A damning report by the UN on its own conduct in Myanmar has condemned the organisation’s “obviously dysfunctional performance” over the past decade and concluded there was a systemic failure. Photograph: Esther Htusan/APRosenthal’s report emphasises the damaging impact of competing strategies between some UN agencies and individuals. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The former UN resident coordinator in Myanmar, Renata Lok-Dessallien. This was reiterated by a UN source in Myanmar who described the relationship with the UN and the government as unchanged. “The report repeatedly states that it’s difficult to assign responsibility to individuals, which is ironically representative of the problem,” he said.

Source: The Guardian June 17, 2019 17:22 UTC