UN staff in uproar over top leadership
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The UN staff union met yesterday to discuss a no-confidence measure against senior management of the world body, which has been rocked by a series of scandals involving top officials.
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The United Nations Staff Union, in response to David Malone&#39;s &quot;Nobody said it would be safe,&quot; (Views, Oct. 1), would like to point out that around 30 UN staff members have already been deployed to Iraq - a
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The U.N. secretary-general warned that violence against women has reached "hideous" levels in some countries trying to recover from conflict, and the U.N. Security Council demanded an end to impunity for rape and other sexual abuse.
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Already embattled with his ties to the Iraqi Oil for Food scandal, and what some term as the 'Food for Sex' scandal, Kofi Annan has dodged the latest bullet. Well, dodged only in the sense that specific allegations against him was removed at the last minute before passing.    The UN staff union passed a resolution sharply critical of the world body's senior management but expressed support for beleaguered Secretary General Kofi Annan.    An earlier draft of the resolution had strongly worded language about no confidence in senior staff of the United Nations, which has been buffeted by scandals over the past few months.
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The UN Security Council takes up the issue this week, ratcheting up pressure on Tehran.
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UNITED NATIONS, Aug 10 (IPS) - Two leading human rights groups have criticised the  U.N. Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee for  refusing to castigate governments that crack down on human rights  in the name of fighting terrorism.
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For Kofi Annan, the widely respected secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), these are no easy times. He has for some weeks now been under intense pressure from the United States Congress to resign for
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Some of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council are using their clout to raise issues that do not belong in the decision-making body, South Africa's foreign minister said on Tuesday.
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Key members of the UN Security Council scrambled to try to reconcile rival proposals aimed at censuring recalcitrant North Korea for its missile tests, ahead of a vote they hope to have by the end of week.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has chosen the head of the U.N. Development Program as his new chief of staff, who will be looked at to help push through reforms as the global body faces corruption allegations and strained relations with Washington.
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A SMALL but loud chorus of conservative voices is calling for the resignation of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. They say he is tainted by the UN oil-for-food scandal and should step down.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Monday that resignations of several senior officials gave him a chance to reshuffle his team, under fire in Washington because of the Iraqi oil-for-food scandal.
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U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan criticized on Thursday what he called inflammatory remarks by the Ivory Coast's ruling party chief and asked the African nation's leaders to exercise "utmost restraint".
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UNITED NATIONS -- Just a few months ago, Kofi Annan was one of the most respected UN chiefs in history, poised to lead the organization through a sweeping agenda of reform.
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Fresh doubts were raised over the feasibility of holding elections in Iraq yesterday with reports that the already minuscule United Nations team there wants to pull out because of the dangerous security situation.
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U.N. Secretary General Kofi  Annan criticized on Thursday what he called inflammatory  remarks by the Ivory Coast's ruling party chief and asked the  African nation's leaders to exercise "utmost restraint."
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During the annual U.N. General Assembly, leaders who would rather not be seen on the same continent will find themselves under one roof, doing their best not to mingle.