Daily News Article - October 4, 2006
1. a) Who is Kofi Annan?
b) How long ago did Mr. Annan order all senior U.N. officials to file financial disclosure forms?
c) When did Mr. Annan file his form?
2. a) What was Mr. Annan's reason for ordering U.N. officials to file financial disclosure forms?
b) What additional reforms were made after the scandal?
3. a) Kofi Annan's spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that Mr. Annan would be the first to file the financial disclosure forms. When did he say this to reporters?
b) What answer did Mr. Annan give last month when asked at a press conference if he had filed his forms yet?
4. Though not legally required to do so, why should Mr. Annan have disclosed his finances immediately upon ordering all senior U.N. officials to do the same?
5. What did investigators from the Independent Inquiry committee conclude about Kofi Annan's finances?
6. a) What is the problem with Kofi Annan not making his financial forms public?
b) Who will oversee the review of Kofi Annan's financial disclosure forms if they are not made public?