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Kofi Annan, the secretary-general of the United Nations, said he wanted next week’s summit of 170-plus heads of state and government in New York to be another "San Francisco moment"--a chance to recapture the spirit of renewal and optimism that accompanied the birth of the United Nations in California 60 years ago. He is not likely to get his way.
After more than a year of investigation, Paul Volcker, a former head of America’s Federal Reserve, chose this of all weeks to publish his report on what went wrong with the UN’s oil-for-food programme in Iraq. It does not make pretty reading. The programme achieved its basic aim, which was to allow an Iraq under sanctions to sell some oil so that some of the basic food and medical needs of its people could still be met. But Mr Volcker’s team confirms that the programme was riddled with waste, inefficiency and corruption, including among UN staff at head quarters as well as
A. the structure of UN is blamed in Volcker' s report.
B. sacking Mr Annan is essential to the recapture of the spirit of renewal.
C. the writer shares exactly same views with Mr. Volcker.
D. Mr Annan can be exempt from being dismissed due to the nature of UN.
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