The article says, that according to UNDP (United Nations Development Program) report, the embassies in Nigeria and Indonesia and UNDP office in Pyongyang in 1990's had been paying counterfeit money to its foreign employees. The UNDP is facing harsh criticism on its program in North Korea and being questioned about how long and how much it has known the North Korea's counterfeit problem.
The audit was called for by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon in January and conducted by the internal Board of Auditors at the UN. The counterfeit problem was reported in the preliminary audit report, which is based upon interviews with UN staffs and documents in NY.
The UNDP officials has been accused of hiring local staffs as directed by the North Korea's Kim Jeong Il regime and paying the hard currency to the regime and not to the employees directly, which violates the UNDP rule.
→ UNDP Officials Said To Hamper Probe Into Counterfeit Cash (2007-6-7)
→ Audit: Agencies in North Korea broke UN rules (2007-6-8)
→ 北朝鮮による事業援助費不正流用、UNDP関与の疑いも (2007-6-11)
→ 【社説】国連からの援助金を流用する北朝鮮 (2007-6-11)
