United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services

August 6, 2024 | |

Nine UNRWA Staff Dismissed for Possible Ties to October 7 Atrocities

Latest Developments United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini announced the dismissal of nine of the agency’s employees for their potential involvement...

April 29, 2024 | |

The Netherlands Considers Restoring UNRWA Funding, Pending Reform

The Netherlands is the latest country to consider reinstating funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) after the release of a report on April 22 into the agency’s...

April 5, 2024 | Alan Goldsmith |

The Urgent Need for UN Reform

The UN’s response to October 7 makes reform more urgent than ever. UN reform used to be a bipartisan priority — it must now be again.

June 21, 2023 | Orde Kittrie, David May

UN Report Ignores Palestinian Terrorism, Blasts U.S. Supporters Of Israel

A 27-nation coalition led by the United States today rightly condemned the United Nations commission of inquiry (COI) investigating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

August 24, 2022 | Orde Kittrie, Bruce Rashkow

The Time Is Now to Reform the UN Human Rights Apparatus

July 21, 2021 | Clifford D. May |

The problem with peacekeeping

The UN does it incompetently, corruptly, and criminally

June 30, 2021 | David May |

Palestinian Organizations at the United Nations

May 18, 2021 | Craig Singleton |

It’s Time for Biden to Ratchet Up the Pressure on the WHO

Washington and its allies have several levers for reforms.

April 14, 2021 | Craig Singleton, Mark Dubowitz

Covid-19’s origins remain unknown. Holding China and the WHO accountable is necessary.

The U.S. should push the WHO to establish global health sanctions that could be levied to compel compliance from countries during during a health crisis.

April 13, 2021 | Craig Singleton |

Diplomatic Malpractice: Reforming the WHO After China’s COVID Cover-up

September 13, 2017 | Clifford D. May |

Fixing the United Nations

The United Nations was created in the wake of World War II by the major Allied nations that had prevailed – at an enormous cost in blood and treasure -- over the Axis powers.  Its foun...

March 5, 2013 |

UN Oil-for-Food Program

Mr. Chairman, distinguished members of the Committtee, I thank you for the opportunity to testify here today. Speaking as a journalist, I would like to tell you that when I fir...

June 12, 2007 |

Will Fraud Conviction Help U.N. Reform Its Secretive ‘Culture of Impunity’?

Co-Authored with George. Russell “Justice has been done.” That’s how United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed the conviction for f...

June 20, 2006 |

UN Headquarters Renovation: No Accountability Without Transparency

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May 4, 2006 | |

A Supreme Mess

Even the United Nations' own employees don't trust it to deliver justice. Just ask Cynthia Brzak, an American who has worked for the past 26 years at the U.N. refugee office in Geneva,...

April 25, 2006 | FoxNews.com |

United Nations Probes Sale of Irreplaceable Stamp Archive

Co-Authored with George Russell Amid the many scandals at the United Nations, a new mystery now looms. What happened to the world organization's unique and valuable postal...

January 22, 2006 | FOXNews.com |

U.N. Procurement Scandal: A ‘Culture of Impunity’

UNITED NATIONS —  How bad is the still expanding scandal in the United Nations' multi-billion-dollar procurement division? Based on a still-secret internal investigation, the answ...

December 8, 2005 | FOXNews.com |

U.N. Procurement Scandal: The Case of the Official Who Never Was

Co-authored by: George Russell UNITED NATIONS —  Trouble in the United Nations Procurement Division is now well established as the world organization’s successo...

September 8, 2005 | |

Talking Their Way Out of the Scandal

United Nations talking points avoid taking responsibility.

February 28, 2005 | FOXNews.com |

Annan’s #2 Blocks Oil-for-Food Scrutiny

Co-authored by: George Russell. With U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (search) next up for review by Paul Volcker’s inquiry into the Oil-for-Food scandal, a crucial quest...