The scandal-plagued United Nations continues to trip over its own feet.
The only United Nations official sacked over the Iraq oil-for-food scandal has been reinstated after a UN appeals panel ruled he had done nothing wrong.
Joseph Stephanides was fired in May for allegedly interfering in the competitive bidding process.
Investigators said he had divulged bidding information but did not suggest he had personally benefited.
While accepting his punishment was too harsh, the UN still insists he violated staff rules, and he plans a new appeal.
The BBC’s Susannah Price says the decision to reverse the dismissal of Mr Stephanides will obviously be embarrassing for the UN.
Obviously embarrassing? You betcha. When Stephanides was first canned, I blogged that it was a start. I was wrong, and we’re all back to square one in a game that very well may go absolutely nowhere despite billions of dollars of wrong-doing.