by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
UN GATE / Juba, Nov 6 – How corrupt is today's UN under Antonio Guterres? Consider South Sudan, where UN personnel stand accused of child rape on which UN spokespeople Stephane Dujarric and Melissa Fleming have refused all Press questions. On November 6 this, from a UN whistleblower sent to Inner City Press:
Dear Matthew Russell Lee,
The UNMISS Leadership has failed its' Staff, as a result, staff have lost confidence and trust in its Leadership and in the ongoing CRP process. On 6 Nov, in what seems like a pre-approved list shared by the UNMISS-SMG by mistake - and now given no answers published by Inner City Press on its DocumentCloud here - details some offices with specific names of International staff, to be considered for cuts.
This Mission Leadership's internal conspiracy list, shows names of who they already recommended for the CRP, which will result in staff cuts. Miraculously, the decision makers' offices such as the SRSG, Human Resources, Chief of Staff - JOC, JMAC, etc, offices have been exempted from the CRP, whereas, other offices' staff have been thrown in the dungeons to compete amongst themselves. This cancels the fairness of the CRP process.
It is evident that the Mission Leadership have been very unfair and biased, contrary to the tenets of natural justice as the flawed CRP exercise itself is being conducted with due regard to individual parochial interest. It is no secret that prior to the start of the CRP process, the final outcome of the CRP with names of staff that are confirmed to go home had already been decided and known by the Chief of Staff. T
he plan was to serve staff with termination letters on/after 20 November, however, it will change, as the Contigency plan is on hold. That being said, the formation of the SMG and talks about fairness and transparency are all lies and a Mirage. Of note, the Mission was compelled to form the SMG only because of the pressure from and awareness raised by whistle blowers. The level of deception by UNMISS Senior Management raises serious concerns about their integrity and calls for urgent HQ intervention in ensuring that these 25 - 30% cuts applies to all offices in all locations, and at all levels/categories. It should be noted that, the USG's instruction of *15% cut is for the entire Mission* however, from the onset, the Chief of Staff, Ms Leda Limann together with her Country woman - the Acting SRSG, Ms. Anita Gbeho at their discretion (with no consultation with others such as, Section Heads) unilaterally, decided that, the cuts should affect only some locations in order to protect some staff in HQs.
Guterres, they say, should end censorship. Application was made on June 19, 2025, here. Still as of October 7 no answer at all from Melissa Fleming or Stephane Dujarric. Totally corrupt. Watch this site.
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