UN audit unearths more rot in Uganda refugee program
Hundred of South Sudanese refugees arrive at Elegu Reception Centre in Amuru District in July last year. A UN audit has unearthed shocking fraud in operations of its refugee agency in Uganda. PHOTO | JULUIS OCUNGI | NMG
A United Nations internal audit has unearthed shocking fraud in operations of its refugee agency in Uganda orchestrated in inflated purchases, unaccounted for payments and outright theft of money purportedly spent on buying property that do not exist.
“The weak risk culture and internal control environment in the UNHCR operations in Uganda contributed to serious risk management and control deficiencies and accountability lapses in operational and administrative activities, which adversely affected the Representation’s ability to meet its objectives, including in terms of the emergency response,” said Eleanor T. Burns, the Director of Internal Audit Division of Office of UNHCR.
