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Sun Nov 1, 2020, 04:10 PM Nov 2020

Epstein donations force resignation at international peace organization

The president of an international think tank has resigned following revelations that he accepted a loan from accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and secured $650,000 in donations from foundations linked to Epstein for the peace organization.

The International Peace Institute, based across the street from the United Nations, announced that diplomat Terje Rød-Larsen had apologized to the institute's board and resigned as president and CEO on Thursday.

The IPI said it was unaware of the Epstein transactions.

Larsen was a key broker of the 1990s Oslo Middle East peace accords and represented the UN on several peace assignments around the globe.

The United Nations announced Friday it has withdrawn from its role as honorary chair of the IPI, following the resignation of Rød-Larsen.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/epstein-donations-force-resignation-at-international-peace-organization/ar-BB1ayJ30?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=DELLDHP

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