United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed a prominent Indian American business consultant as his special adviser on overall strategy.
Calcutta-born Rajat Kumar Gupta, Senior Partner Worldwide and former Managing Director of the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company, will also participate in the Deputy Secretary-General’s Coordination Committee overseeing implementation of the Summit decisions, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.
In a series of major reform steps, the U.N. has set up a two-track policy of whistle-blower protection and financial disclosure, including the establishment of an ethics office. Under the system, the value of gifts that U.N. officials will be required to disclose will drop from $10,000 to $250.
Mr Gupta “will help to ensure that the overall management reform programme is in line with best global practice and provide focused, specialist assistance on key issues of concern,” Mr Dujarric said.
