Lubbers

High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers

Citing lack of evidence, Annan closes harassment case against top refugee official

15 July 2004
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has found that a staff member's complaint of sexual harassment against the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, cannot be sustained by the evidence, a UN spokesman said today.
High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers

Top UN refugee official issues warning on EU moves on asylum

29 March 2004
On the eve of a meeting between European Union (EU) ministers about harmonizing their asylum laws, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned today that two draft EU directives on asylum could force genuine refugees back to their home countries and therefore possible persecution.