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George G. Irving and Sugiyama Iutaka

George G.Irving is a lawyer who served on the UN Pension Board and has represented pensioners before the UN Tribunal. Sugiyama Iutaka is a former chief of the Pension Entitlement Section, UN Joint Staff Pension Fund.

Why the Head of the UN Pension Fund Resigned

George G. Irving and Sugiyama Iutaka

• April 28, 2020

In the middle of the coronavirus epidemic, the United Nations spokesperson announced that Sudhir Rajkumar resigned from his job as representative of the secretary-general for investment of the assets of the UN Joint Staff Pension Fund, effective March 31, 2020. The abruptness and lack of explanation in the March 29th announcement came as a surprise …

Covid-19, UN Pension Fund

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