SECRETARY-GENERAL RECEIVES REPORT ON UNDP OPERATIONS

 

IN DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA

 

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

The Secretary-General has received the report of the External Independent Investigative Review into the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) operations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.  The Secretary-General is grateful to Miklos Németh, former Prime Minister of Hungary, for the comprehensive, detailed and highly professional Review.  He notes with interest the findings of the panel on the important issues and complex matters addressed.  He is also pleased to see the many constructive proposals and recommendations relating to the work of UNDP and looks forward to UNDP management following up on these recommendations.

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