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UN GATE, March 2
– Inner City Press on 5 July
2018 was banned from entering
the UN, two day after it was
physically removed from
conducting interviews outside
meeting about the UN Secretary
General Antonio Guterres' $6.7
billion budget.
Then
Guterres' Department of Global
Communication, run by Melissa
Fleming, issued a letter
banning Inner City Press from
the UN - for life. With no due
process, no right of
appeal. Guterres has put
the UN in the US Press Freedom
Tracker, here.
Guterres' Spokesman Stephane
Dujarric falsely promised on
camera that he would be
answering banned Inner City
Press' questions - but see
below.
On March 2 as the man of
undisclosed vacations Guterres
again
refused to answer but
the IMF did answer, May 6 here,
Feb 25 here,
Feb 4 here,
here,
before Stephane "French
Whine" Dujarric,
previously the face of UN lies
on cholera in Haiti, and not
Daniela Gross, not
never-answering Associate
"Spokesperson" Florencia Soto
Nino who blocks Press on
WhatsApp, nor equally censoring Stephanie
Tremblay - and not Deputy
Farhan Haq, held a briefing
before which Inner City Press
submitted yet more questions - Inner City Press
has asked the above, and
Guterres and his new chief of
staff Courtenay Rattray and
others, now citing
Oct 22,
2025, Kosova
Radio,
"Matthew
Russell Lee:
Nepotism,
abuse of funds
and a culture
of revenge
during
Caroline
Ziadeh's
tenure –
Guterres
remains
silent," "Lee
links this
situation to a
marked lack of
transparency
and
accountability
at the highest
levels of the
UN, including
SG Antonio
Guterres and
his
spokespeople,
Stephane
Dujarric and
Melissa
Fleming who,
according to
him, 'refuse
to answer
questions
about cases of
sexual abuse
and corruption
in UN
missions,'" here
These written
question are posed and
responses requested pursuant
to the until-now broken
commitment the the UN will
"continue to answer e-mailed
questions from Mr Lee" Inner
City Press, here
Leaks
SG DSG Again, June
19-1: On press freedom, please confirm
receipt by MALU of, and that positive
consideration will belatedly be granted to,
my application to enter and cover UNGA 2025 - June 19,
2025 letter - immediately
answer
Aug 29,
2025, UN's
stated
deadline for
UNGA: I
applied
through MALU
on June 19,
2025 for
accreditation.
More
than six months later on January 12, 2026 came
a denial with no explanation, saying if any
error to ask the manager. I wrote immediately
to Tal Mekel:
From: Matthew R.
Lee <matthew.lee@innercitypress.com>
Date: Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Subject: As "Manager" of UN MALU, I am writing
to you about today's denial, I assert in error:
on June 19, 2025 I submitted an application for
accreditation; I publish more stories about the
UN than the vast majority of those you accredit
- reverse, or as first step explain. Pls confirm
receipt. Thank you.
To: Tal Mekel < mekel@un.org>
I am writing to you as,
I think, the "Manager" of UN MALU.
On June 19, 2025
I submitted an application for accreditation
including to enter and cover the 2026 UNGA
High Level Week. I heard nothing back.
Earlier today I
received:
#179584 Full Name
- Matthew Lee | Badge Length - Long-Term |
Access Start Date - 19 Jun 2025 | Access End
Date - 17 Oct 2025 Your accreditation
has been rejected Contact manager if you
think this is an error.
I am
writing to contact you as manager: I think
this is an error.
For
InnerCityPress.com I write more stories
about the UN than the vast majority of
correspondents, including resident
correspondents, you accredit. I publish
exclusive stories, many of them back on my
journalistic contacts among UN
whistleblowers. Already this year I have
published stories about the mission in
Colombia, South Sudan, and the proposed
merger of UNFPA and UN Women.
I have an NYC
Press Pass, am in-house media at the Federal
courthouse, and am allowed to participate in
IMF briefing by WebEx - a type of access I
have asked the UN for.
So I think it is
an error and I am asking you to reverse it,
or as a first step to provide an explanation
for the denial, in light of the above.
On deadline.
Still
waiting.
AGAIN on
UN
(ir)relevance,
and banning of
Press, what
are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG
Guterres, and
of the
missions cc-ed
here, to this
answer
yesterday by
US State Dept
Senior
Official
Lewin,
here
MODERATOR:
We now have
Matthew
Russell Lee
from the Inner
City
Press:
“Can you
please speak
to how this
initiative
shows the
increasing
lack of
relevance of
the United
Nations, given
UN failures
from Sudan to
Gaza to
Venezuela?â€LEWIN:
there’s a lot
of hard reform
work to be
done in the UN
system, and we
continue to
advocate for
that,
Ambassador
Waltz and
others.
But I think
all of these
situations are
different.
And the UN, it
has to prove
that it is
still
relevant.
I think that’s
absolutely
true.
But the UN has
never been –
when the
United States
is strong, the
UN has always
been a
sideshow,
right?"
Response?
Still
waiting.
What are
the responses
and actions if
any of SG
Guterres - and
of US Mission
to the UN,
cc-ed here, to
this: "Rapid
Response 47
@rapidresponse47
· 1d Rep.
Brian Mast:
You have the
head of the
United Nations
who's lining
up against
America, and
in support of
the
Ayatollah.."
On DRC, what
are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on that the
DRC is seeking
to further
restrict the
use of social
media in the
name of
"social
stability"
Social media
is under close
scrutiny in
the Democratic
Republic of
Congo (DRC)
since
President
Félix
Tshisekedi
warned against
its potential
for abuse.
During the
last cabinet
meeting, the
president
denounced the
rise of
disinformation,
hate speech,
and
manipulation
of public
opinion, which
he considers a
threat to
national
security. He
instructed
several
members of the
government to
strengthen
digital
regulations.
However, this
announcement
has already
drawn
criticism from
civil
society.
On Senegal and
Morocco, what
are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on that a
group of
Senegalese
citizens is
calling for
the release of
supporters
imprisoned in
Morocco In a
memorandum
submitted
Thursday,
February 26,
to the
Moroccan
embassy in
Dakar, the
group argues
that the
sentences
handed down by
Moroccan
courts to 18
Senegalese
supporters,
ranging up to
one year in
prison
following the
incidents that
marred the
2025 Africa
Cup of Nations
final, are
unjust. They
intend to
protest their
detention
On UN waste,
and misleading
answers by a
USG, what are
the comments
and actions of
SG Guterres on
this:
Christian
Saunders has
just flown to
the Central
African
Republic. How
much did it
cost? How much
did the self
promotional
video he put
on LinkedIn -
well read in
CAR, to be
sure - cost?
The UN
complain about
having no
money, but
waste it on
useless jaunts
costing
thousands
sending
Saunders from
New York in
business class
travel and
travel
allowances,
which instead
could easily
be done in a
Teams/Zoom
presentation.
For a one day
presentation!
Saunders does
this
constantly
because
there's
nothing useful
for him to do
in New
York. So
why is he
there and his
post not
transferred to
Nairobi
instead
(like what was
done to many
UN posts)
where it is a
lot closer to
travel to the
majority of
missions?
Saunders
responded
online on his
LinkedIn:
"P.S. After
posting the
video below,
someone saw
fit to
publicly cast
negative
aspersions and
question the
value of such
a mission to
CAR during
this time of
austerity for
the United
Nations... I
have zero
problem in
justifying to
anyone how we
utilize the
UN’s
resources,
which is after
all public
money."
Zero problems?
Saunders
encouraged UN
Security to
physically
throw out
Inner City
Press, and has
done nothing
as it has been
banned ever
since, January
2026 denial
without any
explanation.
Move of his
post to
Nairobi
because he
doesn't do
anything in
New
York.
Not
addressed.
Also, he says
"I
participated
as a resource
person in a
leadership
workshop they
were running
in Nairobi".
Who was "they"
running the
workshop?
What
organization
paid?
And if not a
UN workshop,
why was a UN
ASG
participating
in a
leadership
workshop not
for the
UN?
The video was
made by a
"young UN
staffer"
taking "a few
hours" - Who
was this
"Young UN
staffer"?
What level and
appointment
type?
Whose
phone? A
UN issued
one?
What else
could this
"young UN
staffer" have
been doing
besides
following
Saunders
around for
hours and then
editing video
for him to
post on his
own personal
LinkedIn all
for Saunders
self
promotion.
If Saunders
wants to be
transparency,
he as a now
USG should
ensure that
Inner City
Press is
allowed back
in to the UN
to ask, on or
before March
1. But
rather than
ensuring
access, or
even an answer
by the UN
Spokesperson
Stephane
Dujarric,
Saunders took
it upon
himself to
game the
LinkedIn
system.
Saunders'
original post
just said "I
arrived in CAR
this morning"
with the video
posted?
This attracted
the comments
below such as
"welcome to
CAR" and
saying how
wonderful
Saunders
was.
When Saunders
saw your
article,
instead of
posting a new
message, he
edited the
original
message with a
PS, but
deleted the
original part
of the
message.
So now the
comments and
the 200+
"likes" which
were there in
response to
his original
"I'm in CAR"
message make
it seem like
they are
supportive of
his comments
in his PS
reply to
you.
This is really
disingenuous
and actually
quite
dangerous.
Imagine if
people liked
one message
and then it
was edited to
say "The SG is
an asshole",
those people
could then be
associated
with the claim
that the SG is
an asshole
without them
even knowing
and could be
held
accountable.
Particularly
given what is
going on
Britain and
other places -
including the
UN where
"protected
free speech"
is not
enshrined into
a
constitution.
Also on UN
system
corruption,
what are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on this, sent
to Inner City
Press as well
with one of
its reports
attached:
Dear Ms.
Słomka-Gołębiowska,
Dear Ms.
Verghese,
Dear Mr.
PamTuncay, Mr.
Efendioglu,
Mr.
Parker.
Dear Members
of the
Independent
Oversight
Advisory
Committee
(IOAC),
We are
contacting you
to formally
report a grave
failure of
UNIDO’s
internal
oversight
mechanism.
This complaint
concerns
evidence of
systemic
corruption
that was
effectively
shielded and
suppressed by
the Office of
Evaluation and
Internal
Oversight
(EIO),
specifically
under its
previous
leadership.
The core of
this matter is
not merely
individual
misconduct,
but a
deliberate
obstruction of
justice and a
failure of the
"Three Lines
of Defense"
model within
UNIDO.
Specifically,
I draw your
attention to
the following
points:
·
Suppression of
Evidence: we
possess
information
demonstrating
that credible
reports of
large-scale
corruption
were
intentionally
ignored,
altered, or
dismissed by
EIO to protect
high-ranking
officials and
specific
interests.
·
Institutional
Conflict of
Interest: The
removal of the
previous
Director of
EIO, Mr.
Javier
Guarnizo,
confirms that
there were
fundamental
integrity
issues within
the very
department
meant to
uphold UNIDO’s
ethics.
·
Breach of
Trust with
Member States:
These actions
have led to a
significant
misappropriation
of funds and a
violation of
the mandate
given to UNIDO
by its member
states.
In light of
the fact that
the EIO itself
is the subject
of these
allegations, a
standard
internal
review is
insufficient
and legally
compromised.
Javier
Guarnizo has
significantly
covered up the
fact that Mr
Moussa Ndiaye
was promoted
to a P4
position with
forged
university
degrees by DG
Mueller, who
is also aware
of Mr Moussa
Ndiaye's
document
forgery.
Gerd Müller's
nepotism
urgently needs
to be
investigated.
Here, too, the
EIO is
covering up
for the DG in
his criminal
activities.
I therefore
formally
request that
the
IOAC:
1.
Initiates an
independent,
external
audit/investigation
(e.g., through
the UN Office
of Internal
Oversight
Services -
OIOS in New
York or an
equivalent
external body)
to ensure
impartiality.
2.
Provides a
secure and
confidential
channel for
the submission
of detailed
evidence and
documentation.
3.
Confirms in
writing the
application of
Whistleblower
Protection
(Policy on
Protection
against
Retaliation),
administered
by a body
outside of the
compromised
EIO
structure.
We are
prepared to
provide
comprehensive
documentation
once a secure
communication
protocol has
been
established.
We forward to
your immediate
acknowledgment
of this
high-priority
matter.
Further we
request
A) an
acknowledgment
of receipt of
this
complaint.
2.
B) Information
on the
procedure for
a protected
disclosure
(Whistleblower
protection).
3.
C) Direct
contact person
within the
IOAC to
provide
detailed
evidence.
Sincerely,
Andrea Maier,
Whistleblower
Additionally,
we may provide
the exact
address where
you can
inquire about
Mr. Moussa
NDIAYE’s legal
qualification.
We apologize
for not having
named the
office
precisely:
„Bavarian
State Judicial
Examination
Office“
(Landesjustizprüfungsamt“
https://www.justiz.bayern.de/landesjustizpruefungsamt/;
Justizpalast
am Karlsplatz,
Prielmayerstraße
7, 80335
München
(Hausanschrift)
oder 80097
München
(Postanschrift),
Tel.: 089 /
5597-01)
Enclosed the
actualized
version of
"The case of
Moussa
NDIAYE".
Whistleblower
Team
Suisse
What are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on this: the
trial begins
for
cyberbullying
of Imane
Khelif,
Algerian
boxing star On
Thursday,
February 26,
2026, the
trial of
far-right
influencer
Papacito,
accused of
cyberbullying
Algerian boxer
Imane Khelif,
who became an
Olympic
champion
during the
Paris 2024
Games, opens
at the Paris
Court. At the
heart of a
controversy
related to her
gender, Imane
Khelif has
suffered a
campaign of
hate and
disinformation
which has
pushed her to
file a
complaint.
On
Nigeria and
Christians
what are the
comments and
actions of SG
Guterres and
separately DSG
Amina J.
Mohamad on
that after
months of
investigation,
US lawmakers
presented a
report at the
White House on
Monday,
February 24,
concerning the
alleged
persecution of
Christians in
Nigeria. Led
by members of
the Christian
right, the
document
reiterates
accusations
deemed
"unfounded" by
several
observers and
calls for
targeted
sanctions
against
certain
individuals
and groups
accused of
obstructing
religious
freedom in the
country. These
recommendations
follow a field
investigation
and a series
of
consultations
conducted in
late 2025,
both in
Nigeria and in
Washington, by
members of the
US
Congress
On OHCHR what
are the
comments and
action if any
of SG Guterres
to this, sent
to Inner City
Press by staff
there and what
is his
thinking on
re-upping
Volker Turk
before he
leaves? "Dear
Matthew
Russell Lee,
We are so
grateful for
you efforts to
expose UN
corruption.
Volker Turk is
the ultimate
flamboyant and
pedantic UN
bureaucrat.
Protected by
his master,
useless,
irrelevant and
corrupt Fat
Tony Guterres,
Turk opened
the Human
Rights Council
with a quote
that defines
him, that he
put on X:
"Human rights
are anathema
to supremacy:
they are a
direct
challenge to
those who seek
& cling to
power. That is
what makes
human rights
radical &
that is what
gives them
force."
Maybe this
explains his
dislike for
whistleblowers.
Turk’s only
purpose in
OHCHR is to
cling to power
while OHCHR
becomes
irrelevant. He
has turned a
blind eye to
the dismissal
of all young
colleagues, he
has surrounded
himself with
friends and
cronies, he
has tolerated
the reprisals
against
whistleblowers
and he has
wasted
millions.
Now OHCHR is a
sad place,
bankrupted,
full of
cronies like
Maarit
Kohonen,
Matthias
Behnke (Turk’s
protege),
Veronica
Birga,
Juliette de
Rivero,
Francesco
Motta, Scott
Campbell,
Peggy Hicks or
Michael
Camilleri
where corrupt
Kim Taylor and
Nada Al Nashif
(soon to
leave) do all
the dirty
work. Volker
Turk has
depleted
OHCHR’s
accounts with
his
meaningless
initiatives.
Worse, he
seeks a
renewal of his
mandate (and
xpiring this
September).
Member states
must act to
prevent a
renewal by
Guterres.
Member states
must act now:
audit OHCHR
and get a new
High
Commissioner
for Human
Rights before
Volker Turk
destroys
OHCHR. This
Human Rights
Council should
mark the
begining of
the
recruitment
process for a
new High
Commissioner.
Volker Turk
and all his
cronies must
go."
On deadline,
what are SG
Guterres'
comments and
actions on USG
Christian
Saunders'
LinkedIn post
responding to
Inner City
Press story
about his trip
to CAR,
"Christian
SaundersChristian
Saunders •
3rd+Verified •
3rd+ Under
Secretary
GeneralUnder
Secretary
General 3d •
Edited •
3 days ago •
Edited •
Visible to
anyone on or
off LinkedIn
Follow P.S.
After posting
the video
below, someone
saw fit to
publicly cast
negative
aspersions and
question the
value of such
a mission to
CAR during
this time of
austerity for
the United
Nations. I am
a firm
believer in
radical
transparency"
- if he and
the UN believe
in
transparency,
radical or
otherwise, why
is Inner City
Press still
banned?
What are the
comments,
responses and
actions of SG
Guterres and
his OLA to
this: The UN’s
immunity claim
rests on the
1946
Convention.
Section 29 of
that
Convention
requires the
UN to make
provisions for
appropriate
modes of
settlement of
disputes
arising out of
contracts or
other disputes
of a private
law character
to which the
UN is a party.
The UN has
systematically
failed to
establish such
mechanisms for
private
parties — a
failure made
internationally
visible by the
Haiti cholera
litigation.
The argument:
a credential
revocation
affecting an
American
journalist’s
livelihood and
press freedom
is a dispute
of
sufficiently
private
character to
trigger
Section 29
obligations.
When the UN
fails to
provide the
required
alternative
dispute
resolution
mechanism, its
immunity claim
is dubious -
response?
What are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on reports
that Nigerian
authorities
paid a "huge"
ransom to
secure the
release of 230
children who
were kidnapped
from their
Catholic
school in
Niger State on
November 21,
2025. The
abduction of
these students
from St.
Mary's School
in Papiri,
central
Nigeria, had
shocked public
opinion
On DRC /
Burundi what
are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on that the
population of
Uvira demands
the reopening
of the border
with Burundi
In Uvira, in
eastern
Democratic
Republic of
Congo (DRC),
residents and
traders are
pleading for
the reopening
of the border
with Burundi.
A month after
the AFC/M23
withdrew from
the city, the
gunfire has
ceased, but
the border
remains
closed. The
Burundian
Minister of
Foreign
Affairs
maintains that
the security
conditions are
not yet in
place for a
reopening. On
the ground,
the governor
of South Kivu
has been
directly
confronted by
the impatient
and worried
population
On UN system
waste what are
the comments
and actions if
any of SG
Guterres on
this, sent to
Inner City
Press by
whistleblowers:
As UNESCO now
speaks of
renewal and
administrative
reform, a
pending case
before the
Administrative
Tribunal of
the
International
Labour
Organization
(ILOAT), AT
5-6007, could
expose the
agency to more
than €20
million in
salary
liabilities —
over how it
applied its
own written
rule.
The case began
in 2020 as a
single
complaint
consolidating
the dispute,
later joined
by eight
voluntary
interveners.
Any ruling for
the main
plaintiff
would extend
to all nine.
They are
represented by
London
barrister and
U.S. attorney
Alexandre
Phillip Haines
of 4 Pump
Court, a
specialist in
the law of
international
organizations.
At issue is
UNESCO Staff
Rule 103.4(a),
which provides
for annual
within-grade
salary
increments for
all staff
members. The
claim alleges
that, for 25
years, UNESCO
instead
applied
biennial
increments to
General
Service staff
based in Italy
— while
Professional
and
higher-category
staff
continued to
receive annual
increments —
generating
salary arrears
plus legal
interest.
On the merits,
UNESCO’s
Administration
argues that
the biennial
practice
derives from a
footnote in an
Excel
spreadsheet
(!?)
reflecting
recommendations
from a prior
International
Civil Service
Commission
Rome survey.
However, ILOAT
precedents are
clear: the
ICSC issues
recommendations,
not binding
determinations,
and any
deviation from
a Staff Rule
requires
formal
adoption by
the
organization’s
governing
bodies. No
such statutory
derogation
from Rule
103.4(a) for
Italy appears
to exist. The
amount
currently
claimed is
€1,767,497
(interest
calculated to
July 1, 2024).
With interest
accrued to
March 2026,
the figure
exceeds €2
million. But
that may be
only the tip
of the
iceberg. More
than 150
current or
former staff
members of
ICTP — a
Category I
Institute in
Trieste — and
the UNESCO
Venice Field
Office could
bring
follow-on
claims if the
Tribunal
confirms that
the written
Staff Rule
prevails.
Internal
estimates
place
potential
exposure near
€20 million.
Repeated
attempts to
explore
out-of-court
amicable
settlement
were
reportedly
declined by
UNESCO’s
Office of
Legal Affairs
under Santiago
Villalpando —
previously
reported on by
Inner City
Press
here. At
the 222nd
session of the
Executive
Board,
Villalpando
publicly
stated that
whenever
litigation
risk exists,
the
Administration
urges amicable
settlement and
that it is
often staff
who resist. In
this case the
record points
in the
opposite
direction.
The current
administration
under
Director-General
El-Enany has
been informed
of the
litigation
risk, yet no
settlement
discussions
have taken
place.
UNESCO’s only
remaining
defense rests
on a
technicality
known as
admissibility
“ratione
temporisâ€. But
if it fails,
the
consequences
could be
systemic:
liability
would not stop
at the nine
current
claimants but
could extend
to all
similarly
situated
staff. Critics
say the
Administration’s
strategy looks
less like risk
management and
more like
trying to plug
a widening dam
with a
toothpick.
Which raises
the governance
question: why
is UNESCO’s
new leadership
repeating the
same pattern,
seemingly
ignoring the
risk? Is it
overwhelmed by
inherited
dysfunction
from Azoulay’s
tenure — or is
it calculating
that, if the
judgment goes
against the
Organization,
the political
cost can
simply be
shifted to the
previous
administration?
For an agency
funded by
Member States,
this is not an
abstract legal
debate. It is
a risk
management
decision —
with
taxpayers’
money at
stake.
On censorship,
this time in
Gabon (as the
UN also
practices it),
what are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on that
Gabonese
authorities
have suspended
social media
until further
notice Gabon's
High Authority
for
Communication
(HAC) decided
on Tuesday,
February 17,
2026, to
immediately
suspend social
media services
throughout the
country until
further
notice. The
decision aims
to prevent
abuses
following,
according to
the HAC, the
misuse of
these
platforms. The
decision, made
public that
evening, came
as a
shock.
On UN
corruption and
UNDP / UNFPA /
UNOPS what are
the comments
and actions if
any of SG
Guterres on
this, sent to
Inner City
Press by
whistleblower:
Dear Matthew
Russell Lee I
have been
following your
reporting for
a long time
and I truly
adore the work
you do. This
is exactly
what the
United Nations
needs from
within to
clean the
ranks. I used
to see you
sitting at the
bus station in
the past, and
it would break
my heart to
see you there
while the UNSG
operates like
a true cowboy.
He treats the
organization
like his own
personal
fiefdom,
especially
when he
decides he
does not like
someone.
Your
dedication is
especially
vital in an
environment
overseen by a
chronically
incompetent
UNSG who
appears to
appoint
individuals
based on
personal
preferences
rather than
merit, and
without
performing any
meaningful
reference
checks.
I am writing
to you
anonymously to
disclose
evidence of
significant
recruitment
irregularities
and nepotistic
practices
regarding
Mahsa Jafari.
She is now
Secretary of
the
UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS
Executive
Board. I am
bringing this
to your
attention now
because this
individual has
operated with
impunity for
far too long.
While many
competent,
dedicated
professionals
have lost
their
positions due
to
restructuring
and budget
cuts - and
because they
did not have
the
connections
needed in the
'system',
she has
continued to
rise despite a
lack of
foundational
merit.
I wish to
highlight the
following
points for
your
investigation:
Initial
Recruitment
and
Qualifications:
Mahsa Jafari
was originally
brought into
the system in
a secretarial
capacity. She
was never
recruited
based on the
competitive
technical
competencies
required for
professional-grade
tracks.
Rapid
Advancement to
D1: She
currently
holds a D1
Director-level
position as of
2025. She
reportedly
obtained a
distance-learning
MBA around
2011 from some
Canadian
University.
Standard UN
requirements
for a D1 post
typically
necessitate
fifteen years
of relevant,
post-degree
professional
experience.
Her timeline
does not
appear to meet
these
mandatory
benchmarks.
Documented
Nepotism: Her
career
trajectory,
including her
earlier
appointment to
a P4-level
role, appears
to be the
result of
personal
patronage. She
held a
consultancy
contract and
based on that
she appeared
to have been
appointed to a
P3 or directly
a P4 in UNHQ.
She is the
niece of Leila
Pakkala
(UNICEF) and
maintained a
personal
relationship
with Nick
Hartmann
(UNDP). These
connections
are supported
by
photographic
evidence
available on
social media
platforms such
as
Facebook.
Conduct and
Accountability:
Beyond the
technical
irregularities,
her tenure has
been marked by
an utterly
mean and
haughty
attitude
toward staff.
It is an
affront to the
principles of
the Charter
that an
individual who
bypassed the
competitive
process now
oversees those
who earned
their
positions
through
merit.
D1 positions
usually
require
individuals to
have at least
a degree from
a recognized
institution
and sufficient
years of
experience and
international
exposure
before
reaching that
level. Had she
not been the
nice of Leila
Pakkala (with
whom she would
constantly say
was very
close), she
would have
never been
even
shortlisted.
This is the
way the UNSG
office has
been operating
for years with
appointments
based on
nepotism and
not merit,
paid from the
tax-payers
money !
The integrity
of the
international
civil service
depends on
transparency.
I am providing
this
information so
that an
independent
inquiry may
verify her
professional
timeline and
the
circumstances
of her
promotions
against the
established UN
Staff Rules
and
Regulations.
I truly hope
it can help
you in your
fight for
justice and
equity.
On UN
corruption,
South Sudan
and UNMISS
what are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on this: When
accountability
began to reach
senior levels,
the Director
of Mission of
UNMISS South
Sudan Support
and the CDT
Chief, Gordon
who encourages
drug smoking
in the
compound
reportedly
proceeded on
leave and
departed
UNMISS, South
Sudan, moving
toward
retirement
under what is
understood to
be an agreed
separation. At
the same time,
it has been
confirmed that
the SRSG will
not return to
the Mission
yet continues
to receive
salary and
benefits until
the completion
of the current
Secretary-General’s
tenure. Talk
about Tony's
cronies. In a
period of
financial
constraint—when
lower-grade
staff are
being required
to separate
from
service—this
arrangement
has raised
serious
concerns among
staff
regarding
fairness,
consistency,
and the
responsible
use of
resources.
As a result,
the UNMISS
Mission has
been left
without
clearly
designated
leadership to
engage the
Government of
South Sudan on
critical
matters,
including
preparations
for the
upcoming
elections.
This situation
has created
what many
staff perceive
as a
leadership
vacuum, with
no accountable
authority
directing
operations or
providing
strategic
guidance. At
this critical
time, the
Mission
requires
stable,
credible, and
engaged
leadership
capable of
maintaining
effective
dialogue with
the Government
and ensuring
continuity of
mandate
delivery.
Oversight
mechanisms
have appeared
reactive
rather than
decisive,
observing
developments
without taking
timely
corrective
action.
Questions have
been raised
about whether
these bodies
have exercised
the
independence
and urgency
expected of
them in such
circumstances.
Meanwhile, the
Chief of Staff
(Pastor Leda)
remains on
extended sick
leave and is
reportedly
seeking
reassignment
to New York
following
management
decisions—taken
together with
the former
Director of
Mission
Support
(Victoria
Browning)—that
were widely
viewed as
poorly
implemented
downsizing
measures.
These actions
significantly
affected staff
morale and
resulted in
controversial
reductions.
There is also
concern that
the prolonged
absence of
senior
leadership has
further
weakened
confidence and
engagement
within the
Mission.
Despite
requiring a
number of
staff members
to separate
from the
Mission,
recruitment
processes have
now resumed,
including
selections
from other
locations.
This apparent
inconsistency
has generated
serious
concerns
regarding
planning,
fairness, and
transparency
in workforce
management.
Staff perceive
a
contradiction
between
abolishing
posts on one
hand while
initiating new
recruitment on
the other,
raising
concerns about
potential
conflicts of
interest.
These
developments
collectively
point to a
troubling
absence of
accountability,
continuity,
and
responsible
stewardship at
a time when
the Mission’s
mandate
requires
stability and
credible
leadership.
Staff members
are
increasingly
concerned that
institutional
responsibility
is being
deferred
rather than
exercised, to
the detriment
of both morale
and effective
mandate
implementation.
There are also
concerns that
certain
senior-level
positions
remain without
clear
functional
direction,
while
reductions
have
disproportionately
affected
lower-grade
staff
On UN / int'l
system
corruption,
what are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on this
damning audit
of the
International
Seabed
Authority,
published by
Inner City
Press today:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26952852-audit-in-corrupt-un-of-guterres-sexual-harassment-at-international-seabed-authority-now-audit-here/
On Senegal
what are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
and his West
African rep on
this: In
Senegal, the
three student
leaders
arrested on
Wednesday,
February 11,
following the
violence that
rocked Cheikh
Anta Diop
University in
Dakar, were
returned to
the police
station on the
evening of
Monday,
February 16.
They were
remanded in
custody
following a
referral from
the
prosecutor's
office, a
procedure that
allows the
prosecutor to
continue
reviewing the
case before
any judicial
decision. The
prosecutor has
decided to
open a
judicial
investigation.
On Cameroon
what are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on that the
seals placed
on the body of
Anicet Ekane,
a leading
figure in the
opposition,
were lifted on
Monday,
February 23,
by the
government
commissioner
at the
military
court. The
decision
follows two
requests filed
by the
family's
lawyers and
comes nearly
three months
after his
death, which
occurred on
December 1,
2025, at the
State
Secretariat
for Defense
(SED) in
Yaoundé, 38
days after his
arrest. His
transfer to
this detention
center took
place under
conditions
deemed
suspicious by
his
relatives.
On South Sudan
- first, how
long has it
been since
SRSG Haysom
has been in
the courtry?
How does the
UN justify his
long absence?
- and what are
the comments
and actions if
any of SG
Guterres on
this: "South
Sudan appoints
a man who has
been dead for
five years to
prepare for
upcoming
elections A
man who died
five years ago
has been
appointed to a
committee
tasked with
organizing
elections in
South Sudan,
sparking
widespread
mockery on
social media
and forcing
the government
to issue an
apology.
President
Salva Kiir
dismissed his
press
secretary and
the chief
administrator
of the
Ministry of
Foreign
Affairs. The
deceased man's
family is
demanding
" moral
and cultural
reparations
."
What are the
comments and
actions of SG
Guterres - and
USG Fleming -
on the
complaints
about
censorship
about the UK
Online Safety
Act
2023?
What are SG
Guterres'
comment and
actions on
that Iranian
authorities
have imposed a
near-total
internet
shutdown as
nationwide
protests
intensify,
severely
restricting
journalists’
ability to
report and
cutting off
communication
with the
outside world.
The blackout
began on
January 8,
more than a
week after
protests
erupted in
late December
2025 over
mounting
economic
pressure,
currency
devaluation,
and rising
living cost.
Journalists
and rights
advocates say
the internet
shutdown and
restricted
telephone
access — a
practice used
by authorities
in previous
mass protests
— appears
aimed at
suppressing
coverage of
the unrest and
obscuring the
scale of
arrests and
casualties.
On the list of
UN entities
the US is
leaving,
please provide
belatedly
responses to
questions
posed to you
in writing by
Inner City
Press since it
was ousted and
the
Spokesperson
said he would
be answering
Inner City
Press' written
questions.
Confirm SG
Guterres
received the
Brazilian
complaint
against the
PGA, on
deadline
YET AGAIN -
now Q on UN
sexual abuse,
immediately
provide all
if-asked info
and what if
anything has
been done for
the victim(s)
of the abuse
data dumped on
the UN's
website on
December 2 -
sexual abuse
by UN
"peacekeepers"
from Burkina
Faso and
Malawi in
South Sudan,
and a UNV -
nationality
unstated, why?
- in DRC, and
still on
November 21 on
abuse by a Sri
Lanka UN
"Peacekeeper"
in CAR,
What are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
on the SDNY
trial for
Sudan genocide
against BNP
Paribas that
Inner City
Press
exclusively
covered here
in the SDNY
courthouse in
lower
Manhattan?
What has he
gone for / on
Sudan in the
past year? How
can Inner City
Press, which
previously
(pre-Guterres)
accompanied
the UNSC trip
to Darfur, now
be banned
without any
due
process?
What are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
and separately
USG Fleming
and Ian
Phillips, on
the calls on
Iranian
authorities to
immediately
release
Shinnosuke
Kawashima,
Tehran bureau
chief of
Japanese
public
broadcaster
NHK, and all
other
journalists
detained for
their work,
return all
confiscated
property, and
end the
harassment of
NHK’s staff.
Shinnosuke was
arrested on
January 20 by
the Islamic
Revolutionary
Guard Corps
(IRGC) and
held at a
detention
facility in
northern
Tehran
and, having
already asked
without
answer, on
this: Jan 12,
2026, Article
19, "The joint
statement
follows. We,
the
undersigned
organizations
and
journalists,
express
serious
concern
regarding the
detention of
Sudanese
journalist
Muammar
Ibrahim by the
Rapid Support
Forces... Free
UN Coalition
for Access /
Inner City
Press,"
https://www.article19.org/resources/sudan-release-journalist-muammar-ibrahim/
A
pre-sentencing
mitigation
hearing will
begin on
January 12,
with Lai
facing a
maximum
punishment of
life
imprisonment.
Lai’s health
has worsened
after spending
five years in
a
maximum-security
prison, mostly
in solitary
confinement
with limited
access to
daylight and
exercise. He
has diabetes
and has
suffered from
heart
palpitations
that require
medication.
More recently,
his children
have said that
he is losing
weight, his
teeth are
rotting, and
his nails are
falling
off. and
on calls on
Azerbaijan to
drop all
charges and
release 12
journalists as
the trial
against
Germany-based
Meydan TV
began Friday
in the
capital, Baku.
YET
AGAIN - now Q
on UN sexual
abuse,
immediately
provide all
if-asked info
and what if
anything has
been done for
the victim(s)
of the abuse
data dumped on
the UN's
website on
December 2 -
sexual abuse
by UN
"peacekeepers"
from Burkina
Faso and
Malawi in
South Sudan,
and a UNV -
nationality
unstated, why?
- in DRC, and
still on
November 21 on
abuse by a Sri
Lanka UN
"Peacekeeper"
in CAR, and by
a UN civilian
there,
nationality
undisclosed -
why? - and
Burkina Faso
in South
Sudan, South
Africa,
repeatedly, in
DRC. Still on
November 10 of
a June 2025
rape in CAR by
a UN
"civilian" -
nationality
withheld -
why? - and on
October 14 of
the paternity
claim for
exploitation
by a UN
"civilian" -
why no
nationality
information? -
in CRA, and
abuse by Ghana
UN
"peacekeeper"
in South
Sudan,
and still on
October 8 -
sex abuse by
"peacekeeper"
from Ghana in
South Sudan,
and from Peru
in CAR, and
still on
October 7 -
child rape in
South Sudan,
attempted rape
in Abyei - and
still on
August 22,
2025 after the
noon briefing
by Ms. Gross
(cc-ed here)
of sex abuse
by UN "Police"
from Senegal
in DRC in 2025
and still that
dumped on July
30 of sexual
abuse by a UN
"peacekeeper"
from Uruguay i
the DR Congo
LAST
MONTH
and still that
of July 28, by
a Senegalese
UN "Police" in
DRC in April
2025, and
still of the
UN child rapes
in DRC, and
the data
dumped on the
UN web site on
July 11, child
rape in CAR by
a UN
"civilian"
with
nationality
not given -
why? - and
still on July
1, 2025
particular
that of the
Burkina Faso
UN
"Peacekeeper"
accused in DRC
2024-25 of
child "sexual
exploitation"
- how is that
not rape? and
still June 17
of rape by UN
"peacekeeper"
from South
Africa, and
abuse by
Togolese, and
still June 12
by UN
"Peacekeepers"
form Togo and
from South
Africa
(rape)
and the two
cases dropped
/ covered up
on Oct 1 - on
what
basis?
On UN
corruption,
what of the
pending
extradition
request on
Vitaly
Vanshelboim
formerly of
UNOPS, from
Spain?
How does the
UN justify
physical
ouster of
Press while
covering 5th
committee, and
ban ever
since, with no
response to
two law firms'
(Quinn Emanuel
and then Duane
Morris) pro
bono
inquiries?
why did SG
Guterres not
disclose
Gubelkian (and
CEFC China
Energy's bid
for
Gulbekian's
oil company)
on his public
financial
disclosure
form?
AGAIN on
deadline,
explain why
Ghislaine
Maxwell was
granted a
press
conference in
the UN
briefing room,
and why a UN
correspondent
who did a
fundraiser
with Ghislaine
Maxwell -
convicted of
sex
trafficking
here in SDNY,
and known at
the time to be
manager for
Jeffrey
Epstein - is
allowed in
daily and can
ask questions,
while Inner
City Press
which asked
and asks
remains
banned, with
6/19/25
application to
MALU pending,
none of the
promised (by
Dujarric)
answers to
written
questions like
this
provided.
March 2-1: On
Gaza / Israel,
on which each
of you has
refused all of
Inner City
Press' written
questions,
what are the
comments and
actions if any
of SG Guterres
and of the
US
Mission as
UNSC President
and otherwise
on this:
Canadian
taxpayer money
intended for
humanitarian
aid in Gaza
was allegedly
diverted and
exploited by
the terrorist
group Hamas,
according to a
shocking new
report. The
allegations
are based on
secret Hamas
documents
recovered by
the Israeli
military. The
documents
originated
with the Gaza
Interior
Security
Mechanism, a
unit within
Hamas’
Ministry of
Interior and
National
Security. This
unit is
responsible
for internal
surveillance,
counter-intelligence
operations,
policing
political
dissent,
border
oversight,
civil defence,
enforcement of
Islamic law
and the
administration
of detainees
in Gaza
In
terms of the
UN's lack of
transparency,
immediately
confirm or
deny that the
spokesman's X
account
@StephDujarric
which blocked
@InnerCityPress
(with 380,000
followers for
its reporting)
has now been
eliminated,
and that
the/his
BlueSky
account has no
posts, no
replies. In
2025 for a
spokesperson
to have
neither, it is
responsible
and/or has
compensation
been reduced?
Why no answers
to written
Press
questions, nor
to its June
19, 2025
application to
MALU to enter
and ask in
person?
AGAIN
- now that
Graca said
comments are
forthcoming -
where are
they? Now also
sent to
Baptista -- we
have
previously
asked this:
What are SG
Guterres'
responses to
this, to Inner
City Press
from
whistleblowers,
on deadline:
"Guterres
promoted Mr.
Miguel Graca,
his personal
assistant from
Portugal from
D1 to D2 and
now he is
promoted
"without
proper process
or
announcement"
to ASG.
He also
promoted his
special
assistant Mr.
Aguinaldo
Baptista from
P3 to P4 and
to P5 and now
to D1.
Guterres is
corrupt. The
SG also
appointed his
long-time
entourage from
his transition
team, Ms.
Michelle
Gyles-McDonnough
as the
Executive
Director of
the UNITAR,
the ASG level
with no clear
process.
And he also
appointed Ms.
Michele
Griffin to the
Director of
the Electoral
Assistance
Division in
DPPA,
bypassing all
the proper
procedures.
She didn't
have any prior
experience nor
knowledge in
election
matters at
all" -
response? Now
that Graca has
said "I am in
touch with the
office of the
spokesperson,
who will send
you comments"
- send the
comments or
say why not,
on
deadline.
on deadline,
confirm
receipt, Inner
City Press on
June 19 2005
reapplied to
enter and ask
these
questions,
even as its
reporting is
picked up all
over the world
but it remains
banned from UN
unlike many
who publish no
stories...
Where is the
response?
Eager to enter
and ask.
AGAIN on
the UN in
South Sudan,
as none of you
answered when
previously
asked in
writing by
Inner City
Press, what
are the
comments and
action if any
of SG Guterres
and Denmark
Mission on
this, sent to
Inner City
Press by
whistleblowers:
"Dear Mr.
Matthew
Russell Lee:
The recent
statement by
the Government
of South Sudan
calling for
UNMISS to
evacuate its
compound near
Juba Airport
is deeply
concerning -
it is said the
UN lied and
kept Radio
Mireya after
independence,
and now acts
as a ugly
guest. This
incident
highlights a
significant
oversight by
the Chief of
Staff, Leda
Limann, in
managing
relations with
the host
government.
Instead of
prioritizing
essential
diplomatic
efforts, Ms.
Limann appears
more focused
on advancing
her own career
from D-2 to
DSRSG, thereby
jeopardizing
the mission’s
objectives and
welfare of the
staff.
Furthermore,
Ms. Limann has
been known to
undermine
capable staff
supporting the
SRSG through
intimidation
and attacks,
reflecting her
lack of
diplomatic
background and
necessary job
experience.
Her preference
for spreading
baseless
rumors about
Benjamin Bol
Mei, who is
married to the
president's
daughter, is
particularly
concerning.
These rumors,
which falsely
accuse Mr. Mei
of threatening
to shut down
UNMISS and
confiscate its
land, could
seriously
damage
relations with
South Sudan.
It is alleged
that Ms.
Limann has
even suggested
that donors
impose
sanctions
against Mr.
Mei,
portraying him
as a threat to
the UN and
various
NGOs.
This behavior
is risky, and
the Government
of South Sudan
could declare
persona non
grata (PNG)
status against
her
Again, if the
host country
no longer
supports UN
immunity in US
courts, what
then,
including from
SG Guterres,
claimed
immunity from
US First
Amendment on
content
neutral press
freedom?
(and more
generally
still on the
case against
UNRWA here in
SDNY, where a
January 13,
2025 filing
said
"Defendants'
apparent
argument is
that Lazzarini
and the
Secretary-General
[Guterres]
were engaged
in fraud when
they made
statements in
late January
2024." And on
January 21 the
UN's / UNRWA's
lawyer filed
the "the US"
supports
immunity. Is
that the UN's
/ SG's current
understanding?
Still on
the departure
from the UN of
OIOS' Ben
Swanson,
provide
comment on his
"hands down
the pants"
audio about
apparent cover
up, and role
in
"investigation"
of UNRWA - and
why he's taken
"an early
bath" per his
farewell email
in OIOS
On the UNECA,
what are the
comments and
action if any
of SG Guterres
on this, sent
to Inner City
Press by
whistleblowers
"Director of
Administration
Mr. Carlos
Haddad has
been suspended
while ECA
contracts are
being covered
up by OIOS and
that his
replacement is
Ms Mai Ellen
Jarrett
On
UN sexual harassment
and cover-ups, what
is SG Guterres'
comment and action
on this, received by
Inner City Press:
The Sophocleas case
involves a D-1 level
director who,
instead of being
fired for
sexual
harassment, was only
demoted one step in
grade and deemed
ineligible for
promotion for 3
years. An Appeal
Tribunal case was
filed by the victim,
challenging
Guterres' refusal to
even tell her what
sanction had been
imposed. Clearly,
the case database
should be disclosed"
- will it be? What
is SG Guterres'
response?
On UNOPS what are
the comments and actions
if any of SG Guterres on
this, received: "Dear
Matthew Russell Lee,
Thank you for your
invaluable assistance in
amplifying our
voices. In
response to the
misleading statements
provided by the UNOPS
Management Team during
the First Regular
Session of the Executive
Board, held from January
27 to 31, 2025,
highlighting staff
concerns regarding
organizational
management. We reject
the falsehoods spread to
mask the serious
deficiencies in
financial management and
the irregularities in
the implementation of
reforms. THE TRUTH
BEHIND THE MISLEADING
STATEMENTS OF JORGE
MOREIRA DA SILVA: UNOPS
REMAINS IN CRISIS AND
THE CURRENT REFORMS ARE
A FARCE Despite the
official narrative
suggesting the
successful
implementation of the
Comprehensive Response
Plan (CRP), the internal
reality of UNOPS
demonstrates that
structural problems
persist. The
organization has
suffered a notable
degradation in its
governance and
operational management,
affecting its
effectiveness and
credibility. The lack of
effective leadership and
the concentration of
decision-making in
closed spaces without
genuine accountability
mechanisms have
contributed to this
crisis. The Executive
Committee has justified
mass layoffs under the
argument of financial
sustainability, while
audits have revealed
deficient risk
management practices.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
REMAINS A FARCE
Particularly concerning
is the report from the
UN Board of Auditors
(UNBOA), which
highlights the improper
use of financial
derivatives, resulting
in net losses of USD
15.2 million.
Additionally, it raises
alarms about
deficiencies in the
segregation of duties
and non-compliance with
international
standards. Despite
claims of increased
transparency,
allegations of collusion
between the Ethics
Office (ETO) and
Internal Audit (IAIG)
persist. The
interference of senior
management in
investigation processes
compromises the
objectivity of
accountability
mechanisms and obstructs
the protection of
whistleblowers reporting
irregularities. THE
REALITY THAT JORGE
MOREIRA DA SILVA HIDES:
FALSE TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY
Claims of greater
transparency do not
reflect the internal
situation of the
organization. Collusion
between the Ethics
Office and Internal
Audit has compromised
the impartiality of
investigations, leaving
employees unprotected
against possible
retaliation. This
environment has weakened
confidence in
accountability
mechanisms and left
those who report
irregularities in a
vulnerable
position
On UNCDF and UNDP what
are the comments and
actions if any of SG
Guterres and Achim
Steiner on this,
received: "Dear Matthew
Russell Lee, Most of us
employees at UNCDF were
encouraged by the
whistle blower article
on the abuse of
authority and
discriminatory
recruiting practices by
Prandeep Kurukulasuriya.
The article captured
accurately what many of
us had been afraid to
voice - a leader who is
out of control and who
does not seem to fully
understand the nuances
of running a complex
organization. We would
like to add to those
voices. Please note that
contrary to what
UNDP/UNCDF management is
communicating, that the
article was a resistance
to the needed change,
most of us as
professionals are not
averse to change. In
fact, we welcome change
and understand it
necessary for any
organization to move
forward. What many of us
are opposed to, is the
erratic, chaotic,
discriminatory way that
the change management
has been done. The
process has not been
transparent, nor based
on merit and has
resulted in Prandeep
hand picking his
cronies, many of them
without the necessary
depth for crucial
positions he has handed
them on silver platters.
This has been at the
expense of the more
qualified candidates.
For UN/UNDP/UNCDF
management to trivialize
it as noise from
individuals averse to
change is an abdiction
of their fiduciary
responsibilities to both
the employees and the
organization. To UNDP
and the overall UN
leadership We have been
disappointed and
let down by your lack of
action, for letting this
happen in the first
place, for not giving
UNCDF the leadership
that it deserves given
the mandate and for
violating our trust. We
still hope you can act.
So far, we still do not
know what you are doing.
Instead, the
intimidation is
continuing. One on one
people are being
intimidated into
silence. History will
not judge you well. We
ask that you update
UNCDF about your
investigation. This is
an organization wide
matter. You cannot hide
behind confidentiality
and secret discussions.
We ask that you ensure
that the staff is safe.
It is not acceptable for
the person being
investigated to be the
one emailing staff and
advising them on what to
do and not to do. We ask
that you do not
sacrifice the health and
well being of hundreds
of employees and the
people we serve for one
person
On the UN
Mission in Colombia
and its SRSG, what are
his and SG Guterres'
comments and actions
if any on this, and on
Mario Paciolla,
received from UN
whistleblowers: "Dear
Matthew Russell Lee,
It’s truly remarkable
how, after more than
four years, the United
Nations has yet to
provide a clear and
honest account of what
happened to Mario
Paciolla. One would
think that an
organization built on
transparency and
accountability would
have been the first to
demand justice for one
of its own. And yet,
silence. A silence so
deafening, it almost
seems deliberate. He
begged for help. He
sent multiple emails
stating he feared for
his life. He
repeatedly asked to be
relocated. But despite
having helicopters,
vehicles, and the
means to move him to
Bogota and put him up
in a hotel until he
could be flown out of
the country, the
mission left him
stranded in San
Vicente del Caguan
until, of course, it
was too late. After
months of begging they
took him out of
San Vicente, the day
they were picking him
up he was found dead.
The body was
discovered at 6 AM on
the day he was finally
scheduled to leave.
The authorities
weren’t notified until
three hours later. Why
the delay? What needed
to be handled before
the police
arrived?
Evidence disappeared,
and so did key people.
Some who were present
at his apartment that
morning have since
been reassigned to
other missions.
Certain national staff
members were promoted
and quietly moved out
of UNVMC. A lucky
coincidence for them,
no doubt. And yet,
SRSG Carlos Ruiz
Massieu has remained
curiously quiet. No
outrage, no demands
for justice just
business as usual.
Even more fascinating
is his recent decision
to appoint Yang Wang
as D1 Chief of Mission
Support, despite
widespread reports of
incompetence and
allegations of
cheating in the
selection
process. Why is
this relevant? Because
as Chief of ORM, Yang
Wang had direct
oversight of LogOps.
He had access to all
of Mario’s desperate
emails through the
unit or by being cc’d
on them. He knew Mario
feared for his life.
He knew Mario
repeatedly asked for
help and was ignored.
And now, against all
logic, he has been
rewarded with a top
position. Of course,
this is just the tip
of the iceberg. We
can’t forget the
countless Colombians
who have been murdered
after their names were
conveniently leaked by
UNVMC. Or the staff in
Bogota forced to work
alongside active ELN
members, enduring
months of threats and
fear. And let’s not
even start on the
secretive flights to
Cuba and Caracas
requesting not be
monitored and the
baggage not to be
checked, or the
ex-military and
political figures
quietly serving as
staff or contractors
at UNVMC. So,
the real question is:
what exactly is the
UN’s role in Colombia?
Because at this point,
it looks far less like
a peace mission and
far more like an
operation designed to
keep the conflict
alive after all, no
war means no mission,
and no mission means
no more cushy jobs and
benefits. It’s time
for some real
transparency. Not just
for Mario Paciolla,
but for every person
who has suffered due
to the UN’s silence
and complicity. The
world is watching,
even if the UN hopes
otherwise
On OHCHR /
Volker Turk, what is the
response of SG Guterres
to this, sent to Inner
City Press: Dear Matthew
Russell Lee: Management
accountability is a lip
service in Volker
Turk’s
OHCHR. Last week
many of us got notified
of the outcome of the
roster process for P3
and P4 posts. The
problem is that this
roster exercise started
in 2018! OHCHR
Human Resources Section,
under Kim Taylor has
taken almost 7 years to
complete the process.
Not only there has been
no transparency and
recourse to the outcome
but we know that
external staff was paid
to finalise this process
which 7 years later is
meaningless. How much
money has it cost?
Adding insult to injury
Kim Taylor has been
promoted (even though
she lied previously in
her PHP). She is now
head of Administration,
including Human
Resources which proved
to be too much for her,
and Finance (she has no
experience in Finance
and more qualified
candidates
discarded). OHCHR
starts 2025 which a 45
million dollar funding
gap) result of poor
management. Kim Taylor
is ruthless and corrupt
but protected by Deputy
High Commissioner Nada
Al Nashif. There is real
fear of reprisals. We
are afraid she will use
the financial crisis,
provoked by gross
mismanagement and waste
of funds, to fire those
who have questioned some
of the managerial
decisions. 2025 starts
with instructions issued
by the DHC Nada Al
Nashif to extend
temporary staff only
until March and fix
staff for only one year.
Kim Taylor’s
underperformance was
well known in OCHA. Now
staff in OHCHR will pay.
How can such
underperformance be
rewarded with a
promotion? Who else is
protecting Kim Taylor?
Why is she not held
accountable? Why is she
allowed to create a
toxic climate of fear,
reprisals and
intimidation? Why is
senior management not
listening to staff
concerns? Until when
will member states turn
a blind eye to abuse,
corruption and waste of
taxpayers monies? Staff
in New York and Geneva
are worried for our
future and those of our
families
On Cameroon what are the
comments and actions if
any of SG Guterres on
that two years ago to
the day, on January 22,
2023, a Sunday morning,
the discovery of the
lifeless body of
Martinez Zogo was
announced. The news
caused a shockwave and a
great wave of emotion in
the Cameroonian capital
where the radio host was
very well known. This
was followed by moments
of media frenzy and
widespread indignation
that would spread
throughout the country
and beyond.
On Libya / UNSMIL
corruption what are the
comments and actions if
any of SG Guterres on
this this job listing,
highlighted to us by a
whistleblower: UN Job ID
251086, just
"advertised" - The job
post for FS5
''INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ASSISTANT'', for
Tripoli, Libya - UNSMIL.
Posted on Jan 15, 2025,
with deadline Jan 21,
2025-- that is, just one
week for applicants to
apply. The candidate to
be selected seems been
decided in advance.
Rumor is there is one
named 'Sashi' to be
recruited. Any answer?
Again on
NYC congestion pricing
and UN exemptions,
immediately explain the
scope of exemptions: the
Federal Register of
January 6 notified the
public of "exemption
from charges assessed by
the Metropolitan
Transportation Authority
of New York for entry
into its designated
'Congestion Relief Zone'
for foreign missions and
certain international
organizations. This
benefit extends to
members and personnel of
and representatives to
such foreign missions
and international
organizations." What
range of UN personnel
are taking this
exemption from climate
change related payments
applicable to other New
York region residents?
And separately for the
Algeria mission, how is
this justified?
What
reason could
there be to
deny this?
Particularly
given that
only today
Sept 16, Inner
City Press put
questions to
the IMF on
Guinea,
Ukraine and
Venezuela (see
here
and
then to IFRC's
Francesco
Rocca,
about
Cameroon. If
they take
questions, how
can the UN not
now allow
Inner City
Press, at
least for now
by WebEx? And
IMF on October
21, 2021 here.
And US
Buffalo NBC TV on Oct 26
here.
How does SG
Guterres and his
UN justify banning
Inner City Press
which reports
critically on the
UN, and not even
answer letters
from two pro bono
law firms, Quinn
Emanuel and
Duane Morris?
On Honduras, with
the March 8 guilty
verdicts against
former president JOH
taking place here in
SDNY finally (and
immediately)
disclose what SG
Guterres' three
person panel did in
Honduras in 2017
after JOH's stolen
election, including
if any report was
produced and a copy
of it.
Speaking
of reporting, immediately explain from UN
Spokesman Duarric's quote in Fortune here
that Stéphane Dujarric, the spokesman
for the U.N. secretary-general, tells me
that Lee’s prohibition has nothing to do
with his coverage. “It’s basic human
behavior, and he violated those rules,â€
Dujarric says. “He was creating an unsafe
environment.â€
1) if this has been only about safety, why
have none of you answered written Press
questions, on Gaza, etc? Why no access via
WebEx, as I have at IMF and as you grant
others who publish far less UN coverage? How
is this anything but censorship and how can
it be that USG Melissa Fleming has not even
answered the Duane Morris pro bono law firms
letters, by October 30?
Immediately confirm Melissa Fleming's
receipt of, and response to, the October 16
letter from the Duane Morris law firm
(attached to each of you on October 16
before noon) about restoring me to resident
correspondent status immediately,
starting "Re: Immediate Restoration of
Matthew Russell Lee’s MALU Credentials
Dear Ms. Fleming: We write, for the second
time, on behalf of Matthew Russell Lee
Confirm Melissa Fleming's receipt of, and
response to, the attached letter about
restoring me to resident correspondent
status immediately [more to come]
On Chinese government corruption what
are the comments and actions if any of SG
Guterres on the evidence in yesterday's US v
SBF trial in SDNY about Chinese officials
demanding $150 million to unfreeze $1
billion on two crypto currency
exchanges?
AGAIN: On UNRWA what are the comments and
actions if any of SG Guterres on the
recently passed budget in the US Department
of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, which includes
"heightened scrutiny of the UN agency
assisting Palestinian refugees and would
deny funding to move the US embassy in
Israel out of Jerusalem. A report from the
House Appropriations Committee accompanying
the bill notes the US Congress’s
“longstanding concerns†that the UN Relief
and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in
the Near East (UNRWA) supports educational
programs that promote incitement to violence
against Israelis and Jews. “The committee
notes the longstanding concerns that
educational materials used in UNRWA schools
induce incitement or are otherwise
inconsistent with the values of human
rights, dignity, and tolerance,†the report
says. “The committee is further concerned by
the United States Government’s lack of
visibility on the curricula utilized in
UNRWA schools given these allegations and
the United States’ status as a significant
donor to UNRWA.†The US secretary of
state would have 30 days to designate
someone to review “a significant and
representative selection of textbooks and
other educational materials utilized by
UNRWA schools in the West Bank and Gaza.â€
On UN corruption and lack of answers, after
each of your have refused Inner City Press'
questions about those UN linked individuals
indicted in SDNY, explain this: "Francis
Lorenzo was still able to freely walk the
halls of the institution at that time, and
only lost his U.N. ID several years later,
when it expired in August 2018, U.N.
spokesman Dujarric said" - confirm or deny
that the UN continued to let Lorenzo in fact
not only his indictment for bribery, but
also his guilty plea, while banning Inner
City Press which exposed and reported on it
AGAIN on UN sexual abuse, immediately
provide all if-asked info and what if
anything has been done for the victim(s) of
the UN child rape in DRC data dumped on the
UN web site on September 21 about sexual
exploitation by a Cameroon "peacekeeper" of
a child - why is that not called rape? and
of Sept 20 - amid UNGA - about sexual abuse
by a Cameroon peacekeeper in CAR, and on
Sept 12-13 about sexual abuse by Uganda and
S Africa troups and a child rape by a UN
"civilian" in DRC
Immediately explain the basis for a
$800 or $2000 charge to hear "H.E." Melissa
Fleming speak during UNGA week. Is she still
going to appear?
On UN
censorship of Press, immediately explain
why MALU and each of you has not even
responded to Inner City Press' June 19,
2023 application to enter and cover UNGA
week in September, but have allowed in -
as resident correspondents - many who have
published nothing, while Inner City Press
Aug 11, 2023 report has already been
reported in, among others, India, Hungary, France, Greece, Argentina, Spain, Taiwan, Germany, etc
July 20-1: Now that Hugo Carvajal has been
extradited and is being detained in the US,
presentment covered by Inner City Press
which UN continues to ban, what are SG
Guterres' comments on Carvajal telling the
Spanish judiciary of payments of drug money
to a number of sitting leaders who plan to
attend the 2023 UNGA week - which Inner City
Press has applied, on June 19 and as
inquired about, to cover? When will that
application be ruled on?
July 17-1: On UN sexual abuse cases recently
data dumped, immediately provide the
if-asked information about the new MONUSCO
cases, Tanzanian and "civilians" with
nationality withheld - why? - and
immediately explain, as to the
Tanzanian UN Peacekeeper in MINUSCA in
2022-3 what Child - Transactional "no sex"
means.
What are
the comments and actions if
any of SG Guterres on the
release of arms trafficking
(and sometime-UN partner)
Viktor Bout, in exchange for
US star Griner? Disclose all
business on the UN with Bout
and his companies.
Again, now will direct quote
from USG Michaud, and more on
appeal now to each of you,
since DSS despite its
statements to PGA's
spokesperson has yet to
confirm receipt of appeal: On
appeal Inner City Press filed
yesterday with USG Gilles
Michaud and each of you, as
UNPGA Csaba Korosi's
spokesperson Paulina Kubiak
said UN DSS Sergeant told her
is the process, (1) confirm
receipt, (2) explain why USG
Michaud previously wrote that
DSS' only role was to ensure
that journalists whose
accreditation was stripped by
DGC did not enter -- see the
message in Dec 7 questions,
from Gilles Michaud
gilles.michaud@un.org
and see UN Media Accreditation
& Liaison Unit Guidelines
for ‘Non- Resident
Correspondents’ which states,
at para 2a: “Non-Resident
Correspondents can access UNHQ
through the Visitors’ Entrance
at 46th Street and 1st Avenue
between 0800-1900 hours from
Monday through Friday.
Non-resident Correspondents
only have access to UNHQ on
weekends or after hours
accompanied by a resident
correspondent or when a
meeting is advised as taking
place. Entry will be allowed
two hours prior to the start
of the meeting. At the
conclusion of the meeting, the
non-Resident correspondent
must exit the premises within
an hour, unless accompanied by
a resident correspondent.â€
[Emphasis added.] The repeated
use of the word “or†in the
second sentence here:
“weekends OR after hours
accompanied by a resident
correspondent OR when a
meeting is advised as taking
place†indicates that those
conditions are alternatives,
and in addition to the regular
8am to 7pm access in the
previous sentence.
I had been on UN premises
after 7pm on numerable
occasions since he has been a
‘Non-Resident Correspondent’
in compliance with those
rules, never being challenged
by any of the DSS Security
Officers who have observed him
on each and every occasion he
has done so. He has, in fact,
been almost permanently
escorted by a UN staff member
(clearly oblivious of the
considerable financial expense
to the Organization) since
February 2016. It is clear
that the “risk†he presents is
one of public scrutiny, which
is hardly a legitimate matter
for your department. The
statement taken by officers
Perry and Stancu does not
record the time Mr. Lee
entered the UN premises on 3
July, which he states was
about 9:45am. The statement
does however confirm that Mr.
Lee was on the premises for
the purposes reporting on a
Fifth Committee Budget
meeting. That meeting is
understood to have run on
until 4am the following
morning, so it was clearly
still going on at the time he
was evicted. Mr. Lee’s
statement also reflects his
familiarity with the
Guidelines indicating that he
was required to leave the
premises within an hour of
that meeting concluding. The
Media Accreditation &
Liaison Unit guidelines -
having been published by the
UN and respected by Mr. Lee
and other members of the press
– must create a reasonable
expectation that members of
the press will not face
harassment provided their
activities remain complaint
with them. The evidence
suggests that Mr. Lee was
doing that. Moreover, as is
known to the MALU and as has
been observed by your
officers, he enjoyed that
right peaceably and without
criticism for 18 months.
ST/AI/309 provides that “all
persons on the premises are
expected to comply with the
directions that may be issued
by the security officers in
the performance of their
functions†and that is not in
dispute; but Mr. Lee was never
given an opportunity to
comply. Mr. Lee can be heard
on the video repeatedly saying
he was just typing, reporting
on what he had been told by
the Chairman of the meeting
when he had his shirt torn by
your officers. Your officers
would certainly have been
acting quite legally if Mr.
Lee represented any kind of
threat to the security of
others or to the fabric of the
building, but there is no
credible information or
independent assessment to
support such a hypothesis.
When interviewed, Mr. Lee
insists that he tried to
emphasise to Officer Perry
that he was physically
assaulted by your Security
Officers before being afforded
a reasonable opportunity to
explain or refer to the MALU
rules that apply to him, but
Officer Perry declined to
record that information.
Moreover, Lt. Dobbins actions
on 3 July cannot be considered
without reference to the
earlier incident of 22 June
and Mr. Lee’s subsequent
reporting of that event, which
raises reasonable grounds to
believe that Lt. Dobbins may
not have been performing his
duties or exercising his
discretion in good faith.
There does not appear to be
any reason to believe that Mr.
Lee had breached any rule or
posed any threat when he was
evicted.
As asked each of
you on December 5, 2022:
AGAIN, on UN's lack of press
freedom and due process -
immediately explain both the
basis for UN Security at 801
1st Ave on the morning of Dec
2 tell me I am "banned" from
entering the UN despite
confirmed invitation to UN PGA
Town Hall, and (2) the
"appeals" process that DSS
told PGA Spokesperson about
to, conveyed to
me. Audio - 2:20
min version Full
7 minutes
What is the
response of SG Guterres' / USG
Fleming to the letter sent to
her and others by the Quinn
Emanuel law firm regarding
ending Press censorship?
See "answer" August 9, here:
letter received, no change in
status - no reply.
After repeated
non-answers to the above, on
August 9 UN Spokesperson
Dujarric was asked "Quinn
Emanuel wrote a letter to the
UN asking about reinstatement
of our colleague Matthew Lee
into the UN press corps. Do
you have any comment on
that?
Spokesman: No. All I can
tell you is that we've
received the letter, and I'm
not aware of any change to his
status... It's been received.
Whether or not it's been
answered, I don't know yet."
How can the UN, which preached
press freedom, not even answer
a letter for a journalist from
a major law firm? What is your
answer? When will Inner City
Press be restored to resident
correspondent status, like
various state media?
Explain how it is
legitimate for SG Guterres'
DGC / USG Fleming and MALU
(cc-ed here) to block Inner
City Press from even WebEx
questions to UNSC President
Ireland, whose Alternate
Political Coordinator and
Spokesperson Eoghan McSwiney
wrote to Inner City Press, "We
would refer your request for
access to the UN and to UN
press conferences to the Media
Accreditation and Liaison Unit
of the UN Secretariat." You
are engaged in censorship,
no?
What is
the UN's
response to
Inner City
Press' Sept 13
application to
MALU incluing
for WebEx
access to
hybrid press
briefings
during UNGA
76, as it has
at the IMF?
Beyond last
night's
interim
response
projecting a
decision in
one or day
days?
From:
malu
Date: Wed, Sep
15, 2021 at
8:02 PM
Subject: Your
U.N.
eAccreditation
Request has
been
RECEIVED
Greetings
Matthew
Lee,
This is to
confirm the
United Nations
Media
Accreditation
and Liaison
Unit
(M.A.L.U.) at
New York
Headquarters
has received
your request
for
accreditation...
Upon
processing, a
notification
email (to the
email address
registered
with the
request)will
provide the
status update,
to confirm an
approval or
rejection, and
any additional
information
which may be
required.
Also
IMF answering
Inner City
Press on Nov
4, 2021 on
Ethiopia,
Zambia and
Chad here
Please immediately explain the basis,
and the compliance with due process, of MALU's
Jan 10, 2022 denial: "From: malu [at] un [dot] org
Date: Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 3:10 PM Subject:
U.N. eAccreditation request for Matthew Lee
Ref# M58355547 has been declined To: Inner City Press
Greetings Matthew Lee from Inner City
Press, Your media accreditation request,
with reference no: M58355547, has been
declined for the following reason: [BLANK]
With kind regards, Media Accreditation
and Liaison Unit (MALU)"
Immediately respond to this January 13
statement by the Committee to Protect
Journalists when asked, in camera, about
your UN's ongoing ban on Inner City Press:
"While the UN can reasonably assert that
violating known guidelines could result in
the loss of credentials, it was not as
transparent as it could have been throughout
its investigation. We would encourage the UN
to implement a more transparent
investigation process for incidents
involving accredited press, both resident or
non-resident. Any formal process adopted by
the UN for reviewing credentials should
provide an opportunity where the journalist
is able to respond to any allegations made
against them."
Immediately provide SG Guterres' and
separately USG Fleming's explanation and
action on this UN email: " "Language
elements: Some specific examples of
language to use/not use at the
moment: “conflict†or “military
offensive†and NOT “war†or “invasionâ€
when referring to the situation in
Ukraine." Immediately specify, after
USG Melissa Fleming tweeted "That email
only went to about 25 staff" who the staff
were - or, why not.
On UN system corruption and abuse, what
are the comments and actions if any of SG
Guterres on Inner City Press' June 6, 2022
exclusive: former French Police
Commissaire Nicolas Hergot spends his time
tracking down leaks within the agency.
Inner City Press is here exclusively
publishing leaked evidence of his
unacceptable behavior by the basic
standards of UN officials. Inner City
Press has obtained the following document
On UN access, beyond his/your outrageous
ongoing ban on Inner City Press, what are
the comments and actions if any of SG
Guterres on the routinized and unexplained
blocking of applicant groups on May 19 in
the UN NGO Committee on such grounds as
position on Taiwan or on BRICS, and
apparently disproved charges?
What is the
status at UNOPS and in the UN
system of Vilaly
Vanshelboim?
On deadline, on the UNTSO public
sex video Inner City Press first
published and each of you
dissembled about, now state the UN
employment and payment status of
each accused staffer [here]
Again,
why did SG Guterres omit from his personal
financial disclosure covering 2016 funds he
received from Gulbenkian Foundation which
sought to sell its oil company to convicted
UN briber CEFC China Energy?
And, on ongoing
censorship of Press by SG
Guterres, USG Fleming and Spox
Dujarric, to this petition
with 9000+ signatures here
On Inner City
Press' exclusive reporting
into UNTSO's scandal of public
sex in the UN van, what are
the comments and actions if
any of SG Guterres on this,
from whistleblower: "the men
in the UNTSO car have been
charged with transporting a
passenger who was not
authorized and also for not
co-operating with the
investigation." Inner
City Press asked, "Thanks -
I'd heard they were restored
to full pay." Answer:
"Still suspended, but have
been getting salary for a
year. Now they have been
accused of conduct
unbecoming."
Confirm or deny - and explain
the long cover up, for/of
Michael Antoine.
On UNDT opacity,
on which you have refused to
answer, explain why on August
26, a supposedly "public" case
was held - but the access link
was dead, not only to Inner
City Press but to the public
at large: "UNDT/NBI/2020/022
(Mancinelli) The Applicant
contests the Administration’s
finding of misconduct and
imposition of a disciplinary
sanction against her."
After
UNDT purported to order me to destroy evidence
of sexual harassment by UN staff Padula, AGAIN
what are the responses of SG Guterres and his
consigliere Soares, UN General Counsel now
that the appeal has been acknowledged and said
to be on ePortal with case number? "Weicheng
Lin 9:39 AM Dear Mr. Lee, I
acknowledge receipt of your
filing. Case: UNAT/2020/1502 Dear
Respondents, We received an Appeal of
UNDT Orders 178 (NY/2020) and 179 (NY/2020)
filed by Mr. Lee on 21 December 2020.
Mr. Lee who is not a staff member nor a party
to the case of the Applicant filed an appeal
against these orders with the Appeals
Tribunal. The Registrar accepted the
submissions and instructed that they be
transmitted to the parties in the UNDT
proceedings, and the Secretary-General for
comments within 30 days."
How is it acceptable that each of your takes
public money and refuses to answer or even
acknowledge Press questions, including about
UN staff's sexual abuse?
On SG son Pedro
Guimarães e Melo De Oliveira
Guterres, explain how the
business of Explorer
Investments has been reviewed
for conflicts of interest.
Explain immediately how Pedro
Guterres doing business with
Rwanda while Antonio Guterres
was UNSG was and is not a
conflict, and what was
disclosed and to whom.
Immediately explain, given the Amir Dossal
was on board of Epstein's procurer Ghislaine
Maxwell's Terramar Project and Inner City
Press has repeatedly asked you each about in
writing, how Spokesman Dujarric's Oct 30 on
camera statement is not aware of any other
UN connection to Epstein, beyond IPI, was
and is not a lie and cover up.
Again, why did Guterres not list
Gulbenkian, linked to CEFC China Energy, in
his disclosure covering 2016? What are
Guterres' comments on IPI and Epstein, why
would he not say why he left the board? Why
has he not quit Club of Madrid? Why was Amir
Dossal on Board of Terramar of Ghislaine
Maxwell
Immediate comments on the leaked
audio of OSSC Chediek Inner City Press
published Aug 5 on SoundCloud here
(1 of 6)
More
here.
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