UN drops Gadhafi's daughter as goodwill envoy

The UN Development Programme has dropped Libyan leader's Moammar Gadhafi's daughter as a goodwill ambassador.

The UN Development Programme has dropped Libyan leader's Moammar Gadhafi's daughter as a goodwill ambassador.

UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said on Wednesday that UNDP's agreement with Aisha al-Gadhafi had been terminated following recent events in Libya that include a crackdown by Gadhafi on anti-government protestors.

He said Aisha al-Gadhafi 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.

Aisha al-Gadhafi is a law professor who reportedly was 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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