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Resources updated between Monday, October 5, 2020 and Sunday, October 11, 2020

October 9, 2020

A World Food Programme vehicle (File photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

"The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) its annual Peace Prize for 2020 on Friday, overlooking a history of corruption, mismanagement, and sexual assault among its ranks.
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Internally, an independent review of workplace culture in the WFP revealed a year ago that over two dozen people at the agency had experienced rape or sexual assault while on the job. The number of reported incidents of sexual assault more generally was significantly higher.

The study, conducted by consultants from the firm Willis Towers Watson (WTW), also found 'startling results concerning the experience of abusive behavior' more generally at the WFP. Consultants organized an anonymous survey of staffers at the company. Of those asked, 28 said they experienced 'rape, attempted rape, or other sexual assault,' about double the number who reported similarly throughout the entire U.N. Respondents reported higher rates of "abuse of authority' – 35 percent said they had seen it at the organization – where the term was defined as including 'overbearing supervision' and 'interference with career opportunities.' Another 29 percent said they experienced non-sexual harassment, including 'shouting and aggression' and 'spreading rumors.'

The report concluded that the WFP needed a 'systemic overhaul' of how it treats its employees. Shockingly, the rate of sexual assault revealed at the WFP by the survey was significantly lower than that of the United Nations generally...."

Nobel Prize-Winning U.N. World Food Programme Has Record of Rape, Poisoning Scandals Article

Hezbollah terrorists (File photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Lebanon - Whose Government is Backed by Terror Group Hezbollah - Tells U.N. it "Firmly Condemns Terrorism" Development

October 8, 2020

Palestinian terrorists (File photo)

Palestinian Terrorists throw Molotov cocktails at IDF troops Document

October 7, 2020

Representative from Saudi Arabia, U.N. Headquarters, October 6, 2020

At U.N. Legal Committee Meeting, Saudi Arabia & Group of Muslim States Defend Palestinian Terrorism Development

October 6, 2020

Nigerian police (File photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

Outcry in Nigeria over footage of shooting by notorious police unit Document

October 5, 2020

The Hohe Weide Synagogue in Hamburg, Germany. (Wikimedia Commons)

Jewish man attacked with spade outside synagogue in Hamburg Document