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U.N. Official: I Heard of Firing Via AP

Sunday, December 04, 2005 6:05:44 PM
By EDITH M. LEDERER

 Carina Perelli, director of the U.N. Electoral Assistance Division, speaks at a press conference on the Lebanese elections in Beirut, in this Tuesday, May 24, 2005 file photo. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to fire the highly regarded chief of the U.N. office that promotes free elections around the world for harassing staff and management failures, a U.N. official said Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because an official announcement is not expected until Monday, said Perelli was being dismissed from the United Nations.(AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil) UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to fire the highly regarded chief of the U.N. office that promotes free elections around the world for harassing staff and management failures, a U.N. official said.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because an official announcement is not expected until Monday, said Carina Perelli was being dismissed from the United Nations.

Stephane Dujarric, the chief U.N. spokesman, declined comment Saturday.


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