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Did UN agency send technology to North Korea, Iran?

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Let's meanwhile new information shows Iran and North Korea are getting IT help.

From a very unusual source.

Chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge explains.

These documents first obtained by foxnews.com.

Are now at the center of an international investigation into whether an obscure UN agency.

The world intellectual property organization known as white though.

Violated UN sanctions by shipping computers and other sophisticated technology to North Korea and Iran new revelations about the scandal first surfaced during a recent has Judiciary Committee hearing.

I have been closely following reports that -- officials have been transferring computers should.

Fire almost tire walls and other technological devices to the governments of North Korea and Iraq.

Along with congressman Berman another California Democrat whose constituents include the technology sector -- UN's alleged behavior was beyond unacceptable.

It's an outrage that wipo would be transferring material violating the sanctions that we have to North Korean and run.

And this stuff I mean it's basically it's funded by US -- ventures.

Push for answers from the US deputy secretary of commerce -- -- the transfers that were under scrutiny there.

Is an active ongoing investigation.

The Department of State is handling that at this time.

Exclusive reporting by foxnews.com.

In April was the likely catalyst for the State Department investigation into the Geneva based UN body.

The documents including emails show the shipments took place to Iran beginning in January 2010.

And to North Korea in late 2011 or early 2012 the Iran and North Korea shipments contained Hewlett-Packard computers and servers in violation by the UN as Hewlett-Packard's policy not to supply this technology to rogue regimes.

The State Department has to be aggressive and in.

And getting to the bottom of this and a State Department spokesman agreed -- claims were serious adding that the issue is being raised at the UN's New York headquarters quote.

We're working with both the Director General and other member states to institute reforms that will ensure future development projects are properly reviewed prior to being approved -- implemented.

Asked to respond to the serious allegations that a UN body is violating UN sanctions on North Korea and Iran.

There was no immediate response from the UN press office job as a pretty incredible story Catherine Herridge force tonight Catherine thanks -- a --

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