In
UNMIK Corruption Continues
with Shelter Project in
Mitrovica After Sex Toy
Scandal
By Matthew
Russell Lee
UN GATE, Feb 3 –
Antonio Guterres continues
banning the Press from the
UN. He's put the UN in
the Press Freedom Tracker, here.
And so on 3 July 2019, this
video, and this.
On March 14,
2022, this: "Dear
Matthew, I would like to
share with you the latest
update in relation to the
investigation for sexual
abuses and frauds related to
UNMIK CMS, Ms. Sandi
Arnold.
As per attached
UNDT judgement. Ms. Arnold,
has been suspended for three
months with ALWP."
Jump cut to
September 3, 2025 - despite
the (light) penalty, and a
recent UNDT case citing "Inner
Circle Press," Arnold is still
in a UN promotional video
still online, recruiting, here.
This was raised to USG Melissa
Fleming, who has also not
answered Press freedom
question from pro bono law
firms Quinn Emanuel and Duane
Morris - no answers, no
explanation.
And, long
after Inner City Press began
exposing this particular
corner of UN corruption,
banned from the UN by corrupt
UNSG Guterres, Arnold was
subject to the lightest form
of discipline. UNDT ruling now
put online by Inner City Press
on its DocumentCloud here.
And now on
February 3, 2026, from
whistleblowers: "Dear Matthew
Russell Lee, We
continue to report to you from
UNMIK in Kosova, because
we cannot accept that
misconduct and corruption will
remain unnoticed as they have
in the past, and we are left
wondering what those in
charge, like OIOS, have been
doing to address these serious
concerns. While the
mission (by DSRSG and CMS)
paints a picture of
"restructuring" and
"efficiency," the reality is a
scandalous tale of personal
vendettas, missing funds, and
a DSRSG Shin who seems more
interested in being a "good
boy" for his former boss than
doing his job.
The current DSRSG
is acting less like a
high-level diplomat and more
like a puppet. It’s no secret
in the corridors that he has
been the loyal "slave" to
former SRSG Ziadeh. Instead of
protecting the mission's
integrity, he acted like a
"mommy’s boy," carrying out
personal vendettas on her
behalf. We reported about that
in your last report to you.
The recent "downsizing" of
UNMIK—which saw one-third of
the staff cut—wasn't only
about the budget; it was als
about purging anyone
former SRSG Ziadeh disliked.
The DSRSG didn't follow rules;
he followed orders to
terminate capable
professionals while keeping
the "entourage" of favorites,
many of whom are currently
under the shadow of OIOS
investigations. Hopefully,
OIOS will once do a proper job
and held those responsible for
misconduct, corruption and
abuse of authority
We are
really curious to know why is
the DSRSG silent about
Ziadeh’s corrupted circle?
Rumors are swirling that
Ziadeh personally visited OIOS
to ensure certain
investigations (especially
concerning her close
acquaintance whose name was
mentioned on various occasions
to Inner City Press) were
buried. The DSRSG knows where
the bodies are buried, but his
silence is
deafening. While
staff members were being
kicked to the curb under the
guise of "cost-saving," the
mission's leadership was
throwing money down the drain.
Let’s look at the maths:
The "Gin-Tonic"
CMS (as already previously
reported to Inner City Presss
in January 2026) and the
DSRSG continue to lie,
claiming everything is by the
book. While the mission has a
perfectly capable Deputy Chief
of Staff (CoS), an "Acting"
CoS was kept on for three
months, costing the UN an
extra $75,000. The Math
Doesn't Add Up - Evidence
submitted by staff shows that
the costs of indemnity, early
separation packages, and the
rejection of Special Leave
Without Pay (SLWOP) actually
cost the mission more than if
they had simply kept the staff
employed. Perhaps the
most scandalous detail is the
Shelter Project in Mitrovica.
More than $150,000 meant for
vulnerable populations has
simply vanished.
There are
no receipts, and no
accountability. The DSRSG is
sitting on files regarding a
specific staff member who
should be facing multiple
investigations for misconduct
related, yet the files remain
"hidden." Why? Because
revealing the truth would
expose the total rot at the
core of the mission. OIOS has
been also informed about the
scandalous misconduct - any
actions so far from their
side? The result of
this favoritism is a "sick
machinery" that can no longer
function. The Office of
Political Affairs is now
described as a catastrophe.
The Head of OPA incapable of
fulfilling basic job
requirements (we reported on
multiple occassions about
him). The crucial SG report—a
high-level document—has
reportedly been dumped on a
UNV because there is nobody
else left with the skills to
do it. The DSRSG kicked out
the experts and kept the
loyalists. Now, the mission is
incapable of performing its
primary mandate.
Watch this site.
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