Eritrea/Ethiopia: Peacekeepers
con UN
United Nations, 22 Mar 05, EDnews- United Nations
peacekeepers (UNMEE)enforcing a December 2000 peace accord between Eritrea and Ethiopia
defrauded the world body of over $500,000 in telephone calls, UN auditors
reported on Monday.
Word of the abuse surfaces as the UN finds itself under fire for mismanagement
of the now-defunct UN oil-for-food programme for Iraq and for sexual abuse of
minors by peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
UN soldiers normally have to pay for personal calls while on a mission, but the
troops serving in Eritrea and Ethiopia used stolen personal identity codes or
abused a grace period to place calls without paying for them in 2003 and 2004,
the UN Board of Auditors said.REUTERS. Bangkokpost.com
