MANAGEMENT AUDIT TEAM TO PROBE MISCONDUCT CLAIMS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

In light of a series of recent allegations of misconduct by elements serving with the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), the Department of Field Support and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations are immediately dispatching a management audit team to Kinshasa.  The team, which will be led by a senior official, will work with all levels of the United Nations Mission to obtain a full picture of various recent allegations of serious misconduct against United Nations personnel serving with MONUC.  They will also evaluate management processes related to the maintenance of good order and discipline in the Mission.  The team will report to Headquarters with recommendations aimed at strengthening mission management on this issue.

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