international magazine
01 / 2005


OIL FOR WHAT?



There is a further development of the fraud scandal related to the Oil for Food programme (1993–2003), with the alleged involvement of United Nations Organization (UN) top leadership, its Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other high-ranking officials. The UN is accused of mismanaging the programme that allowed Saddam Hussein to pocket more than $21bn in 1993–2003.