Carman Lapointe

Canadian diplomat

Carman L. Lapointe

Under-Secretary-General for OIOS
In office
14 September 2010[needs update] – 13 September 2015
Preceded by| Inga-Britt Ahlenius
Succeeded by| Heidi Mendoza
Personal details
Born| 1951
Virden, Manitoba, Canada

Carman Lapointe (born 1951, in Canada) was Under-Secretary-General for the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) from 2010 to 2015. Lapointe was fired in 2015 after an External Independent Review panel ("CAR Panel") found she has abused her authority and attempted to suppress allegations of sexual abuse by launching an investigation into the whistleblower.[1]

The panel found “Lapointe failed to preserve the appearance of objectivity and independence required to maintain the credibility of her office and the investigation process,” and that “She failed to meet her duty to conduct a careful and methodical examination of the circumstances before initiating an investigation.”[2][3]

Prior to joining the UN, Lapointe was Auditor General for the World Bank Group headquartered in Washington, DC. She has also served as an auditor for Bank of Canada and corporate auditor for Canada Post, among others.[4] She was the first woman Chairperson of The Institute of Internal Auditors in 1995.

## References

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1. ^ "Report of an independent review on sexual exploitation and abuse by international peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic". daccess-ods.un.org. Uniter Nations General Assembly Seventy-first session. 23 June 2016.
2. ^ Lynch, Colum (17 December 2015). "The U.N. Official Who Blew the Lid off Central African Republic Sex Scandal Vindicated". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
3. ^ "STATEMENT". Code Blue. Code Blue. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
4. ^ "Secretary-General welcomes approval of his nominee Carman L. Lapointe (Canada) as Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services". un.org. UN. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

## External links

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* UN Biography Carman L. Lapointe
* UN Office of Internal Oversight Services