Staff member allegedly engaged in Staff member was 43 improper contact with a vendor during an Unknown. LO exonerated. ongoing UNDP procurement process. Staff member allegedly gave improper advice and confidential information in 44 Unknown. LO Under review. order to provide vendors with a competitive advantage. Latin America Vendor allegedly claimed expenditures 45 and the based on incomplete, inconsistent and Unknown. VRC review. Caribbean fictitious documents. Retaliation against whistleblowers Ethics Office made its independent determination that no Asia and the No financial loss to the Ethics 46 Staff member alleged retaliation. retaliation existed, and Pacific Organization. Office issued appropriate recommendations. Ethics Office made its independent determination that the No financial loss to the Ethics complainant did suffer 47 HQ Staff member alleged retaliation. Organization. Office retaliation, and issued appropriate recommendations. Sexual exploitation and abuse Service contractor allegedly sexually Asia and the No financial loss to the 48 harassed, abused, and assaulted a colleague CO Subject resigned. Pacific Organization. of the opposite sex. Theft and embezzlement Staff member allegedly modified a receipt Africa for the purchase of a plane ticket for No financial loss to the 49 LO Under review. UN Agency) another staff member’s personal travel and Organization. retained the excess amount. A UNDP vendor that also received funds from another UN agency allegedly submitted fraudulent documentation to No financial loss to the 50 Arab States VRC Under review. substantiate receipt and expenditure of Organization. grant funds, resulting in a loss of $1,789,889 to the other agency. ALS = Administrative Law Section BDP = Bureau for Development Policy CO = Country Office LO = Legal Office OHRM = Office of Human Resources Management OLA = Office of Legal Affairs UNV = United Nations Volunteers VRC = Vendor Review Committee
43 Staff member allegedly engaged in improper contact with a vendor during an ongoing UNDP procurement process. Unknown. LO Staff member was exonerated. 44 Staff member allegedly gave improper advice and confidential information in order to provide vendors with a competitive advantage. Unknown. LO Under review. 45 Latin America and the Caribbean Vendor allegedly claimed expenditures based on incomplete, inconsistent and fictitious documents. Unknown. VRC review. Retaliation against whistleblowers 46 Asia and the Pacific Staff member alleged retaliation. No financial loss to the Organization. Ethics Office Ethics Office made its independent determination that no retaliation existed, and issued appropriate recommendations. 47 HQ Staff member alleged retaliation. No financial loss to the Organization. Ethics Office Ethics Office made its independent determination that the complainant did suffer retaliation, and issued appropriate recommendations. Sexual exploitation and abuse 48 Asia and the Pacific Service contractor allegedly sexually harassed, abused, and assaulted a colleague of the opposite sex. No financial loss to the Organization. CO Subject resigned. Theft and embezzlement 49 Africa UN Agency) Staff member allegedly modified a receipt for the purchase of a plane ticket for another staff member’s personal travel and retained the excess amount. No financial loss to the Organization. LO Under review. 50 Arab States A UNDP vendor that also received funds from another UN agency allegedly submitted fraudulent documentation to substantiate receipt and expenditure of grant funds, resulting in a loss of $1,789,889 to the other agency. No financial loss to the Organization. VRC Under review. ALS = Administrative Law Section BDP = Bureau for Development Policy CO = Country Office LO = Legal Office OHRM = Office of Human Resources Management OLA = Office of Legal Affairs UNV = United Nations Volunteers VRC = Vendor Review Committee
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