Investigations

Magda joined UNICEF after leading the Latin America and Caribbean Region investigative team in the World Bank’s Vice-Presidency of Integrity (INT) since 2012. She previously worked in the World Bank Group’s Department of Institutional Integrity, as an independent consultant providing technical assistance to investigative entities, including the World Bank. Earlier in her career, she worked in Argentina as a governmental anticorruption investigator and an attorney in criminal law practice. Magda trained as a lawyer in Argentina and holds a Master of Laws (LLM) from Columbia University, New York, where she was a Human Rights Fellow.

Amanda joined UNICEF from a New York-based law firm, where she represented companies and individuals with respect to criminal and civil enforcement matters, conducted cross-border internal investigations, and advised on anti-corruption and other global compliance issues. She previously worked at the International Labor Organization (ILO), where she supported a technical cooperation programme focused on forced labor and human trafficking. Amanda started her law career as a prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice, where she investigated and prosecuted global anti-corruption violations and white collar crimes. Amanda received her law degree from Yale Law School and her undergraduate degree from Stanford University.

Tim is an attorney admitted to the High Court of South Africa. In his previous role, he led the Office of the Prosecutor’s Investigation Team for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) in the Beirut Field Office. Earlier, he served as an investigator for the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission and as a member of the Military Analysis Team of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. He began his career as a private sector attorney specializing in commercial litigation, insolvency and liquidations. He holds Bachelor of Business Science and LLB degrees from the University of Cape Town.

Edward joined OIAI in 2021. Ed has over two decades of experience in investigation, litigation and compliance. He has investigated and prosecuted a wide range of international and domestic criminal offenses, including war crimes for the United Nations, financial fraud for the U.S. Department of Justice, and felony crimes for the U.S. State of Arizona. Ed is a member of the bar in three U.S. states and various federal courts and has practiced in the areas of public international law, civil asset forfeiture, commercial litigation and attorney ethics. Outside of the office, Ed enjoys classical literature, hiking and volunteer teaching.

Mark was a United Kingdom police officer for twenty years performing successive detective roles in covert intelligence operations, homicide and major crime, organized crime and counter terrorism. He was variously deployed in organized crime and counter terrorism investigation and intelligence roles to Bosnia, Somalia, Djibouti and Kenya, before joining the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ethiopia, South Sudan and with the African Union. Prior to joining UNICEF, Mark was the Chief Resident Investigator with the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) in South Sudan for four years before being appointed as Chief of the OIOS Headquarters Investigation Unit in New York.

You may report suspected misconduct, fraud or other wrongdoing to the Office of Internal Audit and Investigations using a method below:

By email: [email protected]

By mail: All addressed mail should be marked "Private and Confidential" to:

   Director - Office of Internal Audit and Investigations (OIAI) - Investigations Section
   United Nations Children's Fund
   Three United Nations Plaza
   New York, New York - 10017 USA

If you are requesting protection against retaliation (whistle-blower protection), or if you need confidential advice and guidance on ethics-related matters, please contact the Ethics Office at [email protected].

In order to provide the best opportunity for investigators to make a speedy assessment, kindly provide a detailed account of the allegation, including details (to the extent available) of:

• Nature of the alleged misconduct being reported and how it was committed;
• Persons and/or organizations involved in the alleged wrongdoing;
• Timing and location of the alleged actions;
• Basis of the allegation - whether based on suspicion or available evidence; and if evidence (documents, etc.)  exists, please forward such evidence to our office.

The information will be reviewed by the investigators, who will make a determination of the most suitable course of action.

You can remain anonymous; however, in assessing the allegations, the investigators may need to contact you for additional information or clarifications on the reported allegation(s). As far as anonymous information is concerned, investigators would need to identify corroborative information before a formal investigation commences.

All investigations are confidential, and the identities of victims, subjects and witnesses will be protected. However, confidentiality can never be absolute based on the progression of the investigation.