| UN Rights
Commish Volker Turk Wastes
Public Funds on 4 Biz
Class Tickets to Mexico
Staff Say
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack UN GATE,
April 19 – How corrupt
and decrepit has the UN system
become under Antonio Guterres,
in this case due to Guterres?
Today's example is again from
the Office of the High
Commission for Human Rights,
to which Guterres appointed
his unqualified crony Volker
Turk more than two years ago.
From OHCHR
staff - "Dear Matthew Russell
Lee, Today Volker Turk
traveled to Mexico with full
entourage (a media officer, a
cameraman and his personal
friend and crony Matthias
Behnke). As OHCHR office in
Mexico has had to fire half of
its staff due to the budgetary
crisis (aggravated by
flamboyant Turk’s
mismanagement) many wonder
whether this is efficient use
of tax-payers money. Does
Volker Turk need to spend four
business class plane tickets
from Europe, plus hotel plus
DSA, for a three day visit?
Will “timid†Volker Turk dare
to raise sensitive human
rights issues with the
authorities or he will
continue his silent diplomacy
approach avoiding speaking up
to try to secure an extension
of his cozy mandate?. The bar
is low. Expectations are
lower. Only the bill is high.
Member states must audit OHCHR
accounts. Volker Turk must go.
As must
Guterres at UNHQ - Inner City
Press and FUNCA have sent a
questionnaire on transparency
and accountability to the now
four (so far) candidates for
UNSG, no answer from Rebeca
Grynspan, watch this site. And
nothing from Mike Waltz.
Meanwhile both Big Tony and
Amina are due on April 15 at
the IMF which Inner City Press
is accredited to cover, Inner City Press
re-applied to re-enter the UN
on June 19, 2025 - no answer
at all from Melissa Fleming,
Tel Mekel, Stephane Dujarric
for six months, then a denial
with no reason at all given.
Today's UN is corrupt.
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Friday, April 24, 2026
UN Rights Commish Volker Turk Wastes Public Funds on 4 Biz Class Tickets to Mexico Staff Say
