by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
UN GATE / SDNY, Sept 20 – With the UN General Assembly week approaching, Inner City Press which closely covers the UN wrote to Norway's Mission to the UN:
Dear Permanent Representative Brattested:
I am writing to you as Permanent Representative to the United Nations, more than two weeks before the UN General Assembly High Level Week, formally requesting that your Mission act to ensure Press access to enter the UN and cover this UNGA session...
On June 19, 2025 I wrote to Under Secretary General Melissa Fleming and MALU's Tal Mekel, as summarized below. More than two months later, they have not answered. Nor does Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric answer daily emailed questions, despite saying on-camera that he would. This is unacceptable for the UN and I ask you and your Mission to ensure that Inner City Press gets a response and is allowed in to cover your GA. This is a request that you confirm receipt by replying, and providing relevant documents under your country's open records / freedom of information law(s).
Norway's Mission responded on September 13:
To Matthew Thank you for your mail. I'm out of office on Friday 12 September and will revert to you on Monday. Please contact osteuropaseksjonen [at] mfa.no in case of any urgent matters. Best, Astrid Sehl WhatsApp/Signal: +47 92284752
A full week later, nothing from Norway. We'll have more, much more, on this.
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