UNITED NATIONS, Dec 5: The United Nations on Monday said that Carina Perelli,the head of the United Nations’ Electoral Assistance Division, would receive a dismissal letter from Secretary General Kofi Annan on charges of mismanagement and sexual harrasment.

A UN spokesman said at a press briefing that Mr Annan’s dismissal letter could be delivered to Ms Perelli on Tuesday, adding that she will be entitled to the normal appeals procedure in her case.

Ms Perelli told the New York Times on Sunday that she would resist the move to oust her from office — a move that comes a week before crucial elections her office is overseeing in Iraq.

The officials said they could not speak for attribution because the action had yet to occur and involved ‘legalities’.

“We’re going to fight these charges because I reject every single one of them,” said Ms Perelli, whose office promotes and monitors free elections around the world and was credited publicly by President Bush for its work in Iraq.