While the London-based UNs - International Maritime Organization asks for more FUNds, piracy thrives

IMO to slim down and increase its efficiency. The consequences of this decision include disbanding two subcommittees. The 2014-2015 budget of GBP 90 million has already been approved. 75 percent is related to staff costs. More... More...

IMO - Salaries at the world body are out of control, writes a former staffer

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS April 26, 2012 By Katrin Park - Katrin Eun-Myo Park Park is a former UN staff member. The United Nations greatly overpays its staffers, argues the authors.At the UN in New York, I once had a boss who, whenever she had to take a personal trip back to Africa, found a conference to attend. The UN then paid for her business class flights between New York and Dakar, for instance, and gave her a travel allowance. She kept the mileage. More...