In Corrupt UN of Guterres and de Croo UNDP Wastes Public Funds on DSS Posts at D1 Level

In Corrupt UN of Guterres and de Croo UNDP Wastes Public Funds on DSS Posts at D1 Level by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 30 –   How corrupt is today's UN system under Antonio Guterres and, at UNDP, Alexander de Croo? Today Inner City Press, banned from the UN by Guterres with none of its written questions answer by Spokespeople Stephane Dujarric and Melissa Fleming, follows up again on the UNDP beat with this, sent to it yet another trusted whistleblower: Dear Matthew Russell Lee,  Following the disclosure of corruption in UNDP, the organization, without clear justification, allocated a budget for UNDSS at the Director (D1) level in several locations. The four locations are DR Congo, Mali, Somalia, and South Sudan. These duty stations, with UN "Peacekeeping" Missions, do not require highly budgeted UNDSS security positions funded by UNDP at the D1 level.  These positions do not appear to perform substantive functions and seem to favor colleagues and family members.  So why is UNDP covering these costs while the Organization is under financial constraints?  The apparent reason for this upgrade is to favour colleagues rather than to serve the strategic interests of the Organization. In these locations, UN Mission activities are the primary responsibility, and DPKO has already established P-5 level positions. Why, then, is there a need to appoint D1-level positions funded by UNDP?  This raises serious concerns regarding the misuse of UNDP funds. One insider indicated that the creation of these D1 positions is intended, in parallel, to facilitate the establishment of D2-level positions, potentially to favour colleagues in New York.,. One area of concern regarding the misuse of UNDP funds is the allocation of budgets to UNDSS without conducting its own independent assessment and analysis. UNDP appears to be utilizing its resources without sufficient scrutiny or due diligence.And from USUN, Waltz and Bartos? Nothing. It started last week with, Dear Matthew Russell Lee: At UNDP, the OHR Director is on annual leave until the end of April and will retire at the beginning of May 2026. The UNDP Chief of Staff, Michele Candotti, is also wrapping up and beginning his retirement, while still denying that 15 staff members inappropriately benefited from their expatriate status as internationally recruited staff.  We appealed to the UNDP Administrator, Alexander De Croo, to act on this long-standing corruption case.  Then earlier on March 30, more detail from another angle, not disgruntled but angry (at what has happened in the UN) - "Michele Candotti has also collected full travel entitlements since he “retired”… it is to the tune of $20k a month while he is on a $1 a year contract.  He is somehow justifying his continued existence (till this week perhaps) by telling many he’s bringing in money from governments including Italy, but never accepts the blame for all the donor funding that was lost during his corrupted tenure.  The excessive travel entitlements should be public record in Quantum and verifiable.  This man should not go into retirement without his legacy taking a deserved scrutinized evaluation of what was actually accomplished." We're trying....   UNDP Administrator, Alexander De Croo - any answer? From USUN PR Mike Waltz and his "reform" man, Jeff Bartos? Nothing. And nothing on restoring investigative Inner City Press to the UN. MUNGA??  As March 2026, the USUN presidency of the UNSC ends, not so much MUNGA. Watch this site. *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material / documents on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. And/or join on Substack here, for Extra like on X for Subscribers Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Reporter's mobile (and weekends): 718-716-3540 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com