Source: Associated Press
By Edith M. Lederer
January 27, 2022
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has dismissed his undersecretary-general for technology after a yearlong investigation into allegations of sexual harassment, the United Nations announced Wednesday.
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said he could provide no other information about the investigation by the U.N.’s internal watchdog, the Office of Internal Oversight Services, or the reasons for Fabrizio Hochschild’s termination because “the accountability process is confidential.”
According to U.N. officials speaking anonymously because the allegations have not been made public, complaints were initially filed in early January 2021 by three women who worked with Hochschild in recent jobs, including coordinating preparations for the commemoration of the United Nations’ 75th anniversary.
The officials said dozens of other complaints against Hochschild were filed afterward, including allegations of bullying and abuse of power.
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(UN Photo / Eskinder Debebe)