From hard partying to serious personal accusations, the U.N. Mission in Western Sahara sounds a bit chaotic. Regardless of whether that’s true, it’s become emblematic of the dysfunction thought to be permeating the United Nations.
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Allegations of diplomats partying in the desert, a hard-drinking boss, a politically sensitive marriage, racism, and even charges of sexual assault. It sounds like the plot of a Netflix series, but these are the real-life allegations swirling around the U.N. Mission in Western Sahara, which in some ways can be seen as a microcosm of broader problems within the U.N.