Ban Ki-moon
צילום: AP
Report finds UN chief's hiring lack transparency
Internal UN watchdog says global body fails to follow own transparency guidelines when naming top officials
An internal UN watchdog has criticized the global body's top official for failing to follow his own transparency rules when appointing senior aides.
The Geneva-based Joint Inspection Unit said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's hiring practices are "opaque" and some posts are never advertised.
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It also said there are too many senior functionaries and "there is a clear need to rationalize and streamline the number and title of these positions."
The authors said they rejected requests by Ban's office to make changes that would "simply eviscerate the entire report."
The report was published online last month.
Ban's spokesman said Thursday a response to the report was being prepared.
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