UNSG BAN Ki-Moon — the same old same old
Posted on May 23rd, 2007 by Marian Houk
From Inner City Press, a great photo with an equally good caption:
“Ready for questions, but only if they like them, some say“…
UNSG BAN Ki-Moon speaking at microphone with UN spokesperson Michele Montas standing by his side — and holding her own little microphone.
Read reports of UN evasiveness and indignant attempts at reporter intimidation here.
The truth is, this document with names, grades, and nationalities of UN staff members — and only UN staff members, not consultants or dollar-a-day or any other types — has always been closely held, and accessible only to UN Human Resources Management and others above the P-5 level.
Filed under: BAN Ki-Moon, Transition, UN Administration
Well, they don’t want outsiders to know what is being cooked inside. Anyone with some time on one’s hand can cross-check names and through some “googling” will discover that it is a very small clique at the top and only friends and relatives are hired in some departments though it is supposed to be verboten. Scratch my back and I will ………..
Good governance and transparency do not exist whilst it is being preached left and right across the board.LOL
That the UN does not practice what it preaches is completely true — couldn’t agree more!
I guess that’s why some of these decision makers went into politics in the first place because they would never be “career International civil servants”. As political appointees or the “chosen” candidates, they practice what all politicians around the world do. Just BS their way through to advance their own goals/politics/or enjoy OPM ( other people money). And I thought this happens only in the financial world