World Briefs—United Nations: Managers Suspended

Warren Hoge
January 17, 2006
The New York Times
Original Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/17/international/17briefs.html

UNITED NATIONS
MANAGERS SUSPENDED The United Nations placed eight managers on paid suspension after an audit of purchasing for peacekeeping operations raised what it called serious concerns. The investigation follows a guilty plea last August by a procurement officer and a report last month that found the United Nations procurement office open to fraud.