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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has requested that the Organization's Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) launch an audit of the interaction between the UN and the Global Sustainability Foundation and the Sun Kian Ip Group, and the use of any funds received from these entities, according to a UN spokesperson.
The request follows news earlier this week of serious allegations by United States' federal prosecutors against John Ashe, a former President of the UN General Assembly.
Speaking today (8 Oct) to reporters in New York, UN spokesperson Stephan Dujarric said, "The Secretary-General is concerned about the serious nature of the allegations, which go to the heart of the work of the United Nations and its Member States."
He noted that the Secretary-General reaffirmed that there will be no tolerance for any corruption at the United Nations or in the name of the United Nations.
The UN spokesperson added that Ban Ki-moon is committed to ensuring that funds received from such private entities were handled properly according to relevant UN rules and regulations.
Dujarric also stressed that "all the funds in the PGA's accounts, trusts funds, and others are subject to UN financial rules and regulations and therefore subject to internal audits by OIOS and article 7, which provides for external audit by the board of auditors."
STORY: UN / LAUNCH OF INVESTIGATION
SOURCE: UNIFEED-UNTV / FILE
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 08 OCTOBER 2015, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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RECENT - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior of the UNHQ
08 OCTOBER 2015, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Spokesperson walking to podium
3. Med shot, reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
"In light of the recent indictments announced by US federal authorities, the Secretary-General is requesting that the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) launch an audit of the interaction between the United Nations and the Global Sustainability Foundation and the Sun Kian Ip Group, and the use of any funds received from these two entities."
5. Med shot, reporters
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
"The Secretary-General is concerned about the serious nature of the allegations, which go to the heart of the work of the United Nations and its Member States. The Secretary-General reaffirms that there will be no tolerance for any corruption at the United Nations or in the name of the United Nations. He is committed to ensuring that funds received from such private entities were handled properly according to relevant UN rules and regulations."
7. Wide shot, presser
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General:
"What I will add, and what I should have stressed yesterday, we need to make clear moving forward is that all the funds in the PGA's accounts, trusts funds, and others are subject to UN financial rules and regulations and therefore subject to internal audits by OIOS and article 7, which provides for external audit by the board of auditors."
FILE – 15 SEPTEMBER 2014, NEW YORK CITY
10. Wide shot, John Ashe walking to General Assembly's podium
11. Med shot, John Ashe speaking at the General Assembly
12. Med shot, gavel
12. Med shot, John Ashe speaking at the press conference room
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