-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a prelude to war! UN Squanders Taxpayer Money While Crying "Starvation" Kofi Annan: "We're on a Starvation Diet" From: Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett Dear Colleague Letter November 2, 1999 As usual I can depend on our friends at the U.N.Wire to keep us informed on the goings-on at the United Nations. The following article is a prime example of how the United Nations squanders preciouis United States taxpayer money. UN FACILITIES: Regional Conference Centers Empty 85% of the Time Two UN conference centers built and operated by UN commissions in Bangkok and Addis Ababa at a cost of more than $100 million sit empty up to 85% of the time, according to a new internal audit. The UN General Assembly approved the centers, which cost a total of nearly $117 million in 1984. They were completed in 1993 and 1996 respectively and "can handle some of the UN's largest conferences," but they "have become white elephants" because UN delegtes prefer to meet either in "holiday resorts" or at "the big UN conference centers of New York, Geneva or Vienna." The Addis Ababa center, built for the Economic Commission for Africa, is the "new and more costly of the two." According to the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services, Addis Ababa's 'relative isolation' is one fact thet makes it hare to attract conferences. There have alos been "serious delays" in negotiations with the Ethiopian government to get phones and satellit links working Dlelegates hve avoided the Bangkok center, which was built for the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, because few local hotels offer dicounted rates. In addition, nongovernmental organization, UN member states and governmental agencies frequently offer alternative facilities. Callint the current usage rates "a questional use of scare resources," the auditors conclude that "it could be embarrassing" for the UN if usage continues to decline or if the facilities are not propoerly maintained. One possible solution would be to rent the space3 to outside groups to fill the idle time. However, UN rules require that such use be consistent with the principles and purposes of the UN and of a non-commercial nature" (Steven Edwards, Toronto, National Post, 29 Oct.) **COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
