Racial discrimination, bullying, leaks WHO removes a senior Japanese official
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2023-03-09 16:10:29
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Local time on March 8, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that due to dozens of employees accused of racial discrimination, bullying and other acts, Japanese senior official Ge Xijian was removed from the post of regional director of the Western Pacific.。The Associated Press reports that this is the first time WHO has removed a regional director.。In an internal email to staff, WHO Director-General Tan Desai wrote that internal investigation results showed that there was indeed "misconduct" by the Regional Director for the Western Pacific, which led to WHO's decision to remove him from his post.。Ge Xijian's name was not directly mentioned in the email.。Tedros also wrote that WHO will launch the nomination process for the Regional Director for the Western Pacific next month and that the election will take place in October.。After working in the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, he joined WHO and has been the Regional Director for the Western Pacific since February 2019, responsible for infectious diseases and public health in the Asia-Pacific region.。At the beginning of last year, more than 30 employees of the Western Pacific Regional Office launched an internal report, accusing Ge of repeatedly making racist remarks.。"Humiliating" employees of specific nationalities at meetings。The whistleblower also accused Ge of leaking sensitive information about the new crown vaccine to the Japanese government.。For the above report content, Ge Xijian denied。At present, the Japanese government has not yet responded to the dismissal of Mr. Ge.。
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