UN GATE,
Dec 31 –
As inside the increasingly
marginal United Nations a
process begins to select a
successor to Antonio Guterres
who banned
Inner City
Press from the
UN as it
reported on
his links
with briber
CEFC China
Energy and to
sex trafficker
Ghislaine
Maxwell,
it is time to review the
history. Part 17:
Guterres was flying first
class, and threatening UN
staff that they cannot strike.
Inner City Press
asked Guterres' spokesman
Stephane Dujarric, transcript
here:
"I've seen it written that the
Secretary-General and the
Deputy have a right to, in
every instance, travel first
class. There's a big
controversy in the US right
now about Scott Pruitt and
others for travelling first
class, they say,
wastefully. And a US
Senator from Louisiana said he
never travels first class
because his constituents would
be offended. What is the
unique safety issue for the
Secretary-General that he must
always, in every case, fly
first class?
Spokesman:
The Secretary-General and the
Deputy Secretary-General also
often travel business when
first class… because an
increasing number of flights,
planes, in fact, do not have
first class, so they often
also do travel business.
Thank you."
So the only way
Guterres did and does NOT fly
first class is if it's
full.
On strikes, here
was his UN's response:
"Based on guidance from UNHQ,
staff are also reminded that
action, such as work stoppage
or other collective action,
may be considered as
unauthorized absence, and may
result in administrative
consequences in line with the
staff regulations and
rules.(Signed)
Director-General of UNOG."
Guterres,
of course, claimed to not be
aware, despite the reference
to "guidance from UNHQ." And
at UNHQ, there was a staff
march around the Circle,
filmed by Inner City Press.
Guterres and his Communicators
took note. In a few short
months, it would be time to
throw out Inner City Press
permanently, without due
process or appeal.
More on this
UNgutted 17 - and on how few
journalists the UN Censorship
Alliance even purports to
represent - on Substack here
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