by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
UN GATE, Jan 2 - The UN Security Council presidency for January has been taken over by Somalia's Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman - while Inner City Press remains banned from the UN, despite its June 19, 2025 application.
On December 31 Inner City Press wrote to the Somalia mission seeking access to the January 2 "press" conference of Ambassador Osman in order to ask questions about his role in Progressive Health Care Services and about Somaliland and other UNSC agenda items, notingg
"I have also reported on UNSOS (recent, and see here) and a recent Al Shabaab sentencing (Cholo Abdi Abdullah) in SDNY court. And most recently South Sudan and UNECA, and the verdict against BNP Paribas on Sudan."
No answer - and question not asked by UN Corrrespondents Association press corpse in 40 minute "press" conference here
This while UN's Media Accreditation and Liaison Unit still has not responded to when Inner City Press six months ago on June 19 applied to the UN for access, as it gives 2500 - according to the new UN Betrayals book here, to cover the UNGA week. Inner City Press has a NYC Press Pass and writes about the UN. From Somalia and its UN Mission, nothing.
Watch this site.
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