Former UN official describes losing Kosovo job (AP)

UNITED NATIONS ? A former official at the U.N. mission in Kosovo says he plunged into a severe depression and had problems sleeping when he lost his job after reporting suspected corruption by his colleagues.

American James Wasserstrom told a U.N. employee tribunal Friday that the loss of his job in 2007 was "disastrous." The U.N. maintains Wasserstrom was not targeted for retaliation.

Wasserstrom is asking for $1 million in damages from the United Nations for failing to protect him from retaliation for speaking up. Under a 2005 policy, the United Nations is required to protect whistleblowers from adverse action.

The case is a test of the U.N.'s new independent court for employee issues, which replaced a secret system plagued by delays.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/un/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111014/ap_on_re_us/un_un_tribunal

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