Benon Sevan

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1992 As Afghan president Mohammad Najibullah readied his resignation amidst the collapse of his government, Sevan flew alone to Kabul to escort Najibullah into exile.
1992 However, as Najibullah approached the airport, his(Benon Sevan) car was blocked by militia forces loyal to Abdul Rashid Dostum.
1995-2003 UN's Oil-for-Food Programme
2003 In the Canal Hotel Bombing: aljazeera.com: Benon Sevan was wounded, said spokesperson Veronique Taveau., globalsecurity.org: he was wounded, foxnews.com: Sevan was in the building, but was not hurt.
2005 In the report the panel concluded that Sevan had accepted bribes from the former Iraqi regime and recommended that his UN immunity be lifted, to allow for a criminal investigation.
2005 United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan suspended Sevan and another UN official with pay ($1 per year plus benefits, including diplomatic immunity from prosecution) because of their roles in the fraud.
Benon Sevan of Cyprus, who headed the programme, defended it, claiming that it had only a 2.2% administrative cost and that it was subject to more than 100 internal and external audits.
Sevan had resigned from the UN on 7 August 2005, just one day before the report was due to be published.
Sevan reportedly accepted bribes from Saddam Hussein in the form of oil vouchers, and allowed Saddam to garner $11 billion for military and other uses which violated the UN sanctions against his regime, ...