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UN
Won't Answer
on Burundi
Report &
Waivers by
Ladsous,
Cavorts With
Corruption
By Matthew
Russell Lee
UNITED
NATIONS,
November 20 --
After Inner
City Press exclusively
reported
on UN
Peacekeeping
chief Herve
Ladsous having
granted
extensions to
Burundian
forces to
continue in
his mission in
the Central
African
Republic
despite not
having the
right
equipment, and
telling
Burundi he is
“pragmatic” on
human rights,
Inner City
Press asked UN
Spokeman
Stephane
Dujarric about
it.
Dujarric
never
answered,
saying
repeatedly he
had not seen
the UN
Peacekeeping
notes on the
meeting --
which he could
or should
easily be able
to get.
But when
Reuters quoted
an unnamed UN
Peacekeeping
official that
Ladsous is
vetting DR
Congo troops
-- while
giving Burundi
troops a
waiver, and
not speaking
about any lack
of vetting by
France whose
Sangaris
troops are
accused of
rape in CAR --
Dujarric would
still not
respond to
Press
questions
about DPKO
vetting, or
non-vetting,
of Burundian
troops.
Inner
City Press
asked Dujarric
about these
issues at the
November 20
noon briefing,
and about UN
officials
still
cavorting with
Senior
Advisers of
the Global
Sustainability
Foundation,
whose founder
Sheri Yan has
been indicted
for using GSF
for corruption
inside the UN.
Dujarric said
he was not
aware of the
event Inner
City Press
asked about.
Of course, he
could easily
find out.
On
Burundi, after
Inner City
Press asked
Dujarric about
an NGOs report
on the
government
banning people
from fleeing
the country,
Dujarric said
he was unaware
of the report.
The NGO
tweeted the
report link to
him. But
still no
answer. We'll
have more on
all this.
Footnote: the
Free
UN Coalition
for Access
find repeated
non-answering
of questions
UNacceptable,
as well as the
setting aside
of questions
for UNCA,
which is
currently soliciting
$6,000 for
seats next to
Ban Ki-moon at
its fundraiser
on Wall
Street.
Dujarric
was asked
about this as
well and said,
“As long as
it's
transparent.”
Really?
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