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May 09, 2022 - The UN announced on Sunday the resignation of the executive director of its Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the Norwegian Grete Faremo after The New York
NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres asked a top official at a U.N. agency to resign Saturday, shortly after The New York Times published an article describing how the agency had given out $61 million in loans and grant money to a single British family, according to a senior UN official.
The little-known organization gave out $61 million in loans and grant money to a single British family, in a scandal that has shaken and embarrassed the U.N.
The UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) said internal investigators are reviewing its links to British businessman David Kendrick, 58, and his daughter Daisy Kendrick, 27.
Speaking at the U.N. Security Council for the first time, Colombian President Ivan Duque is touting his government’s accomplishments in building peace, including steps to reintegrate more than 12,800 former rebels into society