An exhaustive probe has cleared the head of United Nations internal oversight services of alleged staff rules violations and has found no credible information to back corruption and other charges against him, a UN spokesman said Tuesday.
The investigation was ordered after the UN Staff Council, the equivalent of a union, alerted Secretary-General Kofi Annan last April to allegations made against UN Under-Secretary-General Dileep Nair, who heads the UN Office for Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). The charges related to violations of appointments and promotions rules in OIOS, as well as allegations of corrupt practices in the Office and other misconduct by Mr. Nair.
Spokesman Fred Eckhard said in a statement that a thorough review conducted by Under-Secretary-General for Management Catherine Bertini found that no Staff Regulations or Staff Rules were violated in the appointment and promotion of staff in OIOS, and that the relevant personnel procedures were followed.
With regard to the other allegations, the investigation did not receive credible information on which to follow-up and, therefore, recommended that no further action was necessary in the matter, the spokesman said.
He added that Mr. Annan had accepted the investigations findings and recommendations.
According to the spokesman, the Secretary-General has told Mr. Nair that he had every confidence that the good work of the Office of Internal Oversight Services under his leadership will continue.
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