Monday, February 21, 2005
"Rude Rubbers" Resigns
Another UN technocrat with his hand - or, in this case, his dick - in the till has gone down for the count. UN High Commissioner forSexual Fantasies Refugees Ruud Lubbers resigned on Sunday after being accused by numerous women of being a touchy-feely kinda guy. Secretary General Kofi Annan, deep in the doo-doo of his own crooked reputation, was so busy trying to stay one step ahead of the cops coming to arrest him that he barely spoke to Lubbers before Ruudy threw in the towel and left town.
Another scandal at the UN? Don't tell me!
U.N. Refugee Chief Resigns Under Pressure
One down, more to follow. The resignations over at UN HQ should get thick and heavy in the coming weeks and months.
Another UN technocrat with his hand - or, in this case, his dick - in the till has gone down for the count. UN High Commissioner for
Another scandal at the UN? Don't tell me!
U.N. Refugee Chief Resigns Under Pressure
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - After months of criticism, Secretary-General Kofi Annan decided that U.N. refugee chief Ruud Lubbers had to go because of the growing controversy over allegations that the former Dutch prime minister had sexually harassed female staffers.
Lubbers didn't go easily. He resigned Sunday but proclaimed his innocence, saying he felt insulted and accusing Annan of giving in to "media pressure."
At a meeting with Annan on Friday, U.N. diplomats said the secretary-general offered the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees two choices - resign or face suspension and charges of breaking U.N. rules.
Allegations first surfaced last year that he had made unwanted sexual advances toward a female employee, identified in media reports as an American. But it was only on Friday that the British newspaper The Independent published the first detailed description of her allegations and statements from four other women who didn't file official complaints but claimed Lubbers sexually harassed them.
One down, more to follow. The resignations over at UN HQ should get thick and heavy in the coming weeks and months.
