UN plagued by graft and sex: Bolton

The Times of India reports on remarks by John Bolton, United States ambassador to the United Nations, at the Federalist Society's National Student Symposium at Columbia University.

More than 1,000 students from law schools nationwide listened as Bolton detailed problems with the "deeply troubled" United Nations.

He said, "We find an organization that is deeply troubled by bad management, by sex and corruption and by a growing lack of confidence in its ability to carry out missions that are given to them."

Update: South Africa's News 24 reported further,

Bolton also criticized the budget of the United Nations, noting that two-thirds of members only pay 20% of the total annual budget. The UN has a "happy propensity for nations to spend other people's money," he said.

The ambassador drew gasps from the crowd when he pointed out that the limitation for gifts received by UN employees had recently been reduced to $250 from $10000.