UN slammed over oil-for-food deal
In a devastating assessment of the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq, investigators today strongly criticised Secretary General Kofi Annan, his deputy and the Security Council for allowing Saddam Hussein to gain €8.1bn as a result of the giant humanitarian operation.
The Independent Inquiry Committee’s definitive report on the oil-for-food programme said those managing the programme – both UN member states and the world body’s staff – failed the ideals of the United Nations, ignoring clear evidence of corruption and waste that flourished after it was created in 1996.
