The Sistine Chapel it ain't:
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The U.N. Human Rights Council, frequently accused of coddling some of the world's most repressive governments, threw itself a party in Geneva Tuesday that featured the unveiling of a $23 million mural paid for in part with foreign aid funds.
In a ceremony attended by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Spanish artist Miquel Barcelo told the press that his 16,000-square-foot ceiling artwork reminded him of "an image of the world dripping toward the sky" — but it reminded critics of money slipping out of relief coffers.
Oh, well. A lot of real damage could be done with $23 million, so maybe we ought to be happy it's staying, um, in house. Hundreds of thousands of citizens of the Congo could not be reached for comment. Or anything else.
