More UN Violations

Unethical UN workers are a bit like cockroaches: when you find one, you know there are sure to be more. The latest UN scandal involves Maurice Strong, the special adviser to Kofi Annan on North Korea, who put his stepdaughter on the UN payroll in violation of UN rules.

Strong, an influential Canadian businessman, is himself under investigation in connection with the U.N. oil-for-food scandal over his ties to a South Korean lobbyist suspected of bribing U.N. officials with Iraqi funds.

Strong last week withdrew from his post as Annan's adviser while the investigation was under way. The stepdaughter, identified as Kristina Mayo, has resigned, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.