Overheads take up to 1/3 of tsunami funds

seriousstan

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Mon Dec-26-05 03:09 PM
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Overheads take up to 1/3 of tsunami funds

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Up to about a third of the $590 million U.N. fund spent for the Indian Ocean tsunami relief may have gone to pay for overhead.

The Financial Times says its two-month investigation showed the money appears to have been spent on administration, staff and related costs. The $590 million was part of the United Nation's $1.1 billion disaster flash appeal.

The newspaper also found several U.N. agencies continue to refuse to disclose details of their relief expenditure in spite of earlier pledges of transparency by senior officials.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20051223-010515-8477r

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Psephos

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Mon Dec-26-05 03:37 PM
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1. The UN has always been good at paying itself first

I am actually surprised that only a third was skimmed.

This is why I prefer direct action through private charities with good records.

Peace.

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