In response to this, the Oil-for-Food program was begun.

The bank managed billions of dollars in oil revenue intended for use through the so-called Oil-for-Food program.

With the introduction of the Oil-for-Food Programme in 1997, this situation gradually improved.

The Oil-for-Food Programme was then extended for a period of nine days (phase 12) before further renewal.

The report alleged clear violation of the agreements of the Oil-for-Food program established fourteen years earlier and ending the year before.

The international Oil-for-Food program (1997-2003) further reduced farm production by supplying artificially priced foreign foodstuffs.

In addition to criticism of the basic approach, the Oil-for-Food Programme suffered from widespread corruption and abuse.

In 2004 and 2005, she wrote a series of articles exposing the corruption behind the U.N.'s Oil-for-Food program.

In addition, the platform was operated under the Oil-for-Food Programme for several years thereafter with minimal maintenance.

But Sevan came to world attention as investigations began into the Oil-for-Food Programme.