UN's Ban Ki-moon and humanitarian coordinator Eric Laroche express support for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government, whose Prime Minister Gedi acknowledges blocks even its own parliamentarians from leaving the country
Despite UN claims that whistleblowers are offered protection, a complainant within the UN Development Program, who was found by the UN's own Ethics Office to have been retaliated against, is being denied protection by UNDP's Kemal Dervis resisting the UN Ethics Office's jurisdiction. For Ban Ki-moon, it is an inconvenient test.
A protest in front of the UN on Monday called for the freeing of the 21 South Korean hostages in Afghanistan. A subtext was a direct call on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to get more involved.
At the UN, Ban Ki-moon has decided to cut back on air conditioning, to save money and the environment. But at the photo op, reporters discovered and he acknowledged his "cool room" next door. UN staff are bringing in fans, which use more electricity. For a previous UN attempt, no proof of savings is available. Hot air at the UN?
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