— Six Syria-based WHO public health experts said Magtymova called staffers “cowards” and “retarded” on multiple occasions. But she is still listed as the agency’s Syria representative in its staff directory and continues to draw a director-level salary. Like many other U.N. expatriate staff in Syria, Magtymova lived at Damascus’ ornately decorated Four Seasons hotel. The accusations regarding WHO’s top representative in Syria come after multiple misconduct complaints at the U.N. health agency in recent years. Guzman called for WHO to publicly release any investigation report into Magtymova and the Syria office.

Source: thestar October 20, 2022 21:21 UTC