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The United Nations was founded after World War II with the aim, among other things, of “reaffirming faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of human life.” But things are happening inside the UN that directly contradict the tenets of its founding. And whistleblowers who initiate internal processes to hold abusers accountable often find themselves in disgrace themselves. Corruption, money laundering, nepotism and sexual harassment are just a few of the things that whistleblowers say happen behind closed doors. The BBC spoke to several of them. ???? WE HAVE LAUNCHED AN EMAIL NEWSLETTER. STAY IN CONTEXT: https://bit.ly/3SDerd4 Subscribe to our channel: / @bbcnewsrussian BBC Russian Service: https://www.bbc.com/russian We are on social media: TikTok: / bbcnewsrussian Instagram: / bbcrussian Facebook: / bbcnewsrussian Telegram: https://t.me/bbcrussian Twitter: / bbcrussian VKontakte: https://vk.com/bbc Odnoklassniki: https://ok.ru/bbcrussian Flipboard: https://flipboard.com/@bbcrussian BBC Russian Service podcasts: https://bbc.in/2YumUTl Download the BBC Russian Service app: App Store: https://apple.co/2KWOeX0 Google Play: https://bit.ly/2J6ePyW Comments on the video are moderated. We reserve the right to delete comments that contain insults, calls for violence, slander, profanity, advertising or spam. Unfortunately, we do not have the ability to moderate comments in real time, so your comment will not be published immediately. Thank you for your understanding!