UN finds €32m saving

The UN office checking on the world body’s efficiency and accountability has identified potential savings of €32m over the past 12 months and investigated a misappropriation of €3.6m in its Kosovo mission.

The Office of Internal Oversight Services said that part of the money in savings, has already been recovered, according to a press release.

The office, working with the European Union Anti-fraud Office, has investigated a misappropriation by a former senior staff member of the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.

The staff member has been successfully prosecuted by national authorities.