UN drops Gaddafi’s daughter as goodwill envoy

UNDP's agreement with Aisha al-Gaddafi terminated following government crackdown in Libya.

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has dropped Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi’s daughter as a goodwill ambassador.

UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said on Wednesday that the UNDP’s agreement with Aisha al-Gaddafi had been terminated following recent events in Libya that included a crackdown by Gaddafi on anti-government protesters.

He said Aisha al-Gaddafi was appointed a goodwill ambassador for Libya on July 24,2009 to focus on UN anti-poverty goals,especially combating HIV/AIDS and violence against women,both culturally sensitive topics.

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Aisha al-Gaddafi is a law professor who was reportedly part of the defence team for the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein after his downfall.

Goodwill ambassadors are volunteers and do not have UN diplomatic documents.

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