Monday, January 29, 2007
The United Nations - money, money, and even more money
So, how does anyone really know where it goes?...
Claudia Rosett report in the LA Times:
"From the UNDP, Kim gets cash and a seat on the executive board.
Yes, on top of Oil-for-Fraud, Sex-for-Food, the car for Kojo, the $500,000 cash prize for Kofi, the tyrant-packed Human Rights Council, and other ventures of this kind, the UN now has a burgeoning scandal over the UN Development Program’s operations in nuclear-happy North Korea. Scroll down to the “related video” inside this UNDP link to watch Ad Melkert, an official of the UN Development Program, explaining to the press why pouring money without adequate oversight into Pyongyang is just dandy."