Troubles for Annan?

[jlmadyson]

UN staff ready historic no-confidence vote in Annan

No-confidence vote in Annan

 

[Pliablemoose]

If any of the allegations are true, he should be removed.

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
If any of the allegations are true, he should be removed.

Agreed. Same for Delay.

 

[Genx87]

This thing is getting out of hand. Now the total is upto 21.3 billion and allegations of bribery on the security council?

He should be removed.

 

[GoPackGo]

Originally posted by: jlmadyson

UN staff ready historic no-confidence vote in Annan

No-confidence vote in Annan

kinda reminds me of Star Wars Ep. 1

if this takes place...watch out for whoever takes over

 

[smashp]

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: jlmadyson

UN staff ready historic no-confidence vote in Annan

No-confidence vote in Annan

kinda reminds me of Star Wars Ep. 1

if this takes place...watch out for whoever takes over

who is your guess?

 

[GoPackGo]

Originally posted by: smashp

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: jlmadyson

UN staff ready historic no-confidence vote in Annan

No-confidence vote in Annan

kinda reminds me of Star Wars Ep. 1

if this takes place...watch out for whoever takes over

who is your guess?

not sure who for sure..but i bet it is either someone out of old europe or the middle east

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: smashp

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: jlmadyson

UN staff ready historic no-confidence vote in Annan

No-confidence vote in Annan

kinda reminds me of Star Wars Ep. 1

if this takes place...watch out for whoever takes over

who is your guess?

not sure who for sure..but i bet it is either someone out of old europe or the middle east

Trying to fulfill a Nostradamus prediction?

 

[jlmadyson]

Originally posted by: smashp

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: jlmadyson

UN staff ready historic no-confidence vote in Annan

No-confidence vote in Annan

kinda reminds me of Star Wars Ep. 1

if this takes place...watch out for whoever takes over

who is your guess?

Bill Clinton has supposedly indicated he has interest in the position.

 

[ajf3]

About time they boot that criminal out of there...

 

[MiniDoom]

hhmmm...maybe this is why the UN and France where so hesitant to pursue action in Iraq?

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: rdubbz420
hhmmm...maybe this is why the UN and France where so hesitant to pursue action in Iraq?

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...............................there are some here who don't like to hear that....too close to the truth you know....

 

[jlmadyson]

Originally posted by: shinerburke

Originally posted by: rdubbz420
hhmmm...maybe this is why the UN and France where so hesitant to pursue action in Iraq?

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...............................there are some here who don't like to hear that....too close to the truth you know....

Yes, please quite down.

 

[GoPackGo]

Originally posted by: jlmadyson

Originally posted by: smashp

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: jlmadyson

UN staff ready historic no-confidence vote in Annan

No-confidence vote in Annan

kinda reminds me of Star Wars Ep. 1

if this takes place...watch out for whoever takes over

who is your guess?

Bill Clinton has supposedly indicated he has interest in the position.

could he take the job?

 

[jlmadyson]

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: jlmadyson

Originally posted by: smashp

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: jlmadyson

UN staff ready historic no-confidence vote in Annan

No-confidence vote in Annan

kinda reminds me of Star Wars Ep. 1

if this takes place...watch out for whoever takes over

who is your guess?

Bill Clinton has supposedly indicated he has interest in the position.

could he take the job?

Probably could, not for sure.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Originally posted by: jlmadyson

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: jlmadyson

Originally posted by: smashp

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: jlmadyson

UN staff ready historic no-confidence vote in Annan

No-confidence vote in Annan

kinda reminds me of Star Wars Ep. 1

if this takes place...watch out for whoever takes over

who is your guess?

Bill Clinton has supposedly indicated he has interest in the position.

could he take the job?

Probably could, not for sure.

TThere's something about the permanent members of the Security council not being able to nominate ssomeone from their country... If there's a way around it, Slick Willie will find it.

Of course public opinion against the US is pretty bad right now, don't know if he'd make it.

 

[Mojoed]

Annan should be gone already. It's nice to finally see the wheels turning on this issue.

 

[her209]

Yes, ANYONE who refuses to cooperate with investigations needs to step down from their position of power.

 

[maddogchen]

UN staff raps management, backs Annan

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The UN staff union passed a resolution sharply critical of the world body's senior management but expressed support for beleaguered Secretary General Kofi Annan (news - web sites).

An earlier draft of the resolution had strongly worded language about no confidence in senior staff of the United Nations (news - web sites), which has been buffeted by scandals over the past few months.

Union president Rosemarie Waters said that version had left open the possibility of criticising Annan, which she insisted her committee did not want to do, despite often troubled relations with UN management.

She said the wording that had appeared in a version on Thursday had been changed to avoid "an incorrect interpretation," and said the union wanted managers to heed Annan's call for greater accountability.

"(Annan) is in a very difficult job under very difficult circumstances," Waters said.

"He's doing his best."

Union officials said they would make the full text of the resolution available later in the day.

Annan has seen his tenure rocked by a series of scandals and mishaps of late, including controversial decisions to pardon two senior officials who had faced allegations of sexual harassment.

Some staffers had been especially angered by the decision this week not to pursue action against Dileep Nair, the head of the UN internal oversight office, who had been accused of harassment and favouritism.

Annan's spokesman Fred Eckhard on Tuesday announced that Nair had been cleared after a thorough review, although staffers complained that they had not been consulted after raising the complaints in April.

"We voted a resolution requesting (Annan) to release the report on the investigation that he's done and requesting some transparency," Waters said. "The confidence level is low in the senior management."

Passage of the resolution comes with Annan and the United Nations under fire over allegations of fraud and corruption in the UN programme that oversaw oil sales by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s regime.

Annan has publicly complained of a "campaign" against the United Nations over the so-called oil-for-food program, which ran between December 1996 and November 2003.

The resolution also follows the exoneration in July of Ruud Lubbers, the top UN official for refugees who had been the target of a sexual harassment complaint brought by a female member of his staff.

Annan also cleared Lubbers of any wrongdoing in that case but reportedly sent him a letter conveying his "concerns" about the official's behaviour.

Eckhard, the spokesman, acknowledged the staff union was "not happy" with this week's decision on Nair, whose OIOS office functions as the UN internal watchdog.

Before the vote, he said UN officials had been in touch with the union to set up a meeting next week to avoid a showdown and "keep dialogue going and see if we can't sort out our differences."

Waters said she had not been informed of the meeting.

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