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U.N. REVIEW CRITICIZES DIRECTOR OF ITS DRUG AND CRIME PROGRAM
New York Times, June 12, 2001- By Barbara Crossette
“Investigations of the United Nations Office of Drug Control and Crime Prevention in Vienna found today that poor management was costing the office money and talent, leaving the staff demoralized and . . . . Mr. Arlacchi had misused money to pay for a questionable project to send a yacht around the world to publicize the war on drugs. . . . . But criticisms of his general administration were sharp.   The oversight office ''made it clear that the management situation at the office cannot be allowed to continue,'' . . . . The issue is especially sensitive in crime control, because Mr. Arlacchi has been aggressive in fighting narcotics , . . . . ---- http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/12/world/un-review-criticizes-director-of-its-drug-and-crime-program.html



UN DRUG AGENCY FIASCO EXPOSED
New evidence questions competence of Vienna HQ's Italian director
The Observer - July 28, 2001 By Hugh O'Shaughnessy
“Evidence of gross mismanagement and possible corruption at the Vienna headquarters of the United Nations agency fighting drug crime has been obtained by The Observer .   It casts further doubt on the competence of the agency's executive director, Pino Arlacchi, . . . Arlacchi has already been bitterly criticised for his leadership of the agency, where staff morale is at rock bottom. But with the change of governments in the US and Italy he has lost key allies and funding. . . . . [A] report, prepared in February, recalled among other things the collapse last year of a $250 million, 10-year plan to eradicate drugs from Afghanistan drawn up with the collaboration of the Taliban.   But the funds dried up and it was closed down without staff being told.   A similar fiasco was reported in Pakistan.

New evidence in The Observer's possession from agency insiders suggests examples of waste and lack of proper accounting for the agency's assets, although there is no evidence that Arlacchi knew of these. ^[2] They include:

• The $100,000 refurbishment of a senior official's office, done twice because the first attempt was found to be unsatisfactory;
  
  
• The purchase of a new Mercedes 300 at a cost of $100,000 to replace a two-year-old Audi 80;
  
  
• The purchase of several l arge television sets , satellite dishes and valuable Chinese vases, none of which can be found;
  
  
• The purchase of 20 portable phones, including two satellite phones and faxes which far exceeded the needs of the office in question;
  
  
• The ordering of 'a substantive quantity' of one official's own books (for which it is believed he received a royalty) to give out as gifts;
  
  
• A contract with a PR firm without any bidding process for the UN General Assembly's Special Session on Drugs at a cost of $400,000.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/jul/29/theobserver1

• Barbara Borst, " Report criticizes UN crime office", AP, June 12, 2001,
• Martin Kozlowski, "UN-organized crime', a full-page cartoon strip, Earth Times, May 2001, p.36.
• Carola Hoyos, "Annan orders head of UN drugs agency to step down", Financial Times (UK), July 25, 2001.
• "Report of the OIOS", UN document A/57/451, 2002, pg. 80-89.
• Thomas Catýn, "Adviser quits over 'corruption' at UN agency," Financial Times, FT.com, November 2, 2003. ]
• "UN anti-drug office calls for probe after adviser's resignation over 'irregularities', UN News Service, 3 November 2003.
• "Internal watchdog clears UN anti-drug office of corruption allegations", UN News Service, 26 November 2003.
• "Investigation clears UN office on drugs and crime of allegations of corruption and mismanagement", UN Information Service, Vienna, Press Release SOC/NAR/884 of 26 November 2003.
• "Review of the efficiency of the administrative and financial functioning of the United Nations", General Assembly resolution 48/218 A of 23 December 1993, II., para. 11. "
• Financial reports and audited financial statements, and reports of the Board of Auditors," General Assembly resolution 51/225 of 16 May 1997.
• Edith M. Lederer, "UN watchdog agency suggests savings," Associated Press, October 24, 2001.

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