Misappropriation and misuse

Misappropriation of Government revenues

Investigation into alleged fuel misappropriation

Misappropriation of funds, manipulation, malfeasance...

Investigation into allegations of misappropriation of funds

Misappropriation of non United Nations funds Fraudulent representations

There is therefore no risk of misappropriation of funds.

Investigation into allegations of misappropriation of funds at a conference

Embezzlement, misappropriation or other diversion of property by a public official

An immediate investigation into the misappropriation of humanitarian aid was required.

2.2 The company lodged a complaint against the author for misappropriation.

Neither the company nor the public prosecutor brought direct evidence that the offence of misappropriation had been committed.

(c) Whether there has been misappropriation of the assets of one entity for the benefit of another and

Earlier he had been held in the Santa Ana penitentiary, pending trial in the Third Criminal Court on charges of misappropriation.

However, as inadequate records had been maintained for several years, significant losses or misappropriation of assets could not be ruled out.

These serious deficiencies have exposed the Organization to a significant risk that the loss or misappropriation of assets would remain undetected.

In the longer term, allegations of misappropriation of resources may prevent donors either from honouring their pledges or from delivering further assistance.

By conservative estimates, every year around 20 billion to 40 billion is stolen from developing countries through bribery, misappropriation of funds, and corrupt practices.

The cases examined by the Committee typically involved procurement irregularities, loss or misappropriation of funds or equipment and various unauthorized transactions carried out by staff members.

The Committee regrets that the report did not further analyse the data but rather presented a narrative of cases, including of theft and misappropriation, fraud and misrepresentation.

The review did not reveal any misappropriation or loss of funds due to the issue of cheques without the supporting documents and without the required joint signatures.

In a related matter, the Committee was informed that there had been a serious misappropriation of United Nations fuel and that the matter was under investigation. Auditing

The review did not reveal any misappropriation or loss of funds due to the issue of cheques without the supporting documents and without the required joint signatures.

The problems arising in the field of human rights are a result of selectivity, double standards and the misappropriation of the issue of human rights for political ends.

Issues discussed have included the misappropriation of assets, immunities, non conviction based asset confiscation, movement of funds, tracing and trafficking of assets, mutual assistance, restraint, confiscation and return of assets.

Any theft or misappropriation must be reported without delay to the police authorities, the office of the regional pharmacy inspector and the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé.

The legislation set up an inspection system that involves both the administrative, technical and accounting aspects of authorized activities and measures designed to prevent the theft or misappropriation of nuclear materials.

It had also taken further steps to mitigate risks and to improve the overall management of fuel in peacekeeping missions in order to prevent the recurrence of fuel misappropriation and fraud.

(4) The Committee notes with interest that the trial of judges, registrars and tax collectors charged with misappropriation of court fees has resulted in the imposition of heavy sentences on 63 persons.

In cases of fraud involving misappropriation of funds through banking transactions, national laws on banking secrecy and limitation of bank liability may also reduce the likelihood of adequate recovery by the United Nations.

On 16 September 1996, the Provincial High Court sentenced the author to five months' imprisonment for misappropriation, disqualified him from public employment or office, suspended his right to vote and ordered him to pay costs.

However, tThe question of unauthorized access and misappropriation of genetic resources, however, hads led to the current discussions under the Convention process regarding the tracking of compliance with the prior informed consent requirement established under Article 15.

Regarding the misappropriation and misuse of indigenous traditional knowledge, numerous initiatives are under way aimed at the development by indigenous communities of sui generis legal systems to meet specific needs not met by existing intellectual property and other laws.

In addition, WIPO should continue to work on enhanced positive protection mechanisms for those indigenous communities that may wish to utilize intellectual property or similar tools to protect elements of their cultural heritage against misappropriation and misuse by others.

Specific difficulties include the issuance of travel permits and visas for international project staff, recruitment of local staff, misappropriation of assets and relief supplies by local authorities and non approval of proposals to establish relief projects in affected areas.

1. There are few cases of misappropriation of funds, breach of accounting rules, fraud or corruption at the United Nations, but they undermine the Organization apos s image and credibility, particularly since they are widely publicized by the media.

The main focus of WIPO's work is the protection of the creativity, reputation and distinctiveness inherent in indigenous traditional knowledge against misappropriation and misuse, and it addresses both defensive and positive forms of protection, including proprietary and non proprietary approaches.

Cases of fraud and presumptive fraud have been reported by the Board in paragraphs 355 to 368 of its report, as well as in paragraph 126, with regard to an incident of misappropriation of funds in ECA amounting to approximately 125,000.

If the holder of the authorization is a juridical person, the same penalties shall be applicable to its executives if they have gained knowledge of such loss, theft, disappearance or misappropriation and have failed to report it within the specified time limit.

In early January, the Mouvement de libération du Congo (MLC), in reaction to a decision by President Kabila to replace five of the six ministers who had been suspended in November 2004 on allegations of mismanagement and misappropriation of public funds, threatened to withdraw from the transition.

The Government of India also believes that the Office of Inspections and Investigations which was established last year will provide a more focused approach to the question of investigations, audit and internal controls with a view to minimizing the misappropriation of funds of the United Nations.

The definition of what constitutes fraud, embezzlement, theft, conversion, misappropriation of funds or property, bribery, kickbacks and other forms of corrupt practices, varies from national law to national law but all of these acts are subsumed under the concept of failure to observe the required standard of integrity.

Nevertheless, as it was very aptly put in the preamble of section III of the resolution, the search for remedies to alleged cases of either fraud or misappropriation of funds should not impinge upon due process of law and full respect for the rights of the individuals concerned, including the right of defence.

The Netherlands Government welcomes the initiative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France on the establishment of a disciplinary court. The creation of such an instrument in connection with the strengthening of the internal and independent mechanisms for inspections and investigations is expected to provide effective preventive and punitive measures against the misappropriation of funds.