Staff representatives adopted a resolution yesterday criticising senior management after a string of clashes during the past year with their bosses at UN headquarters. The rebellion is an embarrassment for Mr Annan, and comes as he faces intense criticism for corruption in the UN’s “Oil-for-Food” programme in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.
The UN chief suffered another blow yesterday when he was forced to admit that civilian and peacekeeping personnel on UN duty in Congo had committed acts of gross misconduct.
Officials plan to make public on Monday the lurid results of their investigation into UN officials having sex with under-age local girls.
Oxblog’s Patrick Belton notes that this is part of an overall crisis of moral legitimacy at the U.N., brought about by a mixture of corruption, dishonesty, and anti-democratic behavior.
We need Vaclav Havel!
UPDATE: The Havel juggernaut is starting to roll!