The World Health Organization admits corruption scandals in its Sanaa office

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that it will cancel some contracts with its local partners in Yemen, while acknowledging corruption in its offices in Sanaa, the capital, controlled by Houthi militias.

The organization said in a statement that it would review its work in 2018, including appointing a new director of organization and staff in Yemen.

She also promised to address imbalances in her activity after this year's final report, which said financial and administrative controls were disappointing.

WHO reported having recruited experienced management and emergency response personnel.

She acknowledged the existence of corruption in her office in Yemen, due to the complexity of the operational context in the country, pointing out that the process of ongoing audit recommendations and investigations was under way .

The Associated Press revealed that the United Nations was conducting internal investigations into the World Health Organization's corruption, noting that Houthi militias had confiscated computers containing evidence of corruption and fraud. The investigators were about to leave the Sanaa International Airport.

The Yemeni government has called on the United Nations to set up a commission to investigate corruption cases uncovered by the agency, stressing the need to review the performance and work of UN agencies in Yemen, and provide financial and operational data, as well as a commitment to transparency and accountability, calling for strict action.

The King Salman Relief and Rescue Center called on the United Nations to immediately open a transparent investigation into the corruption of its organizations working in Yemen and to reveal any suspicion of corruption, abuse or connivance with any party, in contrast to the allocation of humanitarian grants from Saudi Arabia.

PCHR called on United Nations organizations to impose specific, credible, impartial and transparent mechanisms to monitor the implementation of humanitarian actions, particularly in Yemen, to prevent any excess or exploitation of the coup. .