Investigators unearth massive mismanagement in the Iraqi oil-for-food programme , the UN’s United Nations’ largest ever operation,run by the United Nations and accuse Benon Sevan, the programme’s head, of “ethically improper” behaviour.is found to have solicited several million barrels of oil . They find Kofi Annan, UN secretary-general, fails failed to investigate his own son’s business dealings after the media reveals revealed a potential conflict of interest. UN audits have proved inadequate, investigators say, and their recommendations ignored.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo,Africa UN peacekeepers are discovered to have sexually abused children. In Geneva, Ruud Lubbers, the UN high commissioner for refugees, is accused of sexual harassment.harassing staff. There are reports of mismanagement in the election affairs unit and suspect hiring practices in the OIOS, Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), the UN’s investigatory arm. Maurice Strong, the UN envoy to Korea, is linked to a lobbyist working for Baghdad.