UN Watch Says UN Experts Took Funding From China, Russia, Qatar

The headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) building in Geneva on Jan. 8, 2018. Fabrice Coffrin/AFP via Getty ImagesA Geneva-based watchdog group says several current and former United Nations human rights experts have accepted earmarked funding from China, Russia, Qatar, and other donors, raising questions over financial transparency in a U.N. system where mandate-holders are expected to serve independently.UN Watch made the allegations in a 104-page report released on May 26, saying that several U.N. special rapporteurs and independent experts received outside funding while issuing reports, statements, or country-visit assessments that the group said aligned with donor interests. The specific dollar amounts cited in the report have not been independently verified by The Epoch Times.