Editing Kofi Annan (section)

==== Lubbers sexual-harassment investigation ====
In June 2004, Annan was given a copy of the [[Office of Internal Oversight Services]] (OIOS) report on the complaint brought by four female workers against [[Ruud Lubbers]], [[UN High Commissioner for Refugees]], for [[sexual harassment]], [[abuse of authority]], and [[Workplace deviance|retaliation]]. The report also reviewed a long-serving staff member's allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against [[Werner Blatter]], director of UNHCR personnel. The investigation found Lubbers guilty of sexual harassment; no mention was made publicly of the other charge against a senior official or two subsequent complaints filed later that year. During the official investigation, Lubbers wrote a letter which some considered a threat to the female worker who had brought the charges.<ref>{{Cite news|title=UN report slams Lubbers for 'regular sexual harassment'|url=http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=17094&name=UN+report+slams+Lubbers+over+sexual+harassment|work=[[Expatica]]|date=18 February 2005|access-date=12 December 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514235934/http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=17094&name=UN+report+slams+Lubbers+over+sexual+harassment|archive-date=14 May 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 15 July 2004, Annan cleared Lubbers of the accusations, saying they were not substantial enough legally.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Fiona |last1=Fleck |name-list-style=and |first2=Warren |last2=Hoge|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/16/world/annan-clears-refugee-chief-of-harassment-accusations.html|title=Annan Clears Refugee Chief Of Harassment Accusations|work=The New York Times|date=16 July 2004|access-date=29 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514094354/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/16/world/annan-clears-refugee-chief-of-harassment-accusations.html|archive-date=14 May 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The internal UN–OIOS report on Lubbers was leaked, and sections accompanied by an article by [[Kate Holt]] were published in a British newspaper. In February 2005, Lubbers resigned as head of the [[UN refugee agency]], saying he wanted to relieve political pressure on Annan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2005-02-21|title=UN refugee chief quits over sex claims|url=https://www.theage.com.au/world/un-refugee-chief-quits-over-sex-claims-20050221-gdzn0k.html|access-date=2022-04-05|website=[[The Age]]|language=en|archive-date=11 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011183407/http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/UN-refugee-chief-quits-over-sex-claims/2005/02/21/1108834690036.html|url-status=live}}</ref>