LONDON — The U.S. government has expressed concern about allegations of misused funds at the U.N.’s AIDS agency after a report by The Associated Press this week revealed ongoing financial and sexual misconduct problems at the agency. Earlier this week, the AP reported the U.N. AIDS agency remains embroiled in unfinished misconduct investigations involving a whistleblower, Martina Brostrom, who went public last year with claims she was sexually assaulted by a top deputy. “We are concerned any time that there are potential allegations of fraud or misuse of funds,” the U.S. spokesperson said. “If these agencies cannot account for how they spend their funds, then there’s no reason for countries to donate to them,” Sridhar said. “These ongoing allegations certainly don’t help and just add fuel to the fire.”——–AP Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.

Source: National Post April 17, 2019 09:45 UTC