| UN Corrupt in
South Sudan As Peace
Robbers Steal and
Smuggle Sandalwood GOSS
Says
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
UN GATE
/ Juba, Dec 16 scoop – How
corrupt is today's UN under
Antonio Guterres? Consider
South Sudan, where UN
personnel stand accused of
child rape on which UN
spokespeople Stephane Dujarric
and Melissa Fleming have
refused all Press questions.
On December 16 this, from a UN
whistleblower sent to Inner
City Press:
Dear Matthew
Russell Lee,
Kindly see the below message and
attached memo from South Sudan to UNMISS
"On 13 December, the Government of South Sudan
transmitted a Note Verbale to UNMISS
leadership raising serious concerns about
misleading practices and distortion of facts,
particularly in relation to contingency
planning. These issues directly implicate
compliance with United Nations standards,
financial regulations, and the Mission’s
peacekeeping mandate. The Note Verbale
explains how UNMISS leadership allegedly
provided inaccurate or incomplete information
to senior officials in New York, thereby
undermining informed decision-making at
Headquarters (see attached memo).
Against this backdrop, a visit by DPO
leadership is expected on 17 December 2025.
Notably, UNMISS staff were not informed in
advance, raising concerns about transparency,
inclusivity, and internal communication at a
critical moment. Moreover, given the current
financial crisis facing the United Nations,
the necessity and cost-effectiveness of such
travel are questionable, particularly where
virtual engagement could reasonably have
sufficed. At the Mission level, senior
leadership has been largely absent. The SRSG
has remained on extended sick leave while
continuing to receive full remuneration and
appearing only through virtual video
interventions, which have been treated as
constituting official presence. The absence of
clearly defined interim leadership or
accountability arrangements has significantly
increased institutional risk and governance
uncertainty. The prolonged continuation of
this situation raises serious concerns
regarding leadership responsibility,
stewardship, and duty of care.
At the same time, the Mission Director has
reportedly begun preparations to depart the
Mission after failing to properly report or
address mismanagement affecting the Mission as
a whole. The Chief of Staff has also been on
leave without a clearly communicated return
date, following actions that contributed to
miscommunication with the Government of South
Sudan.
Taken together, the extended absence of the
SRSG, the Chief of Staff, and senior
administrative officials has created a
leadership vacuum that has severely weakened
operational oversight, internal controls,
accountability, and commitment to the
Mission’s mandate.
Any failure of the Mission under these
circumstances cannot reasonably be attributed
to the host Government (South Sudan), but
rather to deficiencies in UNMISS leadership
and management. Those entrusted with
peacekeeping responsibilities appear instead
to have engaged in conduct that materially
undermines the Mission’s mandate, credibility,
and integrity. They are not peacekeepers, but
peace robbers. Serious concerns were
earlier brought to the attention of Mission
leadership regarding alleged smuggling of
sandalwood and other prohibited goods,
including weeds and controlled substances,
involving the possible misuse of United
Nations premises, vehicles, and aircraft, both
inside and outside Mission compounds. These
allegations carry grave legal, financial, and
reputational consequences for the
Organization. The response to these
disclosures suggests that individuals who
reported the irregularities were targeted
rather than protected, while the allegations
themselves were not subjected to prompt,
transparent, and independent investigation.
The Government of South Sudan has now formally
documented these matters in an official
memorandum, citing reliable information and
tangible evidence. Serious questions
have also emerged regarding the role of
oversight and compliance bodies, including
OIOS and the Conduct and Discipline Team
(CDT), in addressing these matters. Their
actions and omissions—under the leadership of
Paul (OIOS) and Gordon (CDT)—raise grave
concerns about compromised independence,
selective enforcement, and failure to
investigate credible allegations of serious
misconduct. Instead of upholding
accountability, they appear to have
facilitated impunity and acted as de facto
protectors of senior management and VODKA
CLUB.
This conduct has further eroded trust and
credibility within the Mission, amid
widespread perceptions of misconduct occurring
openly and without consequence. Given
the gravity of these concerns, urgent
intervention by the Secretary-General is
necessary to prevent further erosion of
control, credibility, collapse of the mission
and effective mandate implementation within
UNMISS." Inner City Press has exclusively put
the memo on its DocumentCloud here
On 6 Nov,
in what seems like a
pre-approved list shared by
the UNMISS-SMG by mistake -
and now given no answers
published by Inner City Press
on its DocumentCloud here
- details some offices with
specific names of
International staff, to be
considered for cuts.
It has
happened at MINUSCA in Central
African Republic too - and no
answers from UN.
Guterres,
they say, should end
censorship. Application was
made on June 19, 2025, here.
Still as of October 7 no
answer at all from Melissa
Fleming or Stephane Dujarric.
Totally corrupt. Watch this
site.
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