UNITED NATIONS, September 13 -- When in the UN on Monday night a war film was screened, with a free spread of cheese cubes and white wine outside, most took at face value the announcement that it was sponsored by Kazakhstan's Mission to the UN. The film was “A World Free of Nuclear Weapons.” The speakers included Norman Atkins, an expert on Sudan from the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
But little noticed, on the last line of the program of the event, was the notation “Sponsored by the Trump Group.” The back of the four page program was an advertisement for “Acquilina, the only AAA Five Diamond Resort on Miami Beach.”
How could a real estate entrepreneur be allowed to sponsor an event in the UN? Inner City Press asked the Under Secretary General of the Department of Management Angela Kane. She said that when a member state asks to use UN space, no check is made. After the fact, she said, a review can be made.
Back in the reception space in front of the Dag Hammarskjold Library auditorium, all copies of the event program were confiscated.
When Inner City Press asked the representative of the Kazakh Mission what the connection to the Trump Group was, the answer was: “personal.”
It was argued that “Eddie” Trump of the Trump Group is not affiliated with the better known Donald Trump. But what is the connection? “Stop asking questions,” Inner City Press was told. For now, there is no choice. Watch this site.
