News - Middle East: The United Nations expert Jeffrey Sachs is working to whitewash the crimes of repressive countries, most notably the UAE and Saudi Arabia, The Intercept reported.

The website revealed that The UAE government has separately donated $200,000 to Columbia University for happiness research, according to Sachs. And in 2020, months after the dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, he flew to Riyadh to speak at a forum hosted by a Saudi investment firm.

The site stated that in some cases, Sachs has long-standing relationships with the leaders he praises. and a prominent international human rights activist revealed the scandal of misleading the UAE to beautify its dark image in front of public opinion to cover up its grave violations and its dark record in the human rights issue.

In early 2018, the daughter of Dubai’s ruler fled the UAE on a Jet Ski, aided by her Finnish capoeira coach and a former French spook. In a harrowing video, Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum accused her father of locking up her sister years earlier and restricting her own basic freedoms. 

The United Nations had called on the ruler of Dubai to reveal the fate of his daughter, stressing that the UAE has not yet proven that she is alive.