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Most top U.N. officials defy resignation request
Most top U.N. officials have defied a request to submit their resignations to make way for new appointees, the world body said on Wednesday, hinting at the obstacles to reform faced by new U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon.To speed the transition to a new team, Ban early this month sent letters to 58 senior officials asking them to offer their resignations. The officials were based both at the world body's New York headquarters and elsewhere around the world. Nearly four weeks later, just 20 have done so, U.N. chief spokeswoman Michele Montas acknowledged. The 38 who did not would not be disclosed, she said. ... Posted by: ed 2007-02-01 |
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