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  2. Kofi Annan Foundation - Wikipedia

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    The Kofi Annan Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organisation whose mission is to help build peaceful, democratic and resilient societies. It was founded and legally incorporated in Switzerland in 2007 by the late Kofi Annan , former secretary general of the United Nations .

  3. Oil-for-Food Program Hearings - Wikipedia

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    The Oil-for-Food Program Hearings were held by the U.S Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations beginning in 2004 to investigate abuses of the United Nations (UN) Oil-for-Food Programme in which the economically sanctioned country of Iraq was intended to be able to sell limited amounts of oil in exchange for vital food and medicine for its population.

  4. Paul Volcker Committee - Wikipedia

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    The committee was appointed by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in April 2004, following calls for a Security Council inquiry, which was approved in Resolution 1538. The three-member inquiry was chaired by former Federal Reserve chairman and United Nations Association of the United States of America director Paul Volcker .

  5. Kofi Annan - Wikipedia

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    Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. [4] He was the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organisation founded by Nelson Mandela. [5] Annan joined the United Nations in 1962, working for the World Health Organization's Geneva office.

  6. Maurice Strong - Wikipedia

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    Maurice Strong was a close adviser to former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and became embroiled in what is now known as the Oil for Food Program Scandal and reportedly received millions of dollars from North Korean and Iraqi lobbyists. [40]

  7. Modest needs? Charity founder accused of embezzling $2.5 ...

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    The charity was called Modest Needs but federal prosecutors who filed charges against its founder say his weren't. Rather, prosecutors in the U.S. attorney's office in Manhattan say, Modest Needs ...

  8. Category:United Nations Oil-for-Food scandal - Wikipedia

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    This category includes those who are involved in any aspect of the United Nations Oil for Food scandal of the 1990s; either as investigators, reporters, those implicated in the improper diversions of funds, or those associated with those people but not necessarily implicated themselves.

  9. The Troubled-Teen Industry Has Been A Disaster For Decades ...

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    The Troubled-Teen Industry Has Been A Disaster For Decades. It's Still Not Fixed.