by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
UN GATE, Oct 9 – 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: "under director of Operations Maarit Kohonen, Turk’s OHCHR plans to take 15 million earmarked to field activities to fund positions in Geneva and other like salary to Maarit Kohonen’s husband ( promoted from P1 to P4 by his spouse), Kim Taylor’s boyfriend ((hired by her) or promoting Volker Turk’s personal acquaintance lazy and absent Mathias Behnke. Member states, especially EU, should carefully audit corrupt OHCHR accounts as they are accountable to their tax payers. Volker Turk must resign with all his senior management.."
Previously: Turk insists on relocating 120 staff members (and their families) from Geneva. In the meantime half of the staff in Colombia has been fired due to bad planning. But no one is accountable.All young people in OHCHR has been or will be fired in 2025. But Volker Turk tweets about the value of young people with Hypocrisy. Staff will be relocated to Vienna only to be fired.
All cuts are at P2 and P3 level.Turk is only concerned about himself and he has perpetuated a system of nepotism with his cronies Maarit Kohonen, Veronica Berga, Mathias Behnke, Francesco Motta, Michael Camilleri and Kim Taylor. Volker Turk must resign and take all his senior staff with him.
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. Today's UN is corrupt.
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