 in Mystery Money
Oct 16, 2007
By Claudia Rosett
The Rosett Report
U.N. Chief Faces a Test Over Misdeeds
Oct 15, 2007
By BENNY AVNI
New York Sun
Former UN diplomat sentenced
Oct 15, 2007
By Harvey Morris
Financial Times
Scam Earns Ex-U.N. Official 4-Year Term
Oct 13, 2007
By LARRY NEUMEISTER
AP
An Oil for Food Exposé
Oct 3, 2007
By Claudia Rosett
Wall Street Jounral
UN headquarters cries out for help
Jun 18, 2007
By Tunku Abdul Aziz
The New Straits Times
Analysis: Will Fraud Conviction Help U.N. Reform Its Secretive 'Culture of Impunity'?
Jun 13, 2007
By Claudia Rosett and George Russell
Fox News
Scandal-prone UN faces up to familiar problem
May 25, 2007
By David Usborne
New Zealand Herald
Pakistan dismisses DR Congo claim
May 25, 2007
BBC
Global Air Carrier Suspended in U.N. Procurement Investigation
May 3, 2007
By By Claudia Rosett and George Russell
Fox News
Waste, Fraud and UN Headquarters
Mar 15, 2007
By Thomas P. Kilgannon
Human Events
Firms accused of bribing Saddam to be investigated by fraud office
Feb 14, 2007
U.S. lawmakers ask Cyprus to extradite Cypriot citizen accused of oil-for-food crimes
Feb 13, 2007
By AP
Benon Sevan Watch: An Oil-for-Food Letter-to-Cyprus
Feb 13, 2007
By Claudia Rosett
The Rosett Report
Indictments Are New Stage In Oil for Food
Jan 17, 2007
By BENNY AVNI
New York Sun
Plunder Down Under
Nov 28, 2006
By Claudia Rosett
National Review Online
Federal Authorities Arrest U.N. Official on Misconduct Charges
Nov 2, 2006
By BENNY AVNI
The New York Sun
Senator Coburn Calls for U.N. Transparency
Sep 11, 2006
Guilty!
Jul 14, 2006
By Claudia Rosett
National Review Online
Ex-senator linked to oil-for-food claims (Bob Torricelli)
May 18, 2006
By Claudio Gatti
MSNBC (The Financial Times)
U.S. probe targets U.N. department
Apr 27, 2006
Washington Times
United Nations Probes Sale of Irreplaceable Stamp Archive
Apr 27, 2006
FoxNews.com
How Corrupt is the UN?
Apr 17, 2006
By Claudia Rosett
Commentary Magazine
The U.N. Oil for Food Scandal from start to finish
Apr 1, 2006
By Claudia Rosett
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
U.N. Procurement Scandal: Ties to Saddam and Al Qaeda
Oct 21, 2005
By Claudia Rosett and George Russell
FoxNews.com
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