UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Monday sent a report to the General Assembly on establishing a new ethics office with independent external oversight and auditing, as well as with expanded provisions governing whistle-blowing and staff financial disclosures.
The ethics office would foster a staff culture of transparency and accountability and set standards for training and appropriate professional conduct, the report said.
It would lead and manage the UN ethics infrastructure by taking such steps as administering the financial disclosure program, which would now cover about 1.000 staff members, and protect the staff against retaliation for reporting misconduct, according to the report.
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