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As UN Rights Commish Volker Turk Junkets Around Staff Says His Cronies Not Impacted By Budget

by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

UN GATE, May 15 – How corrupt and decrepit has the UN system become under Antonio Guterres, in this case due to Guterres? Today's 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.

 From OHCHR staff - "Dear Matthew Russell Lee, Many thanks for exposing corruption in UN under Antonio Guterres and his cronies like narcissistic Volker Turk.

Narcissist crony Volker Turk bids farewell to one of the most toxic UN officials ever: soulless predator Nada al Nashif, the one who has perpetuated a group of favorites including corrupt Kim Taylor and unstable Maarit Kohonen Sheriff.

Volker Turk, while doing tourism in Asia, thanks his outgoing deputy for her “dedication and professional”. Dedication to repress critical staff and whistleblowers, to fire over 300 colleagues last year (including pregnant women and sick ones), one colleague everyday was fired.

Meanwhile not one single ASG, D2, D1 or P5 has been affected by the budget crisis. Excellent performance in whipping out young talent and keeping old and expensive privileges.  Professionalism? To promote his nationals and his favorites?.  Volker Turk, the masks are down: Nada al Nashif was you bad cop so that you can smile and tour while wasting taxpayers money playing good cop... Amb Waltz, the ball is on your court."

Fat chance.

 So far, nothing from Mike Waltz. Meanwhile both Big Tony and Amina junketed on April 15 to the IMF which Inner City Press is accredited to cover, and at which it asked questions - but not of Tony, as UNCTAD denied Inner City Press to its "side event." The UN is dying, or being killed off.

There's a new NextSG candidate, Maria Fernanda Espinosa. Two days ago she and her sponsor Antigua and Barbuda were sent a questionnaire about about this. So far, nothing. Watch this site.

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 for six months, then a denial with no reason at all given. Today's UN is corrupt.

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