UN Rights Commish Volker Turk Wastes Money on RightsX Boondoggle as Mike Waltz Skydives

UN Rights Commish Volker Turk Wastes Money on RightsX Boondoggle as Mike Waltz Skydives by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack UN GATE, June 8 – 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 Narcissist Volker Turk, unqualified crony appointed by Tony, launched a new pharaonic initiative. Under his UDHR75, three years ago, he wasted between 6-8 million dollars from tax payers in empty events (this is where un earmarked contributions end) including a pitiful concert “Human Rights Concert” at Geneva Victoria Hall that ended up attended by a few dozens of OHCHR staff and bootlickers. Since then, Volker Turk (supported by his senior cronies) has fired some 350 staff (mostly young women including some with medical conditions, some pregnant and some being the sole breadwinners of their household). Not a single D2, D1, or P5 was affected. It doesn’t matter accountability under Tony, with Catherine Pollard and Marta Helena Lopez is selective. Now Volker Turk announces a new wasteful initiative his Global Human Rights Alliance. Another empty waste of tax payers money that will suck resources meant to be invested in field or real human rights work. How many colleagues will lose their job for Volkie’s new circus? What’s the budget? How will he fund it? Will Volker Turk resort to “cost recovery”, Kim Taylor and Nada Al Nashif’s creative accountancy, using earmarked funds for the field to pay for Volkie’s expensive shows in Geneva? (Amb Waltz did not notice it. Will Volkie use this to fly his friends as he did in 2023? Better to have an irrelevant High Commissioner than an uncomfortable one). Shockingly, Volker Turk’s new circus is planned for 2028 confirming that his only plan is to stay in the post for as long as he is allowed.  While staff already laughs at his detachment from reality (“ Philosopher’s circle”) many fear what the impact will be in real human rights work for the next two years. Or worse, how many staff will end up losing their jobs when the final bill comes. For sure none around Volker’s circle of nepotism. Today’s presentation to the staff was vague, laughable, pathetic and empty. Worse, for all of us who lived through the UDHR75 fiasco it was depressing  and demoralizing. Sadly, OHCHR has no future under Volker Turk.  Dear Colleagues,  I am delighted to share that the Global Alliance for Human Rights will be officially launched on 11 June 2026, introducing eight catalytic initiatives and a new digital platform, globalalliance.un.org, which will go live in the coming days.... The eight initial catalytic initiatives to be set in motion at the launch are: Human Rights Cities An Academia Platform A Philosophers’ Circle A Global Business Helpdesk The RightsX Summit The Sumaúma Pledging Tree for Human Rights-Based Climate Action Rights in Every Classroom and ReachOut. You are all invited to the official launch which takes place on 11 June 2026 at 13:30 CEST at Palais Wilson, Geneva.  Ahead of the launch, the Global Alliance Team invites you to an online briefing session about this global movement and how you can get involved. This meeting should already be in your calendars for 8 June from 12.00 – 13.00 Geneva time.  Information, including the Alliance concept note, can be found on the OHCHR website.  Warm regards, Volker Türk." Amb Waltz, the ball is on your court." Fat chance.  So far, nothing from Mike Waltz, last seen skydiving in France. 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. *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. 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