United Nations Archives - Government Accountability Project

Press Release: Government Accountability Project Submits Whistleblower Policy Recommendations to United Nations

For Immediate Release: March 24, 2023 Government Accountability Project Submits Whistleblower Policy Recommendations to United Nations Washington – Today, Government Accountability Project sent a letter to the United Nations Internal Justice Council (UNIJC) regarding the organization’s lack of whistleblower protections. This letter and its recommendations were requested from the UNIJC Chairperson Dennis Byron [...]

Sydney.Johnson2023-03-28T15:43:42-04:00March 24th, 2023|International, Press release, United Nations, Whistleblower Rights|

PassBlue: How the UN’s Internal Justice System Stifles Whistleblowers

How the UN’s Internal Justice System Stifles Whistleblowers This article features Government Accountability Project’s International Program Director, Samantha Feinstein, and was originally published here. Ask anyone if they will expose a crime if they know their careers might be hurt, and they will most likely give an emphatic no. Yet this happens for many [...]

Mary Allain2022-12-13T14:49:44-05:00December 13th, 2022|Corruption, In The News, International, United Nations, Whistleblower Rights|

Letter: States Should End Reprisals Against Anti-Corruption Human Rights Defenders

States Should End Reprisals Against Anti-Corruption Human Defenders As the world celebrates the International Anti-Corruption Day and the 24th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders on this day, 9 December 2022, we, the undersigned organizations and individuals, urge all UN Member States to end reprisals against anti-corruption human rights [...]

Mary Allain2022-12-08T16:17:48-05:00December 9th, 2022|Corruption, International, Letter, Transparency, United Nations|

Independent Reviews Confirm: UNOPS Must Reform Whistleblowing System

Transparency International, Government Accountability Project, and the Whistleblowing International Network demand better protection of whistleblowers and diligent investigation of the reports at UNOPS. Last month, the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) released two alarming reports by independent reviewers detailing abuses within the agency. These reviews found systemic issues, including ineffective internal whistleblowing [...]

Sydney.Johnson2022-11-29T11:04:06-05:00November 29th, 2022|Press, Sign-on Letter, Statement, United Nations, Whistleblower Rights|

Whistleblowers and Corruption Prevention – You can’t have one without the other.

"Whistleblowers and Corruption Prevention – You can't have one without the other." Samantha Feinstein Highlights Importance of Whistleblowers at UN Anti-corruption event By: Samantha Feinstein and Ian Herel On October 11th, 2022, Samantha Feinstein, Vice Chair of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) Coalition, and International Program Director at Government Accountability Project [...]

Mary Allain2022-11-22T10:26:44-05:00November 22nd, 2022|Blog, Corruption, International, Transparency, United Nations, Whistleblower Rights|

The News Guru: Nigerian Rev David Ugolor emerges UNCAC Vice President

The News Guru: Nigerian Rev David Ugolor emerges UNCAC Vice President This article features Government Accountability Project’s Director of the International Program, Samantha Feinstein, and can be read here. The Executive Director, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, the Rev David Ugolor has been elected Vice Chairman of the United Nations Convention Against [...]

Sydney.Johnson2022-09-12T11:26:38-04:00September 12th, 2022|General, In The News, United Nations|

Newsi: Protecting whistle-blower rights strengthens accountability in the UN system

Protecting whistle-blower rights strengthens accountability in the UN system This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Development donors who provide funding support to the UN System are mainly interested in the steady relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and impact of their funding support in developing countries. Such multilateral development funding support guarantees [...]

Mary Allain2022-08-12T10:04:51-04:00August 12th, 2022|In The News, International, United Nations, Whistleblower Rights|

Press Statement: Latest UN exposé shows need for urgent reforms: Civil society organizations call for an independent inquiry into whistleblower retaliation complaints

30 June, 2022 Latest UN exposé shows need for urgent reforms: Civil society organizations call for an independent inquiry into whistleblower retaliation complaints On 21 June 2022, a damning documentary on the UN’s mistreatment of whistleblowers aired in the UK. The Whistleblowers: Inside the UN, a BBC production, examines the fate of several individuals who [...]

Mary Allain2022-06-30T16:27:43-04:00June 30th, 2022|International, Press, United Nations, Whistleblower Rights|

Press Statement: Leading whistleblower protection NGOs call for urgent reform after latest UN whistleblower firing

Leading whistleblower protection NGOs call for urgent reform after latest UN whistleblower firing 13 April 2022 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) terminated the employment contract of whistleblower John O’Brien, who reported corruption in UNDP climate change projects. Government Accountability Project, Transparency International and the Whistleblowing International Network are gravely concerned about the continuing trend of UN whistleblowers [...]

Mary Allain2022-06-28T12:38:42-04:00April 13th, 2022|International, Press, United Nations, Whistleblower Rights|

UN climate change whistleblowers must be protected

Mr. Steiner UNDP Administrator United Nations Development Programme One United Nations Plaza New York, NY 10017 USA 2nd February 2022 Dear Administrator Steiner, We are writing in response to your letter of 13 December 2021 on issues related to the UNDP GEF Russia Standards and Labels project and whistleblower protection, and in particular in relation [...]

Mary Allain2022-02-09T10:03:00-05:00February 9th, 2022|Climate Litigation, Climate Science, Energy, Environment, International, Letter, Scientific Integrity, United Nations, Whistleblower Rights|