Ousting on the Way Out: Why Washington Wants UNODC’s Chief Gone Weeks Before Her Exit

“Leadership changes at UNODC are never just bureaucratic; they are battlegrounds over whose vision of drug control prevails.”

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临走还要被“赶”？美国为何执意让UNODC总干事提前下台

As the United Nations marked its 80th anniversary at last week’s General Assembly, questions of credibility and financial sustainability loomed large. Against this backdrop, the U.S. call for the early removal of UNODC chief Ghada Waly is particularly telling. On the surface, it looks like a last-minute personnel dispute.…