| As UN Rights
Commish Volker Turk
Junkets at $415 a Day in
Tokyo with Tweetless
Tony
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack UN GATE,
May 21 – How corrupt and
decrepit has the UN system
become under Antonio Guterres,
in this case due to Guterres?
Today's example is again from
the Office of the High
Commission for Human Rights,
to which Guterres appointed
his unqualified crony Volker
Turk more than two years ago.
From OHCHR staff - "Dear Matthew Russell Lee, Many thanks for exposing corruption in UN under Antonio Guterres and his cronies like Volker Turk Volker Turk continues touring Asia with his entourage of spokesperson, cameraman and favorite crony. Two weeks traveling business class with full UN DSA (437$ in Ulaanbataar, 271$ in Seoul and….415$ per day in Tokyo!!), is that efficient use of taxpayers money?[Guterres took many of his cronies to Tokyo, then took down his own read-out of this meeting with the Emperor, while leaving his 2022 tweet up.] What is the impact of his empty trips? “Tourist†Turk’s toxic hypocrisy has no limits. He continues bragging about meeting young people in his trips. Oddly he has fired all young and junior colleagues in OHCHR (mainly female including sick and pregnant) to preserve D2s, D1s, P5s and P4s for his favorites. Interns, P2s and P3s have paid the price of a crisis mismanaged by flamboyant tourist Turk. AmbWaltz, EU should audit how un-earmarked XB funds are wasted. What is the result of his trips? Whitewashing like in Mexico? Appeasement? Why is Volker Turk silent with China and selective with his advocacy? Because he wants a “quiet†extension of his mandate at 300,000 $ per year. OHCHR needs a new High Commissioner. Amb Waltz, the
ball is on your court." Fat chance. So far,
nothing from Mike Waltz.
Meanwhile both Big Tony and
Amina junketed on April 15 to
the IMF which Inner City Press
is accredited to cover, and at
which it asked questions - but
not of Tony, as UNCTAD denied
Inner City Press to its "side
event." The UN is dying, or
being killed off. There's a new
NextSG candidate, Maria
Fernanda Espinosa. Two days
ago she and her sponsor
Antigua and Barbuda were sent
a questionnaire about about
this. So far, nothing. Watch
this site. 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
for six months, then a denial
with no reason at all given.
Today's UN is corrupt.
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Friday, May 22, 2026
As UN Rights Commish Volker Turk Junkets at $415 a Day in Tokyo with Tweetless Tony
