oil-for-food

Annan agrees to extend Oil-for-Food committee to follow-up on findings

22 December 2005
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has written to Paul Volcker, chair of the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) into the scandal-ridden Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme, to agree to Mr. Volcker’s request to extend the Commission’s follow-up operations until the end of March 2006.

Secretary-General waives immunity of Assembly committee chairman arrested by US

2 September 2005
Secretary-General Kofi Annan waived the diplomatic immunity of the chairman of a General Assembly advisory committee who was arrested by United States officials in connection with the investigation of a former procurement officer accused of soliciting kickbacks, a United Nations spokesperson said today.

Deloitte chosen to carry out full review of UN procurement system

19 August 2005
The United Nations today announced that Deloitte Consulting LLP has been selected to carry out a full financial and internal control review of the UN’s procurement system, following Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s decision to order the appraisal last week after irregularities were uncovered by both the UN’s own oversight office and the independent panel probing the Iraq oil-for-food programme.
Kofi Annan

Annan orders probe of UN Procurement Office

15 August 2005
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today commissioned a full financial and internal control review of the United Nations procurement system, following irregularities uncovered by both the world body’s own oversight office and the UN-approved panel probing the Iraq oil-for-food programme.
Mark Malloch Brown

UN eager to probe Oil-for-Food scandal, Annan's top aide tells US lawmakers

9 February 2005
A senior aide to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan told Congressional staffers in Washington D.C. today that the world body is undergoing managerial reforms while working to determine the truth about allegations of corruption and mismanagement surrounding its now-defunct Oil-for-Food Programme for Iraq.