Bogus project with two fake CTA's in New York and no one working in the center

Today we will visit a bogus project, totally fake and inexistent with a fake website and no products, but that pays well and keeps two CTA's at Headquarters in New York, while nothing exists on the ground.

http://www.unpan.org/innovmed/index.asp

Within the framework of United Nations’ efforts to promote economic and social development, the Programme for Innovation in Public Administration in the Euro-Mediterranean region has been established to assist interested governments in improving their governance and public administration systems and to provide policy makers, experts and citizens in general with relevant regional knowledge and information on governance.

Who implements the Programme?

The Programme is implemented by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, through its Division for Public Administration and Development Management (DPADM), with the support of Formez – Training and Research Centre based in Rome, with branches in Naples (Arco Felice) and Cagliari, Italy. It has been launched in mid 2003.

Who funds the Programme?

The Programme is financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Italy through Funds in Trust to UNDESA.

From the above one would think that this "huge" project funded with Italian Taxpayers money, have huge offices and thousands of activities on the ground. Well hold your thought, the project is composed by the following staff:

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Adriana Alberti, Chief Technical Adviser  Programme on Innovation in Public Administration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region  Governance and Public Administration Branch  Division for Public Administration and Development Management  United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Email: alberti@un.org Phone: 212-963-2299

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Laila Fala, Governance Specialist  Programme on Innovation in Public Administration in the Euro-Mediterranean Region  Governance and Public Administration Branch  Division for Public Administration and Development Management  United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Email: falal@un.org Phone: 917-367-5012

Yes both of them in New York, implementing and "running" an inter-regional project from the 17th floor of DC2 building...... But why be so mean and not trust them - give them the benefit of the doubt? Let's review together  the above mentioned website, maybe they really did what they say they did.....

WHAT'S NEW?

Upsss - There is nothing new (Click here) 

REGIONAL INFORMATION ON GOVERNANCE?

Upsss - a blind copy of CIA country profile with UNDP links (Click here)

INNOVATORS NETWORKS? 

Upps - words but there are not networks - the links are bogus and lead you no-where...(Click here) 

BEST PRACTICES?

please don't even go there - is like buying a designer bag in Naples - its so fake and empty and lead to no where.. (click here) 

PILOT PROJECTS?

Uppsss...after 5 years there are not pilot projects....(Click here) 

If you happen to go to Naples in Italy among many things they sell for turists are some typic metal box-es beautifully hand-painted - with script - "THE BOX CONTAINS AIR FROM SORRENTO"......

Well it seems that Guido Bertucci, Adriana Alberti and some other unknown elements have been selling .....well ......PURE AIR...... to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

Meanwhile the two ladies in New York who are supposed to maintain the above AIR-BOX receive the following remunerations:

Adriana Alberti (P5)

annual Salary After deductions: US$121,774.31

monthly Salary After deductions: US$ 10,147.86

Laila Fala (L4)

annual Salary After deductions: US$108,857.80

monthly Salary After deductions: US$ 9,071.48

And the kids in Gaza continue to die waiting for United Nations to save them...........