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Inner City Press 2524th Day No Reply by
SG Spox Dujarric on Gaza Stefanik UNRWA
Ukraine UN Rape Combs ITU Adams UNMISS
Cameroon Haiti Fleming Stonewall
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
UN GATE, March 6
– Inner City Press on 5 July
2018 was banned from entering
the UN, two day after it was
physically removed from
conducting interviews outside
meeting about the UN Secretary
General Antonio Guterres' $6.7
billion budget.
Then
Guterres' Department of Global
Communication, run by Melissa
Fleming, issued a letter
banning Inner City Press from
the UN - for life. With no due
process, no right of
appeal. Guterres has put
the UN in the US Press Freedom
Tracker, here.
Guterres' Spokesman Stephane
Dujarric falsely promised on
camera that he would be
answering banned Inner City
Press' questions - but see
below.
On March 6 after the man of
undisclosed vacations Guterres
again
refused to answer but
the IMF did answer, May 6 here,
Feb 25 here,
Feb 4 here,
here,
before Stephane "French
Whine" Dujarric,
previously the face of UN lies
on cholera in Haiti, not
never-answering Associate
"Spokesperson" Florencia Soto
Nino who blocks Press on
WhatsApp, nor equally
censoring Associate Eri Kaneko
and not UN
Spokesperson
Stephanie
Tremblay - and not Deputy
Farhan Haq, held a briefing
before which Inner City Press
submitted yet more questions - Inner City Press
has asked the above, and
Guterres and his new chief of
staff Courtenay Rattray and
others including Slovenia's
Mission:
These written
question are posed and
responses requested pursuant
to the until-now broken
commitment the the UN will
"continue to answer e-mailed
questions from Mr Lee" Inner
City Press, here
Leaks
SG DSG Again, June
19-1: On press freedom, please confirm
receipt by MALU of, and that positive
consideration will belatedly be granted to,
my application to enter and cover UNGA 2023.
Submitted letter and 2024 letter
For now, it does
not even allow another
application, for example
for 2024 UNGA -
immediately answer
March
6-1: On Gaza /
Israel, on
which each of
you has
refused all of
Inner City
Press' written
questions,
what are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
and separately
Denmark
Mission, cc-ed
here, as UNSC
President and
otherwise) on
this: "OCHA
hasn’t, for
example,
monitored nor
reported the
systematic and
deadly
violence by
Palestinians
against
Israeli
civilians nor
the numerous
violations by
Palestinian
armed groups
against
Palestinians
such as the
use of human
shields, abuse
of civilian
facilities,
and
obstruction of
humanitarian
assistance in
Gaza by
Palestinian
Hamas. To
date, OCHA
hasn’t
reported on
the existence
of a single
Hamas tunnel
used for
terrorism or
any launch of
rockets from
the densely
populated area
in Gaza, many
of them
short-falling
and killing
the local
population, at
least one of
which hit a
hospital
killing and
injuring at
least 400
people,
according to
the Gaza
Ministry of
Health, aka
the Hamas
terror
organisation.
All these acts
are
self-evident
war
crimes.
And on
the SDNY case
each of you
has repeatedly
refused to
answer Inner
City Press'
written
questions on,
what are the
comments and
actions of SG
Guterres and
his officials
on this:
In a February
18 letter,
first made
public on X by
Inner City
Press, a
website that
covers the
world body and
the court
system, an
acting United
States
attorney,
Matthew
Podolsky,
informed Judge
Torres that
Washington
intends to
complete its
review by
April
21.
The case
against Unrwa
might prove
different.
“Immunity
could be
waived
"
will it be?
Why won't SG
Guterres waive
immunity and
let there be
fact-finding?
On
Cameroon what
are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
and separately
the PGA, spox
cc-ed here, on
that
Cameroonian
lawyers are on
strike. Since
yesterday
Wednesday,
they have
decided to put
away their
black robes
and desert the
courts for a
period of
three days.
The cause,
they say they
are victims of
abuse and
aggression
from the
police under
the passive
gaze of the
authorities,
they denounce
On ITU
corruption
what are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on this, sent
to Inner City
Press: Dear
Matthew
Russell Lee:
The financial
abuses
uncovered are
nothing short
of staggering,
alerting the
UK NAO-the
very watchdog
meant to
ensure
transparency-to
a litany of
explosive
irregularities,
including
rampant
procurement
fraud,
collusion, and
blatant abuse
of power at
ITU’s highest
echelons.
These damning
allegations,
implicating
the Secretary
General, the
Council Chair,
the IMAC
Chair, and
other key
figures, were
met with a
jaw-dropping
response in
February 2025
when the UK
NAO declared
it had "NO
information"
on any
misconduct-despite
being provided
with
incontrovertible
evidence. The
auditors
insisted they
would dismiss
so-called
“non-material”
allegations
(defined as
claims
involving 2
million Swiss
Francs or
more), even
when the
alleged fraud
involved
several
hundred
thousand Swiss
Francs-a sum
that eclipses
the illicit
bonus payments
disbursed to
ITU Elected
Officials in
2022, 2018,
and 2014,
which were
taken
seriously
Again, if the
host country
no longer
supports UN
immunity in US
courts, what
then,
including from
SG Guterres,
claimed
immunity from
US First
Amendment on
content
neutral press
freedom?
(and more
generally
still on the
case against
UNRWA here in
SDNY, where a
January 13,
2025 filing
said
"Defendants'
apparent
argument is
that Lazzarini
and the
Secretary-General
[Guterres]
were engaged
in fraud when
they made
statements in
late January
2024." And on
January 21 the
UN's / UNRWA's
lawyer filed
the "the US"
supports
immunity. Is
that the UN's
/ SG's current
understanding?
Still on
the departure
from the UN of
OIOS' Ben
Swanson,
provide
comment on his
"hands down
the pants"
audio about
apparent cover
up, and role
in
"investigation"
of UNRWA - and
why he's taken
"an early
bath" per his
farewell email
in OIOS
On the UN in
South Sudan,
what are the
comments and
action if any
of SG Guterres
and Denmark
Mission on
this, sent to
Inner City
Press by
whistleblowers:
"Dear Mr.
Matthew
Russell Lee:
The recent
statement by
the Government
of South Sudan
calling for
UNMISS to
evacuate its
compound near
Juba Airport
is deeply
concerning -
it is said the
UN lied and
kept Radio
Mireya after
independence,
and now acts
as a ugly
guest. This
incident
highlights a
significant
oversight by
the Chief of
Staff, Leda
Limann, in
managing
relations with
the host
government.
Instead of
prioritizing
essential
diplomatic
efforts, Ms.
Limann appears
more focused
on advancing
her own career
from D-2 to
DSRSG, thereby
jeopardizing
the mission’s
objectives and
welfare of the
staff.
Furthermore,
Ms. Limann has
been known to
undermine
capable staff
supporting the
SRSG through
intimidation
and attacks,
reflecting her
lack of
diplomatic
background and
necessary job
experience.
Her preference
for spreading
baseless
rumors about
Benjamin Bol
Mei, who is
married to the
president's
daughter, is
particularly
concerning.
These rumors,
which falsely
accuse Mr. Mei
of threatening
to shut down
UNMISS and
confiscate its
land, could
seriously
damage
relations with
South Sudan.
It is alleged
that Ms.
Limann has
even suggested
that donors
impose
sanctions
against Mr.
Mei,
portraying him
as a threat to
the UN and
various
NGOs.
This behavior
is risky, and
the Government
of South Sudan
could declare
persona non
grata (PNG)
status against
her
On the UNECA,
what are the
comments and
action if any
of SG Guterres
on this, sent
to Inner City
Press by
whistleblowers
"Director of
Administration
Mr. Carlos
Haddad has
been suspended
while ECA
contracts are
being covered
up by OIOS and
that his
replacement is
Ms Mai Ellen
Jarrett
Again on
France and
Algeria what
are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on this:
"Prime
Minister
François
Bayrou may
well assure us
that he does
not want
"escalation",
the threat of
a revision of
the migration
agreements
launched
yesterday
(February 26,
2025), - 5
days after the
attack in
Mulhouse,
resonates like
a warning shot
in the
Algerian sky -
against a
backdrop of
already very
tense
relations
between the
two countries,
after the
recognition
last summer of
the
"Moroccanness"
of Western
Sahara by
President
Macron, and
the arrest of
the writer
Boualem Sansal
in November in
Algiers.
Algeria 's
repeated
refusals to
take back its
nationals
expelled from
France are
"unacceptable",
insisted
François Bayou
, who
therefore gave
Algiers six
weeks to
demonstrate
its
willingness to
cooperate
better on
migration
issues,
failing which
the Prime
Minister
simply
threatened to
call into
question the
1968
agreements.
How will
Algeria
respond to
this
ultimatum?
Could the
relationship
between the
two countries
deteriorate to
the point of
total
breakdown,
between
escalation and
escalation? Is
a
Franco-Algerian
divorce
certain?
On
UN sexual harassment
and cover-ups, what
is SG Guterres'
comment and action
on this, received by
Inner City Press:
The Sophocleas case
involves a D-1 level
director who,
instead of being
fired for
sexual
harassment, was only
demoted one step in
grade and deemed
ineligible for
promotion for 3
years. An Appeal
Tribunal case was
filed by the victim,
challenging
Guterres' refusal to
even tell her what
sanction had been
imposed. Clearly,
the case database
should be disclosed"
- will it be? What
is SG Guterres'
response?
On ITU corruption
what are the
comments and actions
if any of SG
Guterres on this,
sent to Inner City
Press: Dear
Matthew Russell Lee:
While the ITU is
facing severe
financial deficits,
with missing
external audit
reports for 2023 and
2024, Bogdan-Martin
and her inner circle
are living in
excess, enjoying
luxurious lifestyles
at the expense of
the global
taxpayer. Over
the holiday season,
while billions of
people remain
unconnected, the ITU
Secretary-General
boasted about her
extravagant powder
skiing retreat in
Megeve, an exclusive
ski resort filled
with Michelin-star
restaurants and
elite
accommodations.
There are growing
suspicions that ITU
vehicles and staff
resources were
misused for personal
family vacations, a
blatant violation of
UN policies that
could result in
termination for
officials in other
UN agencies or
European
governments
On Kenya what are
the comments and
actions if any of SG
Guterres on this:
kidnapped Nairobi
Man Denounces
'Mental Torture' of
Opponents of
Government In Kenya,
there is growing
concern about the
crackdown on
government critics.
At least 89 people
have been abducted
since
anti-government
protests rocked the
country in June and
July 2024, according
to the Kenya Human
Rights Commission.
About 20 remain
missing
On the UN Mission in
Colombia and its SRSG,
what are his and SG
Guterres' comments and
actions if any on
this: "Dear Matthew
Russell Lee, It is
with continuing staff
outrage that we are
reading the posts on
the UN's mission in
Columbia. The stark
reality is that the
Department of Support
and Office of Human
Resources Management
continues to interfere
with and manipulate
the UN the recruiting
process. No thought is
given to the fact that
staff need to report
to these senior
appointees, and large
amounts of money are
in play. The
shocking tendency is
to put non-swimmers in
the lifeguard
chair. The
senior leaders are
trading favors to
secure their long term
employment, with too
many now at a decade
in the job. The
system is being owned
by a handful of
careerist. This
is not what the UN
Charter envision and
is causing system
failure. It's shameful
in almost all l
missions.
Pronounced now in
UNVMC, after the last
legitimate and well
regarded CMS left.
This is the case with
both staff mentioned,
one whom has made a
career by causing such
difficulties, she is
promoted out of the
way, one riding on the
support of their
Government and deep
political connections.
Field Personnel
Division is
worse. A letter
was received here many
years ago which placed
a stop recruit on the
Present FSU
President.
This was buried by
someone who has become
notorious for such
deceit. It did not go
unnoticed that the FSU
President sent out a
UN wide email thanking
everyone for voting
for him.
More lies. The
truth is that there
was no vote. Nobody
was willing to run and
deal with the UN
senior
leadership. SG
Guterres is making the
UN irrelevant." SG
response?
On the Interational
Seabed Authority /
UNCLOS, what are SG
Guterres' comments and
actions if any on that
in November 2024, a
confidential complaint
was filed against two
staff members alleging
misconduct including
harassment, gender
discrimination,
retaliation and abuse
of authority. Acting
within the established
processes of the UN,
including the
standards applied by
the Office of Internal
Oversight Services and
the UN Ethics Office,
the former
Secretary-General
initiated an
independent external
investigation and
issued measures to
protect the
complainant against
further retaliation,
in accordance with his
duty as chief of the
organization (head of
entity).
Secretary-General
Lodge also provided a
full and comprehensive
handover brief on the
matter to
Secretary-General
Carvalho. In total
defiance of her
ethical
responsibilities and
her duty as head of
entity, Secretary-
General Carvalho
failed to act and
indeed suppressed the
internal investigation
into misconduct. 14.
Furthermore,
compounding her
action, the
Secretary-General
immediately promoted
the two subjects of
the complaint into
positions of
authority, namely as
officer-in-charge of
the Office of Legal
Affairs and
officer-in-charge of
the Office of
Administrative
Services, the latter
having sent the letter
of termination to the
complainant."
On UNOPS what are
the comments and actions
if any of SG Guterres on
this, received: "Dear
Matthew Russell Lee,
Thank you for your
invaluable assistance in
amplifying our
voices. In
response to the
misleading statements
provided by the UNOPS
Management Team during
the First Regular
Session of the Executive
Board, held from January
27 to 31, 2025,
highlighting staff
concerns regarding
organizational
management. We reject
the falsehoods spread to
mask the serious
deficiencies in
financial management and
the irregularities in
the implementation of
reforms. THE TRUTH
BEHIND THE MISLEADING
STATEMENTS OF JORGE
MOREIRA DA SILVA: UNOPS
REMAINS IN CRISIS AND
THE CURRENT REFORMS ARE
A FARCE Despite the
official narrative
suggesting the
successful
implementation of the
Comprehensive Response
Plan (CRP), the internal
reality of UNOPS
demonstrates that
structural problems
persist. The
organization has
suffered a notable
degradation in its
governance and
operational management,
affecting its
effectiveness and
credibility. The lack of
effective leadership and
the concentration of
decision-making in
closed spaces without
genuine accountability
mechanisms have
contributed to this
crisis. The Executive
Committee has justified
mass layoffs under the
argument of financial
sustainability, while
audits have revealed
deficient risk
management practices.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
REMAINS A FARCE
Particularly concerning
is the report from the
UN Board of Auditors
(UNBOA), which
highlights the improper
use of financial
derivatives, resulting
in net losses of USD
15.2 million.
Additionally, it raises
alarms about
deficiencies in the
segregation of duties
and non-compliance with
international
standards. Despite
claims of increased
transparency,
allegations of collusion
between the Ethics
Office (ETO) and
Internal Audit (IAIG)
persist. The
interference of senior
management in
investigation processes
compromises the
objectivity of
accountability
mechanisms and obstructs
the protection of
whistleblowers reporting
irregularities. THE
REALITY THAT JORGE
MOREIRA DA SILVA HIDES:
FALSE TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY
Claims of greater
transparency do not
reflect the internal
situation of the
organization. Collusion
between the Ethics
Office and Internal
Audit has compromised
the impartiality of
investigations, leaving
employees unprotected
against possible
retaliation. This
environment has weakened
confidence in
accountability
mechanisms and left
those who report
irregularities in a
vulnerable
position
On UNCDF and UNDP what
are the comments and
actions if any of SG
Guterres and Achim
Steiner on this,
received: "Dear Matthew
Russell Lee, Most of us
employees at UNCDF were
encouraged by the
whistle blower article
on the abuse of
authority and
discriminatory
recruiting practices by
Prandeep Kurukulasuriya.
The article captured
accurately what many of
us had been afraid to
voice - a leader who is
out of control and who
does not seem to fully
understand the nuances
of running a complex
organization. We would
like to add to those
voices. Please note that
contrary to what
UNDP/UNCDF management is
communicating, that the
article was a resistance
to the needed change,
most of us as
professionals are not
averse to change. In
fact, we welcome change
and understand it
necessary for any
organization to move
forward. What many of us
are opposed to, is the
erratic, chaotic,
discriminatory way that
the change management
has been done. The
process has not been
transparent, nor based
on merit and has
resulted in Prandeep
hand picking his
cronies, many of them
without the necessary
depth for crucial
positions he has handed
them on silver platters.
This has been at the
expense of the more
qualified candidates.
For UN/UNDP/UNCDF
management to trivialize
it as noise from
individuals averse to
change is an abdiction
of their fiduciary
responsibilities to both
the employees and the
organization. To UNDP
and the overall UN
leadership We have been
disappointed and
let down by your lack of
action, for letting this
happen in the first
place, for not giving
UNCDF the leadership
that it deserves given
the mandate and for
violating our trust. We
still hope you can act.
So far, we still do not
know what you are doing.
Instead, the
intimidation is
continuing. One on one
people are being
intimidated into
silence. History will
not judge you well. We
ask that you update
UNCDF about your
investigation. This is
an organization wide
matter. You cannot hide
behind confidentiality
and secret discussions.
We ask that you ensure
that the staff is safe.
It is not acceptable for
the person being
investigated to be the
one emailing staff and
advising them on what to
do and not to do. We ask
that you do not
sacrifice the health and
well being of hundreds
of employees and the
people we serve for one
person
On the UN
Mission in Colombia
and its SRSG, what are
his and SG Guterres'
comments and actions
if any on this, and on
Mario Paciolla,
received from UN
whistleblowers: "Dear
Matthew Russell Lee,
It’s truly remarkable
how, after more than
four years, the United
Nations has yet to
provide a clear and
honest account of what
happened to Mario
Paciolla. One would
think that an
organization built on
transparency and
accountability would
have been the first to
demand justice for one
of its own. And yet,
silence. A silence so
deafening, it almost
seems deliberate. He
begged for help. He
sent multiple emails
stating he feared for
his life. He
repeatedly asked to be
relocated. But despite
having helicopters,
vehicles, and the
means to move him to
Bogota and put him up
in a hotel until he
could be flown out of
the country, the
mission left him
stranded in San
Vicente del Caguan
until, of course, it
was too late. After
months of begging they
took him out of
San Vicente, the day
they were picking him
up he was found dead.
The body was
discovered at 6 AM on
the day he was finally
scheduled to leave.
The authorities
weren’t notified until
three hours later. Why
the delay? What needed
to be handled before
the police
arrived?
Evidence disappeared,
and so did key people.
Some who were present
at his apartment that
morning have since
been reassigned to
other missions.
Certain national staff
members were promoted
and quietly moved out
of UNVMC. A lucky
coincidence for them,
no doubt. And yet,
SRSG Carlos Ruiz
Massieu has remained
curiously quiet. No
outrage, no demands
for justice just
business as usual.
Even more fascinating
is his recent decision
to appoint Yang Wang
as D1 Chief of Mission
Support, despite
widespread reports of
incompetence and
allegations of
cheating in the
selection
process. Why is
this relevant? Because
as Chief of ORM, Yang
Wang had direct
oversight of LogOps.
He had access to all
of Mario’s desperate
emails through the
unit or by being cc’d
on them. He knew Mario
feared for his life.
He knew Mario
repeatedly asked for
help and was ignored.
And now, against all
logic, he has been
rewarded with a top
position. Of course,
this is just the tip
of the iceberg. We
can’t forget the
countless Colombians
who have been murdered
after their names were
conveniently leaked by
UNVMC. Or the staff in
Bogota forced to work
alongside active ELN
members, enduring
months of threats and
fear. And let’s not
even start on the
secretive flights to
Cuba and Caracas
requesting not be
monitored and the
baggage not to be
checked, or the
ex-military and
political figures
quietly serving as
staff or contractors
at UNVMC. So,
the real question is:
what exactly is the
UN’s role in Colombia?
Because at this point,
it looks far less like
a peace mission and
far more like an
operation designed to
keep the conflict
alive after all, no
war means no mission,
and no mission means
no more cushy jobs and
benefits. It’s time
for some real
transparency. Not just
for Mario Paciolla,
but for every person
who has suffered due
to the UN’s silence
and complicity. The
world is watching,
even if the UN hopes
otherwise
On Uganda what are the
comments and actions
if any of SG Guterres
on this Uganda denies
sending reinforcements
to eastern DRC The
Ugandan army has
rejected claims that
it has deployed an
additional 1,000
troops to eastern
Democratic Republic of
Congo. Kinshasa said
on Saturday that there
had been a surge in
Ugandan troops on the
ground. Kampala, for
its part, acknowledges
a redeployment but
insists that it is
exclusively part of
Operation
Shujaa.
On Cote d'Ivoire what
are the comments and
actions if any of SG
Guterres on this
Prosecutor requests 20
years in prison for
PPA-CI member Damana
Pickass In Côte
d'Ivoire, the
prosecutor requested
20 years in prison for
Damana Pickass, second
vice-president of the
Strategic and
Political Council of
the PPA-CI party, and
4 other co-defendants,
notably for "
undermining national
defense ", "
conspiracy against the
authority of the State
" and " criminal
association ". This
case concerns the
attack on a military
camp in Abobo, which
occurred on the night
of April 20 to 21,
2021, north of
Abidjan.
On OHCHR /
Volker Turk, what is the
response of SG Guterres
to this, sent to Inner
City Press: Dear Matthew
Russell Lee: Management
accountability is a lip
service in Volker
Turk’s
OHCHR. Last week
many of us got notified
of the outcome of the
roster process for P3
and P4 posts. The
problem is that this
roster exercise started
in 2018! OHCHR
Human Resources Section,
under Kim Taylor has
taken almost 7 years to
complete the process.
Not only there has been
no transparency and
recourse to the outcome
but we know that
external staff was paid
to finalise this process
which 7 years later is
meaningless. How much
money has it cost?
Adding insult to injury
Kim Taylor has been
promoted (even though
she lied previously in
her PHP). She is now
head of Administration,
including Human
Resources which proved
to be too much for her,
and Finance (she has no
experience in Finance
and more qualified
candidates
discarded). OHCHR
starts 2025 which a 45
million dollar funding
gap) result of poor
management. Kim Taylor
is ruthless and corrupt
but protected by Deputy
High Commissioner Nada
Al Nashif. There is real
fear of reprisals. We
are afraid she will use
the financial crisis,
provoked by gross
mismanagement and waste
of funds, to fire those
who have questioned some
of the managerial
decisions. 2025 starts
with instructions issued
by the DHC Nada Al
Nashif to extend
temporary staff only
until March and fix
staff for only one year.
Kim Taylor’s
underperformance was
well known in OCHA. Now
staff in OHCHR will pay.
How can such
underperformance be
rewarded with a
promotion? Who else is
protecting Kim Taylor?
Why is she not held
accountable? Why is she
allowed to create a
toxic climate of fear,
reprisals and
intimidation? Why is
senior management not
listening to staff
concerns? Until when
will member states turn
a blind eye to abuse,
corruption and waste of
taxpayers monies? Staff
in New York and Geneva
are worried for our
future and those of our
families
On Cameroon what are the
comments and actions if
any of SG Guterres on
that two years ago to
the day, on January 22,
2023, a Sunday morning,
the discovery of the
lifeless body of
Martinez Zogo was
announced. The news
caused a shockwave and a
great wave of emotion in
the Cameroonian capital
where the radio host was
very well known. This
was followed by moments
of media frenzy and
widespread indignation
that would spread
throughout the country
and beyond.
On Libya / UNSMIL
corruption what are the
comments and actions if
any of SG Guterres on
this this job listing,
highlighted to us by a
whistleblower: UN Job ID
251086, just
"advertised" - The job
post for FS5
''INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ASSISTANT'', for
Tripoli, Libya - UNSMIL.
Posted on Jan 15, 2025,
with deadline Jan 21,
2025-- that is, just one
week for applicants to
apply. The candidate to
be selected seems been
decided in advance.
Rumor is there is one
named 'Sashi' to be
recruited. Any answer?
On ITU corruption what
are the comments and
actions if any of SG
Guterres on this, sent
to Inner City Press:
Dear Matthew Russell
Lee:
the SG will be in Davos
this coming week on the
charm offensive.
On the 27th of January,
she will have an
Ambassador's Briefing at
ITU in Geneva, to
further her requests for
money (an increase of
contributory units) as
ITU is broke. At recent
All Staff Townhall on 16
September, the ITU
Secretary-General Doreen
Bogdan-Martin (DBM) was
all-smiles, emphasizing
she was just like staff
as she chose to sit on a
chair “on the same
level” as everyone
else. This, after
her holiday email to
staff revealed her
luxury lifestyle, at her
Alpine ski chalet in the
bougie town of Megeve,
enjoying “amazing powder
skiing” paid for by
tax-payers. Her
forced laughter
belied what is
uncomfortable and was
unspoken: ITU is on the
verge of being broke,
due to mismanagement of
public funds, and DBM
herself has many
harassment and abuse
cases, substantiated and
founded, that are
systematically being
closed down by her
cronies, including the
Chair of Council and
Chair of IMAC,
supposedly independent
bodies, with the use of
their favored
“investigative”
consultants. One
is Canvass and “Dr.
Harjit”, who allegedly
fraudulently obtained a
“PhD” from a degree mill
for 650
euros.
There has so far been NO
independent
investigation into the
cover-ups of her cases
by her key cronies: Mr.
Frederic Sauvage: The
ITU Council Chair, a
French career diplomat,
with no legal or
investigative
background, who has been
responsible for handling
the many complaints
against DBM. Mr. Honore
Ndoko: As Chair of
the IMAC, purportedly an
independent advisory
committee, he has been
DBM’s “fixer”, as a
result of which serious
concerns brought to IMAC
are not brought to the
attention of Council,
and irregular
procurements for
investigative
consultants are
“regularized” by him to
close DBM cases Mr.
Stephen Bereaux:
Formerly a delegate from
the Bahamas who
unsuccessfully ran for
BDT Director elected
official position.
Brought in by DBM for
high-level D2 posts,
including “Chief
Administration and
Finance” despite none or
insufficient finance or
human resources
experience. Mr. Antoine
Dore: The Head of Legal,
and DBM’s “special
advisor” prior to being
appointed as the Head of
Legal despite not being
the most qualified
candidate following a
competitive recruitment
process. Holds no
current practicing legal
certificate. An
independent
investigation into the
cover-ups of her cases
is required urgently…
On Algeria, what are the
comments and actions if
any of SG Guterres and of
the Algerian mission,
cc-ed here, on this:
Algeria to expel more than
30,000 people to Niger in
2024, according to the NGO
Alarme Phone Sahara
Revealed by Alarme Phone
Sahara in its annual
report, this figure
exceeds all those
documented by the NGO in
recent years. In 2023, it
had only counted a little
over 26,000. The
organization also
denounces the conditions
in which the evictions
take place.
On ITU corruption what are
the comments and actions
if any of SG Guterres on
this, sent to Inner City
Press: Dear Inner City
Press: Doreen
Bogdan-Martin’s tenure at
the ITU exemplifies a
troubling misuse of
authority within the UN
system. Leveraging her
influential position,
Bogdan-Martin reportedly
attempted to manipulate
ongoing investigations
into allegations of
misconduct against her.
One glaring example
involves her inviting
WIPO’s Director
General-whose agency was
tasked with conducting an
independent investigation
into her conduct-to ITU’s
Senior Management Retreat
and other high-profile
events. These
actions, perceived by many
as an effort to curry
favor and compromise the
investigation’s
impartiality, underscore a
dangerous pattern of
leveraging personal
connections to shield
herself from
accountability. Such
tactics not only undermine
the integrity of the
investigation but also
reflect a broader culture
of impunity and
manipulation that
jeopardizes the
credibility of the UN
system as a
whole. The
parallels with the WIPO
scandal serve as a stark
warning. Whistleblower
revelations have exposed a
culture of nepotism,
unchecked power, and
financial irregularities.
These issues mirror the
systemic flaws now under
scrutiny at the ITU and
other UN agencies.
Like WIPO, the ITU under
Ms. Bogdan-Martin has been
accused of shielding its
leadership from scrutiny
while ignoring internal
misconduct and governance
failures. These
connections are further
evidence that Ms.
Bogdan-Martin’s leadership
at ITU is not an isolated
case but part of a broader
pattern of mismanagement
within the UN system
Again on
NYC congestion pricing
and UN exemptions,
immediately explain the
scope of exemptions: the
Federal Register of
January 6 notified the
public of "exemption
from charges assessed by
the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority
of New York for entry
into its designated
'Congestion Relief Zone'
for foreign missions and
certain international
organizations. This
benefit extends to
members and personnel of
and representatives to
such foreign missions
and international
organizations." What
range of UN personnel
are taking this
exemption from climate
change related payments
applicable to other New
York region residents?
And separately for the
Algeria mission, how is
this justified?
On Algeria, what are the
comments and actions if
any of SG Guterres and of
the Algerian mission,
cc-ed here, on this:
Algeria deports influencer
expelled by France
Detained Tuesday in an
administrative detention
center (CRA) in Nîmes,
"Doualemn", a 59-year-old
influencer, was placed on
a plane Thursday
afternoon, according to
his lawyer, but Algeria
" banned him from
the territory ", the
Interior Ministry said
Thursday evening. Several
other Algerian influencers
are in the crosshairs of
the French authorities
against a backdrop of
tensions between the two
countries.
On Algeria and Mali what
are the comments and
actions if any of SG
Guterres and of the
Algerian mission, cc-ed
here, on this: New
increase in tension in
relations between Algeria
and Mali Already
complicated, relations
between the two countries
have escalated further
following the publication
of a statement accusing
Algiers of interference
and complicity with
terrorists operating in
Mali last week in Bamako.
While the Algerian
executive has not
officially reacted,
several parliamentarians
have spoken out in recent
days to denounce these
accusations.
On Western
Sahara, again,
what are the
comments and
actions of SG
Guterres, and
of the Algeria
Mission cc-ed
here as UNSC
President and
otherwise, on
the Africa Eco
Race and
sovereignty?
And on this
quote: Ahmed
Attaf said
Monday that
Algeria is
devoting its
mandate at the
UN Security
Council (UNSC)
to champion
just causes,
particularly
the
Palestinian
cause and the
issue of
Western
Sahara... The
presidency of
the UN
Security
Council is
held by all
its permanent
and
non-permanent
members for a
period of one
month in
rotation
On Cameroon,
what are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on that
Election's
Cameroon
(Elecam)
announced on
December 30,
2024 the
"
availability
of updated
lists of the
electoral
register
". In total,
and according
to these
lists,
7,845,622
voters are
regularly
registered.
The
publication of
these figures
immediately
sparked a
lively
controversy
while a
presidential
election is
scheduled for
this year 2025
which has just
begun. Some
opposition
political
parties accuse
Elecam of
truncating the
reality of the
figures
On Guinea,
what are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on the wo-year
prison
sentence
requested
against
opponent Aliou
Bah At the
trial of the
MoDeL
president for
"insult and
defamation"
against the
head of the
ruling junta,
General Mamadi
Doumbouya, the
prosecutor
requested a
two-year
prison
sentence for
the accused on
Thursday,
January 2.
Aliou Bah's
five lawyers
took turns for
more than four
hours in front
of the Kaloum
Court of First
Instance in
Conakry to
defend their
client,
pleading not
guilty and
requesting his
acquittal
From
whistleblowers
to Inner City
Press what are
the comments and
actions of any
of SG Guterres
on Colombia:
"Dear Matthew
Russell Lee,
There is another
scandal to
report, which is
the newly
appointed
CMS/DMS for
Colombia, Mr
Yang Wang.
In the same
email, as well
as in articles
published
by Inner
City
Press, it
has been
reported that
Chief HR Mar
Brusola
manipulated
the
recruitment
process by
eliminating
all qualified
candidates in
order to make
the selection of
Mr Wang
easy. Due
to his limited
knowledge,
experience and
English
understanding ,
Mr Wang has
never
passed any
UN exam .
After serving as
Military
Observer in
Liberia in 1994
and Iraq in
1999, he was
imposed by his
government to
UNMIL in 2004 as
Administrative
Officer. He was
downsized in
2016 but thanks
to his Chinese
connections and
support, he was
saved and moved
to UNSOM
where
he worked
for the SRSG,
who was not
impressed by his
work, as he was
only good at
taking ID
pictures for all
staff and he
still
does. The
SRSG in order to
get rid of him,
abolished his
post, never a
post was ever
abolished in
Somalia as they
always needed
more posts.
Nevertheless, he
was saved
again
without
any roster
membership or
passing any
test
or
interview,
and moved to the
mission in
Colombia to be
the P5 Chief
Operational
Resource
Management, a
position for
which he did not
have any
experience.
While working in
that position
for 6 years and
not producing
anything for
UNVMC, he
tried to get
into the
roster for his
own position but
failed
every time .
Although
he
has
no
managerial
skills or
professionalism,
despite
committing
fraud in his
application
by
declaring his
fluency in
Spanish and
passing an exam
in a language he
doesn't
know, he was
selected as CMS
D1 for which he
has clearly
proven he is
incapable.
OIOS and OHRM do
not want to
undergo any
investigations
despite requests
from Colleagues.
The fact that he
is not fluent in
Spanish and
could never
answer the
written answer
in the exam
could be easily
verified. But
this is how the
corrupt UN
works.
Why
have
member
states
lost
faith in
the UN?
It
is
because
DOS USG Khare
and SRSGs
continue to
choose for their
own personal
benefits and
returns,
unprofessional
and
incapable
CMSs and DMSs
who do not
uphold the
UN's core
values . And
meanwhile the
staff under such
unfit and
unhealthy
management,
suffer
and on Sudan:
"Dear
Matthew,
Based on the
civil war in
Sudan that
started on April
2023 in the
Capital city
Khartoum, All
the UN staff has
been requested
to evacuate
immediately from
Khartoum. Of
course we lost
everything, our
house, cars and
other
belongings, the
loss from this
civil war is
huge, especially
on the National
staff… On 18
April 2023 UNDSS
shared the SOPs
of the
Compensation for
Loss &
Damage. On 21
September 2023
OHR and the
Policy Unit in
New York,
approved the SOP
related to
Compensation for
the lost/damage
of personal
effected by the
War in Sudan. On
21 September
2023 and based
on the above
approval UNDP
Sudan country
office formed a
Compensation
Committee On 22
January 2024 an
administrative
instruction for
the compensation
for loss &
damage of
$19,000 for
staff member
without
recognized
dependents
residing with
them at the duty
station, and
$32,000 for a
staff member
with recognized
dependents
residing with
them at the duty
station,
regardless of
their contract
modalities.
Later in 2024 a
decision was
made on the
amount of the
compensation as
follows:
$16,000 for
staff members
with recognized
dependents.
$9,500 for staff
members without
recognized
dependents. On
December 2024
UNDP Sudan
compensated the
National staff
members a flat
amount of
($2,250.00)
regardless of
their dependency
status, while
the
International
staff members
has been
compensated
based on their
dependency
status either
$9,500 or
$16,000.
On Mali what are
the comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on that the
Office of the
Auditor General
(BVG), an
institution
responsible for
monitoring
public spending,
published a
report on
December 30,
2024, on the
management of
the Universal
Access Fund
Management
Agency (Agefau),
between 2020 and
2023. Agefau
promotes access
to information
and
telecommunications
services. It is
placed under the
supervision of
the Prime
Minister, who
chairs its Board
of Directors.
The Auditor's
report notes
numerous
embezzlements,
for large
amounts, that
the former head
of government,
Choguel Maïga,
allegedly
covered up, or
from which he
even, for some,
directly
benefited.
Revelations that
are not coming
out today by
chance
On Burundi what
are the comments
and actions if
any of SG
Guterres on that
.On December 31,
2024, Burundi's
Independent
National
Electoral
Commission
(CENI) rejected
all lists of
candidates –
including that
of historic
opponent Agathon
Rwasa – from a
coalition of
political
parties for the
legislative
elections of
June 2025.
On South Sudan
and UNMISS what
are the comments
and actions if
any of SG
Guterres (or,
since he's
M.I.A., DSG
Amina J.
Mohamed) on
this, from
UNMISS
whistleblowers:
"Dear Mr.
Matthew Russell
Lee: Paul
Egunsola, the
former Chief of
Staff for
UNMISS, is
reportedly
leveraging his
network to lobby
for the position
of Special
Representative
of the
Secretary-General
(SRSG) for
UNMISS. A former
Nigerian
diplomat,
Egunsola began
his UN career in
2002 as a
spokesperson in
Liberia. He
later served as
Chief of Staff
for UNMISS,
starting in
2005. In
recent weeks,
Egunsola has
been frequently
seen in New
York, where he
is reportedly
campaigning for
the SRSG
position,
expected to
become vacant in
April. However,
his candidacy
has sparked
debate among
UNMISS staff
members. An
independent
staff member
suggested that
instead of
appointing
individuals
perceived as
inexperienced or
disconnected
from the
mission’s
realities, the
UN should
prioritize
promoting those
with a proven
track record in
the field or
bring in fresh
and dynamic
leadership.
There is also
notable
dissatisfaction
among some staff
regarding
Egunsola's
tenure as Chief
of Staff.
Concerns have
been raised
about his
leadership style
and
effectiveness
during his time
in the role.
Many staff
members advocate
for the
Secretary-General
to select a
candidate with
demonstrated
leadership
skills, a deep
understanding of
the mission's
complexities,
and the health
and fitness
required for the
demands of the
position. Such
considerations,
they argue,
would better
align with the
mission's
objectives and
operational
realities in
South
Sudan
On Lusophone
corruption (in
Angola) what are
the comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on that
President
Lourenço pardons
his
predecessor's
son convicted of
corruption In
Angola, around
fifty convicts
were pardoned on
the occasion of
the fiftieth
anniversary of
the country's
independence and
the end-of-year
celebrations.
The son of
former President
José Eduardo dos
Santos, who had
been sentenced
to five years in
prison for
embezzlement,
will benefit
from this
presidential
decree. José
Filomeno dos
Santos had been
definitively
sentenced last
July by the
Supreme Court of
Luanda, a few
months after a
cancellation on
procedural
grounds.
On Guinea what
are the comments
and actions if
any of SG
Guterres on that
the platform of
the Forces
vives, which
brings together
opposition
parties and
civil society
organizations
critical of the
Transition,
announced that
it would no
longer recognize
the transitional
authorities from
December 31.
Because this
date was the
deadline that
had been put
forward for the
return to
constitutional
order
On DRC and
censorship, what
are the comments
of SG Guterres
and separately
USG Fleming and
Ian Phillips,
cc-ed here, on
that authorities
suspend eight
channels from
the Canal+
bouquet deemed
“immoral” In the
Democratic
Republic of
Congo (DRC), the
authorities are
cracking down on
eight channels
in the Canal+
bouquet. The
broadcasting of
Canal+ POP,
Canal+ Elles, E,
SYFY, MTV,
Canal+ ACTION,
AB1 and Canal+
Cinéma has been
suspended across
the country for
45 renewable
days
AGAIN on UN
sexual abuse,
immediately
provide all
if-asked info
and what if
anything has
been done for
the victim(s) of
the UN child
rapes in DRC,
and the data
dumped on the UN
web site on Dec
20 of new UN
"civlians" -
nationality
undisclosed,
why? - child
rape in CAR, and
still those of
Dec 10 of abuses
by peacekeepers
from Burundi,
Uruguay and
"unknown" - why?
-
and still on
September 20 in
CAR, and still
Sepember 12 of
UN sexual abuse
in AFGHANISTAN,
and still on
August 16,
barebones notice
of sexual
assault in/by
UNIFIL in July
2024-
and still on
September 20 in
CAR, and still
Sepember 12 of UN
sexual abuse in
AFGHANISTAN, and
still on August
16, barebones
notice of sexual
assault in/by
UNIFIL in July
2024 which
on August 19
and still on
August 20 was
not visible on
the UN
website,
covered up,
and still on
August 1 at 2
pm including
child rape by
Cameroon UN
"Peacekeeper"
in CAR, and
still on July
22 including
UN child rapes
in South Sudan
and CAR and
and still on
July 19, child
rape in CAR by
a civilian UN
employees
(nationality
withheld -
why) and still
on July 8 of
two 2024 cases
of UN sexual
abuse in
DRC and
before that on
June 27
- 2023
rape in CAR by
Senegal
"peacekeeper,"
etc, and from
May child
rapes by
civilian UN
staff,
nationality
undisclosed -
why? - and by
peacekeers
from Cameroon,
and previously
in CAR by a UN
civilian,
nationality
undisclosed -
why? - and
more by
Cameroon, and
still those of
April 26
regarding a UN
child rape in
CAR, and other
unidentified
civilian
abuses in
South Sudan?
What is the
status of the
claimed
criminal
referrals
pending, and
why are others
"N/A"? And
still on those
data dumped
April 22
including a
child rape in
CAR by a
Civilians
(nationality
undisclosed -
why?) and
still on on
April 15
including by a
Paraguayan
"peacekeeper"
in UNVMC, Sri
Lanka and
Cameroon in
MINUSCA, also
from Pakistan,
Madagascar,
Sierra Leone
and several
"N/A's" - why?
- and still
April 8 -
second data
dump of that
day - of a UN
"peacekeeper"
from Sierra
Leone sexually
abusing in
UNSOS, and
again by
Cameroon in
CAR - and
ealier on
April 8 of
sexual abuse
in CAR by a
"peacekeepers"
from Cameroon
- and a top
line,
Civilian, with
no information
whatsoever -
and still
April 2 of UN
"peacekeeper"
from Cameroon
abusing in CAR
(and what the
year "9202"
means),
https://conduct.unmissions.org/sea-data-introduction
and still on
April 1 of UN
"peacekeepers"
from Morocco,
Uruguay and
South Africa
(and one with
country not
disclosed -
why?) and
still those
data dumped on
March 18 on
rapes
including
child rape in
DRC by UN
"peacekeepers"
from South
Africa and
Senegal, and
still on child
rape by a
UNPOL police
from Burkina
Faso in DRC,
and still on
Feb 22
of Cameroon UN
"peacekeepers"
raping in CAR,
and still
those data
dumped on
January 30 -
more sex abuse
by
peacekeepers
from Cameroon
in CAR, and
from January
26 the rape by
a
"peacekeeper"
from Pakistan
in CAR, and
abuse by
Cameroon - and
on Jan 17 of
sexual abuse
in the DRC by
a UN
"Civilians,"
nationality
undiscosed -
why not? and
still on those
data dumped
Jan 15 of 2023
sexual abuse
by Senegal UN
"peacekeepers,"
and from
Cameroon and
South Africa?
And, still
unaswerned, by
Morocco UN
peacekeeper
and child rape
and
exploitation
in DRC, and
stil Dec 20 of
UN child rape
in South Sudan
by a UN
civilian,
nationality
undisclosed
(why?) and
still that
data dumped on
Dec 14 of DRC
and "civilian"
UN rape
in DRC and the
others data
dumped on Dec
14, and on Nov
30 of
Mauritania
"peacekeeper"
child rape in
2023 in CAR,
South Africa
child rapes in
DRC, and data
dumped Nov 7
(child rape in
CAR, also SEA
by Nigeria and
Senegal
"peacekeepers),
and still on
Nov 1 (Nigeria
in South
Sudan,
undisclosed
civilian in
DRC), and
still on
Oct 23
(unknown/undisclosed
civilian in
DRC, South
African in
DRC) and still
Tananzia in
DRC, Cameroon
peacekeepers'
abuse in CAR,
Egypt in DRC),
and still
September 21
about sexual
exploitation
by a Cameroon
"peacekeeper"
of a child -
why is that
not called
rape? and of
Sept 20 - amid
UNGA - about
sexual abuse
by a Cameroon
peacekeeper in
CAR, and on
Sept 12-13
about sexual
abuse by
Uganda and S
Africa troups
and a child
rape by a UN
"civilian" in
DRC
What is are
the comments
and any
actions of SG
Guterres on
this, sent to
Inner City
Press by
whistleblowing
UN staff: "Mr.
SG We
would like to
give you an
update
summarizing
the disasters
that have been
happening
during the
long tenure of
USG Khare and
Ms. Van Den
Berg in
DOS. We
believe the
below summary
is significant
to understand
the current
situations we
are going
through in
most of the
Missions:
Starting from
the DMS and
CMS, past and
current
ones:
-
-
Rick Martin,
D2, DOS
Special
Project was
dismissed
without UN
benefit for
harassment
including
sexual
harassment.
-
Robert
Kirkwood, D1,
CMS UNISFA,
suspended
together with
the SRSG for
fraud with the
Contractors,
and then opted
for early
retirement. He
is due to to
be replaced by
Ms. Uchenna
Odenigbo,
former CMS in
UNITAMS, who
herself is
under
investigation
for financial
fraud in
Sudan. Ms
Odenigbo is
currently CMS
in UNSMIL
where she is
harassing
Staff and
recruiting
others to
questionable
positions
using her
influence.
Chief SCM Mr.
Louay Mostafa
is not in the
Country being
PNG for
falsification
of documents
and under
investigation
for
harassment.
-
Huda Hannina,
CMS D1 in
UNSMIL,
suspended for
almost three
years, on full
pay, despite
fact findings
having proven
her
responsibility
for fraud,
mismanagement
of resources,
abuse of power
and authority.
There have
been no
actions taken
against her
and remains on
full salary.
Current SRSG
Khoury, her
friend, is
trying to get
her back
despite all
Mission being
against it,
and will not
accept this
corruption.
-
Amadu
Timbilla, D1
Supply Chain
Management in
MONUSCO under
investigation
for sex for
jobs and
misuse of UN
assets.
[Part 2 of x]
AGAIN,
what are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
and separately
of the
Slovenia
Mission, as
UNSC president
and otherwise,
to the rule of
now convicted
(of
corruption)
and
incarcerated
ex-PM Janez
Jansa in
Slovenia
currently
occupying a UN
Security
Council seat,
this month?
What
reason could
there be to
deny this?
Particularly
given that
only today
Sept 16, Inner
City Press put
questions to
the IMF on
Guinea,
Ukraine and
Venezuela (see
here
and
then to IFRC's
Francesco
Rocca,
about
Cameroon. If
they take
questions, how
can the UN not
now allow
Inner City
Press, at
least for now
by WebEx? And
IMF on October
21, 2021 here.
And US
Buffalo NBC TV on Oct 26
here.
How does SG
Guterres and his
UN justify banning
Inner City Press
which reports
critically on the
UN, and not even
answer letters
from two pro bono
law firms, Quinn
Emanuel and
Duane Morris?
Still on
Mozambique itself,
for answer before or
at 12:30 - request
is in, for WebEx
access - what are
the comments and
actions if any of SG
Guterres - and
Mozambique - on that
Islamic State
Mozambique Province
(ISMP) Claims
Burning Over 230
Christian Houses In
Series Of Attacks In
Country's Nampula
Province, Conducts
'Preaching Tour' In
Muslim Villages In
Country's North
On Honduras, with
the March 8 guilty
verdicts against
former president JOH
taking place here in
SDNY finally (and
immediately)
disclose what SG
Guterres' three
person panel did in
Honduras in 2017
after JOH's stolen
election, including
if any report was
produced and a copy
of it.
Speaking
of reporting, immediately explain from UN
Spokesman Duarric's quote in Fortune here
that Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesman
for the U.N. secretary-general, tells me
that Lee’s prohibition has nothing to do
with his coverage. “It’s basic human
behavior, and he violated those rules,”
Dujarric says. “He was creating an unsafe
environment.”
1) if this has been only about safety, why
have none of you answered written Press
questions, on Gaza, etc? Why no access via
WebEx, as I have at IMF and as you grant
others who publish far less UN coverage? How
is this anything but censorship and how can
it be that USG Melissa Fleming has not even
answered the Duane Morris pro bono law firms
letters, by October 30?
Immediately confirm Melissa Fleming's
receipt of, and response to, the October 16
letter from the Duane Morris law firm
(attached to each of you on October 16
before noon) about restoring me to resident
correspondent status immediately,
starting "Re: Immediate Restoration of
Matthew Russell Lee’s MALU Credentials
Dear Ms. Fleming: We write, for the second
time, on behalf of Matthew Russell Lee
Confirm Melissa Fleming's receipt of, and
response to, the attached letter about
restoring me to resident correspondent
status immediately [more to come]
On Gaza, some reported that UN Spokesman
(Dujarric) around 10 pm on Oct 12
"announced" Israel's request - immediately
state where and to whom that was announced,
and the basis
On Chinese government corruption what
are the comments and actions if any of SG
Guterres on the evidence in yesterday's US v
SBF trial in SDNY about Chinese officials
demanding $150 million to unfreeze $1
billion on two crypto currency
exchanges?
AGAIN: On UNRWA what are the comments and
actions if any of SG Guterres on the
recently passed budget in the US Department
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, which includes
"heightened scrutiny of the UN agency
assisting Palestinian refugees and would
deny funding to move the US embassy in
Israel out of Jerusalem. A report from the
House Appropriations Committee accompanying
the bill notes the US Congress’s
“longstanding concerns” that the UN Relief
and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in
the Near East (UNRWA) supports educational
programs that promote incitement to violence
against Israelis and Jews. “The committee
notes the longstanding concerns that
educational materials used in UNRWA schools
induce incitement or are otherwise
inconsistent with the values of human
rights, dignity, and tolerance,” the report
says. “The committee is further concerned by
the United States Government’s lack of
visibility on the curricula utilized in
UNRWA schools given these allegations and
the United States’ status as a significant
donor to UNRWA.” The US secretary of
state would have 30 days to designate
someone to review “a significant and
representative selection of textbooks and
other educational materials utilized by
UNRWA schools in the West Bank and Gaza.”
On UN corruption and lack of answers, after
each of your have refused Inner City Press'
questions about those UN linked individuals
indicted in SDNY, explain this: "Francis
Lorenzo was still able to freely walk the
halls of the institution at that time, and
only lost his U.N. ID several years later,
when it expired in August 2018, U.N.
spokesman Dujarric said" - confirm or deny
that the UN continued to let Lorenzo in fact
not only his indictment for bribery, but
also his guilty plea, while banning Inner
City Press which exposed and reported on it
AGAIN on UN sexual abuse, immediately
provide all if-asked info and what if
anything has been done for the victim(s) of
the UN child rape in DRC data dumped on the
UN web site on September 21 about sexual
exploitation by a Cameroon "peacekeeper" of
a child - why is that not called rape? and
of Sept 20 - amid UNGA - about sexual abuse
by a Cameroon peacekeeper in CAR, and on
Sept 12-13 about sexual abuse by Uganda and
S Africa troups and a child rape by a UN
"civilian" in DRC
Immediately explain the basis for a
$800 or $2000 charge to hear "H.E." Melissa
Fleming speak during UNGA week. Is she still
going to appear?
On UN
censorship of Press, immediately explain
why MALU and each of you has not even
responded to Inner City Press' June 19,
2023 application to enter and cover UNGA
week in September, but have allowed in -
as resident correspondents - many who have
published nothing, while Inner City Press
Aug 11, 2023 report has already been
reported in, among others, India, Hungary, France, Greece, Argentina, Spain, Taiwan, Germany, etc
July 20-1: Now that Hugo Carvajal has been
extradited and is being detained in the US,
presentment covered by Inner City Press
which UN continues to ban, what are SG
Guterres' comments on Carvajal telling the
Spanish judiciary of payments of drug money
to a number of sitting leaders who plan to
attend the 2023 UNGA week - which Inner City
Press has applied, on June 19 and as
inquired about, to cover? When will that
application be ruled on?
July 17-1: On UN sexual abuse cases recently
data dumped, immediately provide the
if-asked information about the new MONUSCO
cases, Tanzanian and "civilians" with
nationality withheld - why? - and
immediately explain, as to the
Tanzanian UN Peacekeeper in MINUSCA in
2022-3 what Child - Transactional "no sex"
means.
What are
the comments and actions if
any of SG Guterres on the
release of arms trafficking
(and sometime-UN partner)
Viktor Bout, in exchange for
US star Griner? Disclose all
business on the UN with Bout
and his companies.
Again, now will direct quote
from USG Michaud, and more on
appeal now to each of you,
since DSS despite its
statements to PGA's
spokesperson has yet to
confirm receipt of appeal: On
appeal Inner City Press filed
yesterday with USG Gilles
Michaud and each of you, as
UNPGA Csaba Korosi's
spokesperson Paulina Kubiak
said UN DSS Sergeant told her
is the process, (1) confirm
receipt, (2) explain why USG
Michaud previously wrote that
DSS' only role was to ensure
that journalists whose
accreditation was stripped by
DGC did not enter -- see the
message in Dec 7 questions,
from Gilles Michaud
gilles.michaud@un.org
and see UN Media Accreditation
& Liaison Unit Guidelines
for ‘Non- Resident
Correspondents’ which states,
at para 2a: “Non-Resident
Correspondents can access UNHQ
through the Visitors’ Entrance
at 46th Street and 1st Avenue
between 0800-1900 hours from
Monday through Friday.
Non-resident Correspondents
only have access to UNHQ on
weekends or after hours
accompanied by a resident
correspondent or when a
meeting is advised as taking
place. Entry will be allowed
two hours prior to the start
of the meeting. At the
conclusion of the meeting, the
non-Resident correspondent
must exit the premises within
an hour, unless accompanied by
a resident correspondent.”
[Emphasis added.] The repeated
use of the word “or” in the
second sentence here:
“weekends OR after hours
accompanied by a resident
correspondent OR when a
meeting is advised as taking
place” indicates that those
conditions are alternatives,
and in addition to the regular
8am to 7pm access in the
previous sentence.
I had been on UN premises
after 7pm on numerable
occasions since he has been a
‘Non-Resident Correspondent’
in compliance with those
rules, never being challenged
by any of the DSS Security
Officers who have observed him
on each and every occasion he
has done so. He has, in fact,
been almost permanently
escorted by a UN staff member
(clearly oblivious of the
considerable financial expense
to the Organization) since
February 2016. It is clear
that the “risk” he presents is
one of public scrutiny, which
is hardly a legitimate matter
for your department. The
statement taken by officers
Perry and Stancu does not
record the time Mr. Lee
entered the UN premises on 3
July, which he states was
about 9:45am. The statement
does however confirm that Mr.
Lee was on the premises for
the purposes reporting on a
Fifth Committee Budget
meeting. That meeting is
understood to have run on
until 4am the following
morning, so it was clearly
still going on at the time he
was evicted. Mr. Lee’s
statement also reflects his
familiarity with the
Guidelines indicating that he
was required to leave the
premises within an hour of
that meeting concluding. The
Media Accreditation &
Liaison Unit guidelines -
having been published by the
UN and respected by Mr. Lee
and other members of the press
– must create a reasonable
expectation that members of
the press will not face
harassment provided their
activities remain complaint
with them. The evidence
suggests that Mr. Lee was
doing that. Moreover, as is
known to the MALU and as has
been observed by your
officers, he enjoyed that
right peaceably and without
criticism for 18 months.
ST/AI/309 provides that “all
persons on the premises are
expected to comply with the
directions that may be issued
by the security officers in
the performance of their
functions” and that is not in
dispute; but Mr. Lee was never
given an opportunity to
comply. Mr. Lee can be heard
on the video repeatedly saying
he was just typing, reporting
on what he had been told by
the Chairman of the meeting
when he had his shirt torn by
your officers. Your officers
would certainly have been
acting quite legally if Mr.
Lee represented any kind of
threat to the security of
others or to the fabric of the
building, but there is no
credible information or
independent assessment to
support such a hypothesis.
When interviewed, Mr. Lee
insists that he tried to
emphasise to Officer Perry
that he was physically
assaulted by your Security
Officers before being afforded
a reasonable opportunity to
explain or refer to the MALU
rules that apply to him, but
Officer Perry declined to
record that information.
Moreover, Lt. Dobbins actions
on 3 July cannot be considered
without reference to the
earlier incident of 22 June
and Mr. Lee’s subsequent
reporting of that event, which
raises reasonable grounds to
believe that Lt. Dobbins may
not have been performing his
duties or exercising his
discretion in good faith.
There does not appear to be
any reason to believe that Mr.
Lee had breached any rule or
posed any threat when he was
evicted.
As asked each of
you on December 5, 2022:
AGAIN, on UN's lack of press
freedom and due process -
immediately explain both the
basis for UN Security at 801
1st Ave on the morning of Dec
2 tell me I am "banned" from
entering the UN despite
confirmed invitation to UN PGA
Town Hall, and (2) the
"appeals" process that DSS
told PGA Spokesperson about
to, conveyed to
me. Audio - 2:20
min version Full
7 minutes
What is the
response of SG Guterres' / USG
Fleming to the letter sent to
her and others by the Quinn
Emanuel law firm regarding
ending Press censorship?
See "answer" August 9, here:
letter received, no change in
status - no reply.
After repeated
non-answers to the above, on
August 9 UN Spokesperson
Dujarric was asked "Quinn
Emanuel wrote a letter to the
UN asking about reinstatement
of our colleague Matthew Lee
into the UN press corps. Do
you have any comment on
that?
Spokesman: No. All I can
tell you is that we've
received the letter, and I'm
not aware of any change to his
status... It's been received.
Whether or not it's been
answered, I don't know yet."
How can the UN, which preached
press freedom, not even answer
a letter for a journalist from
a major law firm? What is your
answer? When will Inner City
Press be restored to resident
correspondent status, like
various state media?
Explain how it is
legitimate for SG Guterres'
DGC / USG Fleming and MALU
(cc-ed here) to block Inner
City Press from even WebEx
questions to UNSC President
Ireland, whose Alternate
Political Coordinator and
Spokesperson Eoghan McSwiney
wrote to Inner City Press, "We
would refer your request for
access to the UN and to UN
press conferences to the Media
Accreditation and Liaison Unit
of the UN Secretariat." You
are engaged in censorship,
no?
What is
the UN's
response to
Inner City
Press' Sept 13
application to
MALU incluing
for WebEx
access to
hybrid press
briefings
during UNGA
76, as it has
at the IMF?
Beyond last
night's
interim
response
projecting a
decision in
one or day
days?
From:
malu
Date: Wed, Sep
15, 2021 at
8:02 PM
Subject: Your
U.N.
eAccreditation
Request has
been
RECEIVED
Greetings
Matthew
Lee,
This is to
confirm the
United Nations
Media
Accreditation
and Liaison
Unit
(M.A.L.U.) at
New York
Headquarters
has received
your request
for
accreditation...
Upon
processing, a
notification
email (to the
email address
registered
with the
request)will
provide the
status update,
to confirm an
approval or
rejection, and
any additional
information
which may be
required.
Also
IMF answering
Inner City
Press on Nov
4, 2021 on
Ethiopia,
Zambia and
Chad here
Please immediately explain the basis,
and the compliance with due process, of MALU's
Jan 10, 2022 denial: "From: malu [at] un [dot] org
Date: Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 3:10 PM Subject:
U.N. eAccreditation request for Matthew Lee
Ref# M58355547 has been declined To: Inner City Press
Greetings Matthew Lee from Inner City
Press, Your media accreditation request,
with reference no: M58355547, has been
declined for the following reason: [BLANK]
With kind regards, Media Accreditation
and Liaison Unit (MALU)"
Immediately respond to this January 13
statement by the Committee to Protect
Journalists when asked, in camera, about
your UN's ongoing ban on Inner City Press:
"While the UN can reasonably assert that
violating known guidelines could result in
the loss of credentials, it was not as
transparent as it could have been throughout
its investigation. We would encourage the UN
to implement a more transparent
investigation process for incidents
involving accredited press, both resident or
non-resident. Any formal process adopted by
the UN for reviewing credentials should
provide an opportunity where the journalist
is able to respond to any allegations made
against them."
Immediately provide SG Guterres' and
separately USG Fleming's explanation and
action on this UN email: " "Language
elements: Some specific examples of
language to use/not use at the
moment: “conflict” or “military
offensive” and NOT “war” or “invasion”
when referring to the situation in
Ukraine." Immediately specify, after
USG Melissa Fleming tweeted "That email
only went to about 25 staff" who the staff
were - or, why not.
On UN system corruption and abuse, what
are the comments and actions if any of SG
Guterres on Inner City Press' June 6, 2022
exclusive: former French Police
Commissaire Nicolas Hergot spends his time
tracking down leaks within the agency.
Inner City Press is here exclusively
publishing leaked evidence of his
unacceptable behavior by the basic
standards of UN officials. Inner City
Press has obtained the following document
On UN access, beyond his/your outrageous
ongoing ban on Inner City Press, what are
the comments and actions if any of SG
Guterres on the routinized and unexplained
blocking of applicant groups on May 19 in
the UN NGO Committee on such grounds as
position on Taiwan or on BRICS, and
apparently disproved charges?
What is the
status at UNOPS and in the UN
system of Vilaly
Vanshelboim?
On deadline, on the UNTSO public
sex video Inner City Press first
published and each of you
dissembled about, now state the UN
employment and payment status of
each accused staffer [here]
Again,
why did SG Guterres omit from his personal
financial disclosure covering 2016 funds he
received from Gulbenkian Foundation which
sought to sell its oil company to convicted
UN briber CEFC China Energy?
And, on ongoing
censorship of Press by SG
Guterres, USG Fleming and Spox
Dujarric, to this petition
with 9000+ signatures here
On Inner City
Press' exclusive reporting
into UNTSO's scandal of public
sex in the UN van, what are
the comments and actions if
any of SG Guterres on this,
from whistleblower: "the men
in the UNTSO car have been
charged with transporting a
passenger who was not
authorized and also for not
co-operating with the
investigation." Inner
City Press asked, "Thanks -
I'd heard they were restored
to full pay." Answer:
"Still suspended, but have
been getting salary for a
year. Now they have been
accused of conduct
unbecoming."
Confirm or deny - and explain
the long cover up, for/of
Michael Antoine.
On UNDT opacity,
on which you have refused to
answer, explain why on August
26, a supposedly "public" case
was held - but the access link
was dead, not only to Inner
City Press but to the public
at large: "UNDT/NBI/2020/022
(Mancinelli) The Applicant
contests the Administration’s
finding of misconduct and
imposition of a disciplinary
sanction against her."
After
UNDT purported to order me to destroy evidence
of sexual harassment by UN staff Padula, AGAIN
what are the responses of SG Guterres and his
consigliere Soares, UN General Counsel now
that the appeal has been acknowledged and said
to be on ePortal with case number? "Weicheng
Lin 9:39 AM Dear Mr. Lee, I
acknowledge receipt of your
filing. Case: UNAT/2020/1502 Dear
Respondents, We received an Appeal of
UNDT Orders 178 (NY/2020) and 179 (NY/2020)
filed by Mr. Lee on 21 December 2020.
Mr. Lee who is not a staff member nor a party
to the case of the Applicant filed an appeal
against these orders with the Appeals
Tribunal. The Registrar accepted the
submissions and instructed that they be
transmitted to the parties in the UNDT
proceedings, and the Secretary-General for
comments within 30 days."
How is it acceptable that each of your takes
public money and refuses to answer or even
acknowledge Press questions, including about
UN staff's sexual abuse?
On SG son Pedro
Guimarães e Melo De Oliveira
Guterres, explain how the
business of Explorer
Investments has been reviewed
for conflicts of interest.
Explain immediately how Pedro
Guterres doing business with
Rwanda while Antonio Guterres
was UNSG was and is not a
conflict, and what was
disclosed and to whom.
Immediately explain, given the Amir Dossal
was on board of Epstein's procurer Ghislaine
Maxwell's Terramar Project and Inner City
Press has repeatedly asked you each about in
writing, how Spokesman Dujarric's Oct 30 on
camera statement is not aware of any other
UN connection to Epstein, beyond IPI, was
and is not a lie and cover up.
Again, why did Guterres not list
Gulbenkian, linked to CEFC China Energy, in
his disclosure covering 2016? What are
Guterres' comments on IPI and Epstein, why
would he not say why he left the board? Why
has he not quit Club of Madrid? Why was Amir
Dossal on Board of Terramar of Ghislaine
Maxwell
Immediate comments on the leaked
audio of OSSC Chediek Inner City Press
published Aug 5 on SoundCloud here
(1 of 6)
More
here.
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