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Allegations of fraud, waste and abuse in the UN organizations have been publicized periodically in the media, and have been used as another weapon to damage or destroy the organizations’ image. In the US, the perception that financial irregularities and corruption are rampant in the UN common system has provoked or supported Congressional decisions to curtail or withhold US contributions to the organizations’ budgets.
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Beigbeder, Y. (1997). The Extent of Fraud and Losses. In: The Internal Management of United Nations Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13958-3_7
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