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UN GATE / SDNY, Dec 9 – UN General Assembly President Annalena Boerbock has said the GA must live up to its claims. But those include transparency and press access, and due process - all of which are being denied, now under Boerbock.    Inner City Press wrote to her Office, on September 10, so for without response as of December 9, see below. No answers to questions.

   Inner City Press has been sent a copy of a complaint filed with SG Guterres, also with no substantive response. So here it is:

António Guterres Secretary-General Cc: Amina J. Mohammed Deputy Secretary-General

Subject: Serious Credibility Concerns Surrounding the President of the General Assembly (PGA)

I write to bring to your direct attention a matter of serious institutional concern involving the rapidly deteriorating credibility of the President of the General Assembly, Ms. Annalena Baerbock. This deterioration is unfolding simultaneously in Germany, Brazil, and now within the United Nations system itself. The gravity of this situation directly affects the integrity of OIOS Case OIOS/1639/25 and raises questions about unauthorized interference in UN oversight processes. 

1. Credibility concerns in Germany In Germany, Ms. Baerbock’s conduct has been surrounded by controversy resulting from irregular diplomatic interventions, the involvement of subordinates in matters beyond their lawful mandate, and the circulation of confidential State information to unauthorized individuals. The German Federal Criminal Police (BKA) has been formally notified of these issues, and I have provided documentary evidence of serious procedural and ethical concerns surrounding her actions and those of her diplomatic circle. 

2. Credibility deterioration in Brazil In Brazil, the German Consulate has actively supported and sustained, for more than thirteen months, a criminal arrest warrant against me which lacks legal foundation under Brazilian law. The persistence of this measure, even after judicial clarification, has created the public perception that diplomatic channels linked to Ms. Baerbock are influencing domestic judicial processes in a manner incompatible with the Vienna Convention and with the neutrality required of officials acting on behalf of the United Nations. The fact that Ms. Baerbock was present in Brazil during COP30, precisely when consular authorities were engaging in this matter, has intensified concerns about the appearance of coordinated political or institutional pressure. 

3. Breakdown of credibility within the United Nations — Irregular OIOS communication The most urgent concern relates to a suspicious communication issued on 27 October 2025, allegedly from the OIOS Hotline. The message attempted to close OIOS Case 1639/25, contradicted the official communication of 10 October, contained no case number, no officer identification, and has never been authenticated by OIOS despite repeated written requests. Such deviation from standard OIOS practice raises the possibility that the message was issued without proper authority or through a compromised communication channel. This incident cannot be viewed in isolation. When placed alongside the established pattern of irregular behavior in Germany and Brazil, it strongly suggests the possibility of unauthorized access to my communications and deliberate interference in a UN oversight matter. 

4. Reinforcing pattern across jurisdictions Across these three contexts — Germany, Brazil, and now the United Nations — a consistent pattern emerges: judicial and administrative processes are being influenced or obstructed in ways that align with the interests of Ms. Baerbock and individuals acting in proximity to her. The sudden change in conduct by actors involved, occurring immediately after my confidential submissions to the BKA and other authorities, reinforces the concern that my communications may be subject to unlawful monitoring. The irregular OIOS email follows this same pattern. Its timing, content, and lack of authentication raise the possibility that the interference affecting domestic proceedings in Brazil and communications in Germany may now be extending into internal UN oversight structures. This poses an institutional risk of the highest order. 

5. Institutional risks to the United Nations The loss of credibility surrounding the UNGA Presidency has already become evident in two sovereign jurisdictions and is now intersecting with the functioning of OIOS. The convergence of diplomatic controversy, domestic judicial pressure, and irregularities in UN oversight communications threatens public confidence in the neutrality and independence of the United Nations. This convergence raises fundamental questions regarding public confidence in the independence of the Presidency of the General Assembly The UN cannot afford the perception — much less the reality — that its highest deliberative office is entangled in conduct that undermines judicial integrity in Member States or obstructs oversight within its own system. 

6. Requests to the Secretary-General In light of the above, I respectfully request: (1) Immediate verification of the authenticity of the OIOS communication dated 27 October 2025, given its procedural irregularities and potential implications. (2) A review by your Office of whether actions associated with the UNGA Presidency have had an impact, intended or unintended, on judicial or administrative proceedings in Brazil or Germany. (3) Preservation and examination of all technical logs relating to OIOS Case 1639/25 to ensure that UN communication systems have not been compromised. (4) An ethics and governance risk assessment regarding the credibility of the current UNGA Presidency, given the cross-jurisdictional concerns now documented.

 (5) The establishment of a protected channel for my communications as a whistleblower under UNCAC Article 33. Your Excellency, Given the seriousness and multinational scope of this matter, and its direct implications for the credibility of United Nations institutions, I respectfully request your personal attention.

Nothing. And still no answer to:

Dear PGA Baerbock -      I am writing to you as President of the UN General Assembly, more than two weeks before the UNGA High Level Week, for access to enter the UN and cover the UNGA session you will be presiding over.     I am a journalist who covers the UN - and its General Assembly - closely. I also covered international affairs beyond the UN, as simply one example earlier this month see reporting of my questioning of the IMF at one of its briefings I routinely am allowed to enter and cover, "Sept 1, 2025, Decrypt, "El Salvador Is Splitting Up Its Bitcoin," by Mat Di Salvo, "In late July, an IMF spokesperson told Inner City Press that El Salvador was not, in fact, purchasing Bitcoin on a weekly basis but was instead simply moving funds around from internal wallets," here (Also asked IMF about Ghana on September 11).

  By contrast, and in a lawless inconsistency of the UN and UNGA that I am hereby asking you to reverse, I and Inner City Press are not allowed into the UN, without reason given. To covering your GA, on June 19, 2025 I wrote to USG Melissa Fleming and MALU's Tal Mekel.

  More than two months later, they have not answered. This is unacceptable for the UN and I ask you to ensure that Inner City Press gets a response and is allowed in to cover your GA. This press freedom question, about covering the General Assembly you preside over, is your responsibility and cannot be delegate. Now that you have received this, we will await and report on your response. 

 For now, Baerbock's office's website does not list any outside fundings, for travel or secondment of staffers (whom we will review) - this after the PGA scandals under John Ashe (RIP), Sam Kutes and since - Inner City Press has covered at least two corruption cases here in SDNY Federal court in lower Manhattan.

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