| UN Somalia Corruption
Compared to Minnesota by UN
Staff as Volker Turk Bans
Press on HRD
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
UN GATE,
Dec 10 – How corrupt and
decrepit has the UN system
become under Antonio Guterres,
in this case due to Guterres?
Today's second example is
again from the Office of the
High Commission for Human
Rights, to which Guterres
appointed his unqualified
crony Volker Turk more than
two years ago.
But first
this, to Inner City Press from
UN whistleblowers in Somalia:
"Dear Mr.
Lee: Seasons
Greetings from little
Minnesota. That’s what
United Nations Support Office
to Somalia (UNSOS) is being
called these days.
As the
Somali sponsored corruption
unfolds in the State of
Minnesota, the similarities
between that high-value
complex fraud and the
corruption in UN’s largest
presence in Somalia is
remarkable. Really, very
difficult not to notice.
Both allegations involve:
The
long-term systematic loss of
multi-millions in USA tax
payers’ money (25% of the
money spent in Somali by UNSOS
is from USA tax payers (in
UNSOS its mostly in the
Procurement System
facilitating disbursement to
Somali vendors through baked
procurement
exercises), Both
have had fully aware senior
levels bureaucrats who have
been over time - if not
directly involved in the loss
by their inaction and abuse of
office - turning a
blind-eye, Both
have oversight mechanisms that
failed and staff that said
something. These amounts of
losses are incredible and very
noticeable on the respective
budget, Both
betray the public trust,
shatter the respective oaths
of office, with inexplicable
decision making,
Both have
taken place in an environment
of impunity,
And somewhat ironically, both
have a “Somali Women”, of
approximately the same age the
same last name (Omar) in close
proximity. This last one is
just way too
much! The
difference is that: In UNSOS
the allegations will NEVER be
investigated, although the
loss is best measured in
increments of
$10,000,000. Someone is
paying. Someone is getting
rich. Some Director is
grinning.
What a show we have!
From OHCHR
staff: "Dear Mr. Lee Thank you
so much for helping to expose
corruption in the United
Nations. Todays participation
by Kim Taylor and Volker Turk
at the UNOG event on “Global
Solutions from Within” is an
example of Guterres’ corrupt
UN...
Volker Turk talks
about opening a “Meditation
Room” in HQ while Kim Taylor
retaliates against
whistleblowers and gives false
testimonies. Stop wasting
money, stop promoting your
friends like Matthias Behnke,
stop nepotism...
How much will
tomorrows human rights day
celebration cost? Volker
Turk’s pharaohnic UDHR75 cost
USD 6 millions. Money wasted.
Now OHCHR has a
97 USD million deficit. What
OHCHR needs is a new High
Commissioner and new
management, not a “meditation
room” and a gang of friends”.
Member states must be
watchful.
Inner City Press
re-applied to re-enter the UN
on June 19, 2025 - no answer
at all from Melissa Fleming,
Tel Mekel, Stephane Dujarric.
Today's UN is corrupt.
***
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