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UN Gate, Sept 2  – The United Nations under Antonio Guterres sinks ever lower into complicity with sexual abuse and trafficking, and lack of accountability. Now this, from the SDNY that Inner City Press, banned from the UN 792 days for its questions, covers daily:

"KARIM ELKORANY, a former communications specialist with the United Nations (“UN”) in Iraq, was charged in an Indictment in Manhattan federal court with two counts of making false statements to special agents of the FBI in an effort to conceal his drugging and sexual assault of multiple women while he worked for the UN.  ELKORANY was arrested in New Jersey today and is expected to be presented before Magistrate Judge James L. Cott this afternoon.  The case is assigned to District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald.                 Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss said:  “Karim Elkorany, a former United Nations communications specialist, was accused of furtively drugging and sexually assaulting several women.  When questioned by the FBI, Elkorany compounded his alleged unconscionable conduct by making false statements to the special agents investigating the assaults.  Thanks to the diligence of the FBI, Elkorany now faces serious time in an American federal prison.  We urge any individuals who may have information concerning Elkorany or any similar conduct to please contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL- FBI or tips.fbi.gov.”                 FBI Assistant Director William F. Sweeney Jr. said:  “Investigated by UN officials for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in Iraq in 2016, Elkorany caught the eye of the FBI.  Elkorany’s conduct, as detailed in today’s charges, is abhorrent, and the false statements made to the FBI Special Agents conducting this investigation are federal offenses. Our investigation continues, and if anyone has information about Elkorany, please contact us at 1-800-CALL- FBI or via our tipline at tips.fbi.gov.”                 According to the Indictment unsealed today in Manhattan federal court and publicly-available information:[1]                 Since at least in or about 2005 up to at least in or about April 2018, ELKORANY worked in international aid, development, and/or foreign relations.  From in or about October 2013 up to in or about April 2016, ELKORANY worked for the UN Children’s Fund in Iraq.  From in or about July 2016 up to in or about April 2018, ELKORANY worked as a Communications Specialist for the UN in Iraq.                  In or about November 2016, ELKORANY drugged and sexually assaulted a woman (“Victim-1”) in Iraq, where he was stationed while working for the UN.  Victim-1 had food and alcoholic beverages with ELKORANY at a restaurant, after which ELKORANY brought Victim-1 to his apartment.  While at ELKORANY’s apartment, Victim-1 was rendered unconscious.  Victim-1 regained consciousness for brief periods, during which she observed ELKORANY sexually assaulting her but was physically unable to stop him.  ELKORANY, among other things, put his penis in Victim-1’s mouth and anally penetrated Victim-1.                  In or around December 2016, Victim-1 reported the sexual assault to the UN.  The UN initiated an investigation, through which ELKORANY was notified of the substance of Victim-1’s allegations against him.                 Federal agents subsequently uncovered evidence that ELKORANY had engaged in a pattern of similar conduct involving other women.  In each instance, ELKORANY drugged the victim before sexually assaulting or attempting to sexually assault the victim while the victim was unconscious or partially conscious.  In particular, between in or around 2009 and in or around 2016, ELKORANY sexually assaulted or attempted to sexually assault at least five victims after the victims were rendered unconscious after consuming alcoholic beverages prepared by ELKORANY.  When some of the victims regained consciousness, some or all of their clothing had been removed.  In some instances, after they awoke, ELKORANY informed the victims, in substance and in part, that they had sexual intercourse, oral sex, and/or anal sex with him.  In some instances, when or after the victims regained consciousness, the victims experienced genital and anal discomfort and pain.                 On or about November 3, 2017, special agents working with the New York Field Office of the FBI conducted a voluntary interview of ELKORANY outside of his residence in New Jersey.  Agents conducting the interview identified themselves and informed ELKORANY that they were investigating, among other things, his interactions with Victim-1.  During that interview, ELKORANY, who expressed familiarity with the nature and substance of the allegations made by Victim-1 to the UN, stated that the allegations Victim-1 had made to the UN were false.  ELKORANY also stated that he had not used drugs with Victim-1 or provided Victim-1 with any drugs."

And this, from the field:

"Toby Lanzer was undoubtedly the most senior UN official (last eight years as ASG in three countries) who committed most abuse of power, harassment including on racial and gender grounds, sexual depravity, fraud, and just about anything else the UN says it wants to fight with zero tolerance.  So, as he just announced his early retirement, just on reaching early retirement age at 55, the obvious question is: how can the UN tolerate something like this for so long ?  Which powers were behind him ?  The impunity is as shocking as the abuse itself, and hopefully you can investigate this.  In Angola in his first job, he faked his own kidnapping and sexual abuse to score points, and got a promotion.  In Moscow he made women cry in the office after not only making them work like slaves, but also asking for sexual favours for them not to be fired.  One woman reported him and he was simply sent to Geneva on a promotion.  In Geneva he used his staff to manage the rent of his apartment and run all kinds of errands.  Staff no longer had a life and were his slaves full time.  He would feel free to wake them up any time in the night.  In CAR he fired half the UNDP office until staff complained formally.  UNDP let him go and he was promoted to D2 in Darfur.  He had a girlfriend working for an NGO, and for her a job with WFP in Chad in exchange for sexual services.  Plus trips for them both disguised as official travel.  In Sudan he committed fraud by getting a British company to procure construction materials at an inflated price and get his return.  In East Timor he had sex with minors and everyone was closing eyes."

These are the type of allegations from UN whistleblowers that Guterres and his two spokesmen refuse to answer in any way, despite having told now gone UN Rapporteur David Kaye that they were answering Inner City Press' questions.

  "Besides his frequent trips to Cambodia to have sex with more minors.  He was promoted ASG to South Sudan when people got sick of him.  But in South Sudan it is him who got sick and decided to leave.  So he triggered and staged his being kicked out by the government.  This got him not only a nicer post in Dakar but also lots of attention by the security council.  In Dakar again he once had a one month “mission” to the beach in St Louis at taxpayer expense making it pass as a retreat.  He finally went to Afghanistan where he was once spotted having sex in the car park with a National staff.  He was force to retire amidst complaints (Afghans are not as easygoing as people in the other places he has been).  He leaves behind a legacy of colleagues traumatized by his behavior.  How could impunity last so long?"

  The answer to the question, and the problem for the Un and its victims, is Antonio Guterres. Ghislaine Maxwell used the United Nations, as reported by Inner City Press whose questions about it UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres refuses.

  First Inner City Press showed that on the board of Maxwell's Terramar Project Inc. was Guterres chief Partnerships official, Amir Dossal, below.

  Now while UNEP official Lisa Svensson appears in the documents unsealed July 30 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York which Inner City Press covers since ousted from the UN by Guterres for is reporting, Inner City Press is continuing its exclusive 2018 reporting in Svensson's "Volvo Boating" and other scams at UNEP, here, where we published in full, on Scribd and Patreon, the agreement with Volvo Ocean Races signed by Erik Solheim, here, and the EUR 500,000 agreement signed by UNEP's Lisa Emilia Svensson, here and here. [Now, Aug 1, 2020 song here.]

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