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UN staff give blood for Kenya victims, carrying on emergency aid tradition

Responding to an emergency in Kenya’s capital that left at least 12 people dead, United Nations staff lined up today at Nairobi Hospital to donate blood to help those injured when a five-story building collapsed.

UN announces over 200 procurement investigations and puts 8 staff on leave

The United Nations is conducting some 200 investigations into its procurement activities and has placed eight officials on special leave with pay in that connection, the senior UN management official announced today, estimating that the funds involved could top the tens of millions of dollars.

Starting operations, new UN Ethics Office fields staff requests for advice

The new United Nations Ethics Office, hotly debated in the final hours of December’s prolonged budget negotiations, is already supporting the Organization’s new whistleblower protection and financial disclosure policies by answering questions from staff members about their responsibilities to comply.

Annan names Belgian UN official as new chief of protocol

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Alice Hecht of Belgium, the former head of the Division of Administration of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), as his new Chief of Protocol.