The agency has a longstanding practice of buying influence by doling out hundreds of millions of dollars each year to certain, favored nonprofit organizations money that, according to the inspector general and Government Accountability Office, is dispersed with no public notice, competition or accountability.

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The general staff became the model for modern military organizations, and was later adopted by businesses and government.

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Officially launched by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO and Michel Jarraud, Chair to UN-Water and Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization, the event brought together government representatives, local communities, NGOs, UN organizations and eminent specialists in water security to discuss how to harness cooperation at all levels, from the local to the national and international levels, and across all socioeconomic sectors.

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