Overview

The United Nations aims to maintain international peace and security, while protecting human rights and upholding international law. However, United Nations whistleblowers over the years have revealed deep dysfunction within the organisation. This illuminating book combines first-hand accounts of these UN whistleblowers with academic reflections of their experiences. It argues that it is vital for International Organisations (IOs) such as the UN, which was created for the common good, to critically evaluate the mechanisms complicit in silencing these voices, ultimately undermining its purpose and creating unnecessary risk for the UN. The valuable lessons drawn from these transformative whistleblowing experiences and their analysis can be applied to all major organisations, especially to those operating under wider global and humanitarian governance structures.

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Author:   Caroline Hunt-Matthes (Webster University) ,  Alexis Bushnell (National University of Ireland)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Bristol University Press
ISBN:  

9781529216417

ISBN 10:   1529216419
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   01 October 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available, will be POD  
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Table of Contents

Critical Theoretical approaches to Whistleblowing in the UN ~ Alexis Bushnell; An Overview of the UN Structure and Whistleblowing ~ Caroline Hunt-Matthes and Yves Biegbeder; UN Lies, deceit and complicity in Darfur ~ Aicha Elbarasi; Lost time and legal challenges of whistleblowing on UNHCR abuse ~ Caroline Hunt-Matthes; Human Wrongs at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ~ Alexis Bushnell; Sexual harassment and power in the UN ~ Cynthia Brzak; Systemic harassment in UNAIDS ~ Sima Newell; The Demise of the UN Investigations Division ~ Frank Montil; Functional immunity and challenges to legal protection of UN whistleblowers ~ Edward Flaherty; A Way Forward ~ Sima Newell and Caroline Hunt-Matthes; Conclusion: Changing Norms on Whistleblowing ~ Alexis Bushnell.

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Caroline Hunt-Matthes is an Independent Investigations Practitioner, specializing in the field of sexual and gender-based violence. She is an Adjunct Professor at Grenoble Business School (GEM) Webster University, Geneva. Alexis Marin Bushnell is a Senior International Fellow at the Government Accountability Project and Research Fellow at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

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