| In Corrupt UN of
Guterres UNECA Whisteblowers
Cite Shabby Fix of Africa
Hall
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Substack
UN GATE,
Dec 6 – How corrupt is today's
UN under Antonio Guterres?
Today's example in UNECA in
Addis Ababa: the UN Economic
Commission for Africa. With
Guterres' spokespeople
Stephane Dujarric and Melissa
refusing all questions from
banned Inner City Press, we
have received this:
Dear Matthew
Russell Lee:
A senior staff
member at UNECA has raised
serious concerns about the
organization's commitment to
disability inclusion, citing a
"deficit of trust" in
leadership.
In a letter
to the Executive Secretary,
the staffer reported systemic
neglect to disabled staff,
including inaccessible
infrastructure, lack of mental
health support, and
exclusionary practices in Town
Halls. The African Hall
renovation, intended to
improve accessibility, remains
incomplete after a decade and
millions of dollars spent,
leaving staff questioning
accountability.
A partially built
parking garage, dubbed the
"Monument of Incompetence,"
underscores
inefficiency. Calls for
transparency and meaningful
action have gone unanswered,
prompting staff to escalate
concerns to the UN
Secretary-General - Big Tony
Guterres, sure to do nothing.
A
healthcare professional,
familiar with workplace
wellness, emphasized that the
neglect of mental health
and inclusion of disable staff
member can exacerbate stress
and harm productivity, urging
immediate reforms to staff
voice.
Fat chance with
Fat Tony.
On Guterres'
mission in South Sudan,
UNMISS, a month ago Inner City
Press published this from a UN
whistleblower:
"Dear Mr. Matthew
Russell Lee:
...The
Principal Coordination
Officer, Director of SRSG of
UNMISS has recently been
ousted due to a sexual
misconduct case."
"The individual
who was sent home due to a
sexual scandal is Boitshoko
Mokgathe. The woman who
accused him is Catherine Shin,
a senior Political Affairs
Officer. [No denial or comment
from UN] Catherine Shin
filed a case against
Boithshoko Mokgathe,
highlighting the severe
shortcomings in the mission’s
management structure.
The SRSG -
Nicholas Haysom, an at times
jovial man who did nothing
when Inner City Press to whom
he has spoken about the UN's
failure in Sri Lanka was
banned -- being of advanced
age, struggles to manage the
office effectively."
USG Catherine
Pollard held a town hall
meeting with UNMISS staff
today. However, questions were
only taken from a selected
group of management, while the
majority of staff were
sidelined.
The UN in Africa
Coming soon,
under Elise Stefanik and
otherwise, a reckoning? We
will have more on this.
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