by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
UN GATE, Jan 2 – Algeria took over the UN Security Council presidency on January 1, 2025 - while Inner City Press is still banned from the UN, despite its June 19 application.
On December 30, Inner City Press wrote to the Algeria Mission: "This is a timely request that you allow Inner City Press to enter the UN and cover, and/or provide the WebEx pass code(s) to access Algeria's UNSC Presidency press briefing by Algeria's Ambassador Amar Bendjama on January 2, 2025 at 1 pm. I have questions to ask on what you will do this month about Gaza, UNRWA and Western Sahara / MINURSO," etc
The Algeria Mission did not answer, even to its address listed in the UN Blue Book.
At the lame presser, Bendjama gave the first question to Agence France Presse, three online questions to his own media (none on Western Sahara) - it was Spain media that asked, and Bendjama says he's not raising the issue this month. But "Ahmed Attaf said Monday that Algeria is devoting its mandate at the UN Security Council (UNSC) to champion just causes, particularly the Palestinian cause and the issue of Western Sahara." Hmm...
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Inner City Press on June 19, 2024 again applied to the UN for access, as it gives 100s, to cover the UNGA week. Inner City Press has a NYC Press Pass and writes about the UN. From Algeria and its UN Mission, nothing.
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