For over a decade, USAID OIG has been the primary entity conducting oversight of U.S. funded foreign assistance implemented by UN agencies. As such, we have served as a leading force within U.S. government efforts to identify vulnerabilities in the UN system, while also serving as a consistent resource for Congress on issues of transparency and accountability of Federal funds channeled through UN agencies. Explore our UN accountability and reform related work, including lessons learned from past oversight projects, recent recommendations, and related investigations: oig.usaid.gov/our-work/un-ac… #UNGA81

USAID OIG's independent oversight of U.S. foreign assistance is greatly bolstered by our longstanding partnerships with likeminded agencies across the world.   Last week, USAID OIG joined the InvestigAid 2026 conference held in The Hague, alongside over 20 of our bilateral counterparts. We welcomed the opportunity to exchange knowledge, share investigative successes, and enhance collaborative approaches to investigating misconduct in humanitarian and development assistance.  Thanks to @EUAntiFraud and @DutchMFA for hosting this valuable forum and advancing efforts to strengthen oversight work in the global aid sector.

A USAID OIG investigation led to the December 2025 conviction and sentencing of two individuals, Abiodun Ogunwale and Abimbola Ajayi, for conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering for their parts in defrauding a U.S. funded non-profit dedicated to global public health. Following their convictions and based on OIG’s subsequent referral, USAID issued three-year, government-wide debarments for Ogunwale, Ajayi, and Ajayi’s company AbbiFabDynamics, LLC. USAID OIG's ongoing investigative work serves to prevent those who have defrauded U.S. funded programs from recirculating across the aid sector, protecting both U.S. taxpayer funds and intended recipients who rely on U.S. funded programs. oig.usaid.gov/node/8212

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USAID OIG continues to hold accountable those who seek to exploit and abuse beneficiaries of U.S.-funded foreign assistance programs.   A USAID OIG investigation revealed allegations that Luis Meneses, the Founder and former President of the Colombian non-profit FUVADIS, had sexually exploited FUVADIS beneficiaries and had committed fraud by diverting donated HIV medications and selling them for personal gain.  Based on OIG's investigation and subsequent referral, Meneses has been debarred from working or contracting with the U.S. government for a period of five years. FUVADIS and the organization’s current Legal Representative were also debarred for a period of five years for failing to properly mitigate and address the allegations of sexual exploitation and fraud against Meneses. Read the summary: oig.usaid.gov/node/8208

USAID OIG continues to investigate those who steal and divert commodities from U.S. funded global health programs. Last year, OIG announced the conviction of Guyanese national Davendra Rampersaud for illegally diverting U.S.-funded global health commodities from a Kenyan government-run corporation, Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA). OIG referred Rampersaud and his company for government-wide suspension/debarment. Last week, USAID’s suspension and debarment office issued Rampersaud and his company three-year debarments from working or contracting with the U.S. government.  Read the summary: oig.usaid.gov/node/8209

With reform discussions taking center stage at the UN General Assembly meetings this week, USAID OIG is highlighting our extensive body of work focused on strengthening oversight of U.S. funding to the UN. This work is frequently used to inform policymakers on UN affairs including Congress and U.S. Missions to the UN. Our "Public International Organizations: Lessons for the Future" report identifies three key lessons learned from our audit work reviewing U.S. funding channeled through the UN over the past 10 years: oig.usaid.gov/node/7799 Our memorandum on "Priority Reforms for Strengthened United Nations Transparency and Accountability" provides a shortlist of reform areas that we have identified as most critical to strengthening the UN's capacity to conduct meaningful oversight and to engage substantively with U.S. oversight bodies to ensure maximum accountability and transparency: oig.usaid.gov/node/8148 Our audit on Partner Vetting in West Bank and Gaza noted that decision makers should consider updating any U.S. government exemptions for UN staff in partner vetting policies to strengthen assurances that U.S. humanitarian assistance does not support entities or individuals associated with terrorists: oig.usaid.gov/node/8126 For all of our past and ongoing UN related oversight work, including our UN-related investigations, check out our dedicated webpage: oig.usaid.gov/our-work/un-ac… #UNGA81

As part of USAID OIG's ongoing evaluation of USAID’s locally employed staff (LES) terminated in 2025, we found that financial records for approximately $10 million in severance payments the Agency made directly to the staff in Mozambique and the Philippines were incomplete and lacked supporting documentation. Given USAID’s operating status, it is unclear to us whether a) financial records and supporting documentation do not exist or are b) inaccessible to USAID and State officials.  Without complete and available payroll records for LES terminated in 2025, USAID does not have reasonable assurance that these transactions were authorized, processed, and disbursed appropriately. Further, USAID might not have the information needed to defend the U.S. government against any employment claims brought by these terminated staff. We are making one recommendation to USAID to find and preserve financial records for terminated LES.  Read the advisory: oig.usaid.gov/node/8207

USAID used non-Federal audits (NFAs) to monitor U.S. assistance by assessing implementing partners’ compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and award requirements. USAID OIG's recent report reveals that NFAs of government-to-government (G2G) awards reported a disproportionately higher number of deficiencies than NFAs of other types of U.S. foreign assistance. Deficiencies include over $29 million in costs that auditors identified as not allowed or unsupported, weaknesses in internal controls, or noncompliance with laws and award provisions. The Department of State has announced that it is using G2G funding to advance its America First Global Health Strategy. The Department could leverage USAID’s NFA approach, with the improvements we identified, to help ensure it has sufficient tools in place to monitor the awards and improve foreign governments’ management of U.S. funds. Absent such action, the Department may experience a gap in the oversight of millions of dollars in expenditures on G2G awards, including missed questioned costs, internal control weaknesses, and noncompliance issues. oig.usaid.gov/node/8206

USAID OIG initiated an investigation into an allegation that a Venezuelan organization implementing two UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) projects in 2021 and 2022 engaged in a significant fraud scheme resulting in loss of funds for humanitarian assistance programming in Venezuela.  Despite repeated requests, USAID OIG did not receive information and records from OCHA or the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) necessary to identify subjects and develop additional investigative leads to support our investigation. In the absence of this information, USAID OIG was unable to advance our investigation and compelled to close the matter. oig.usaid.gov/node/8203?utm_…

🗞️Check out USAID Office of Inspector General’s September Newsletter highlighting our active and ongoing independent oversight of U.S. funded foreign assistance. content.govdelivery.com/acco…

On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we pause to remember those who lost their lives and honor the bravery of America’s first responders.

Following multiple successful bipartisan briefings to Congress on USAID OIG's new partnership with @nabp, USAID OIG criminal investigators put that collaboration into action in Kenya, proactively targeting diversion of U.S.-funded medical commodities.  The USAID OIG-led operation, in coordination with trusted local partners, targeted 18 pharmaceutical premises across Kenya. Enforcement actions included: two arrests, 11 individuals being compelled to report for further investigative or court proceedings, the closure and/or sealing of at least four pharmacies for various illegal schemes and regulatory violations, and the seizure of thousands of medical commodities, including some that investigators identified as appearing to originate from the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA).  This operation reflects USAID OIG’s extensive experience in conducting the on-the-ground oversight that Congress and the American people rely on to safeguard U.S. foreign assistance abroad and ensure it reaches those in need. Read the press release: oig.usaid.gov/node/8202

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USAID OIG has referred 100+ current or former UNRWA staff for participation in the October 7 terrorist attacks and/or affiliation with Hamas to the Dept. of State for suspension and/or debarment action. Of those referred, 3 have recently been proposed for debarment.

With USAID IG criminal investigators posted in Kyiv, we continue to provide in-country oversight of U.S. foreign assistance to Ukraine. Read the latest joint quarterly report to Congress published with our IG partners ⬇️