by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
UN GATE, Dec 30 – The United Nations under Antonio Guterres makes its money off people in places in Sudan and Haiti, but treats its national staff members there like garbage, Inner City Press often hears and is sent evidence of. Guterres' spokespeople from Stephane Dujarric to Florencia Soto Nino refuse to answer any questions. Now on Sudan we publish this:
Dear Matthew, Based on the civil war in Sudan that started on April 2023 in the Capital city Khartoum, All the UN staff has been requested to evacuate immediately from Khartoum. Of course we lost everything, our house, cars and other belongings, the loss from this civil war is huge, especially on the National staff…
On 18 April 2023 UNDSS shared the SOPs of the Compensation for Loss & Damage.
On 21 September 2023 OHR and the Policy Unit in New York, approved the SOP related to Compensation for the lost/damage of personal effected by the War in Sudan. On 21 September 2023 and based on the above approval UNDP Sudan country office formed a Compensation Committee
On 22 January 2024 an administrative instruction for the compensation for loss & damage of $19,000 for staff member without recognized dependents residing with them at the duty station, and $32,000 for a staff member with recognized dependents residing with them at the duty station, regardless of their contract modalities.
Later in 2024 a decision was made on the amount of the compensation as follows: $16,000 for staff members with recognized dependents. $9,500 for staff members without recognized dependents.
On December 2024 UNDP Sudan compensated the National staff members a flat amount of ($2,250.00) regardless of their dependency status, while the International staff members has been compensated based on their dependency status either $9,500 or $16,000.
And so it goes, for now, in the UN of Antonio Guterres. Watch this site.
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