As UN Rights Commish Volker Turk Junkets Around Staff Question NextSG Candidates

As UN Rights Commish Volker Turk Junkets Around Staff Question NextSG Candidates by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack UN GATE, May 13 – 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, Many thanks for exposing corruption in UN under Antonio Guterres and his cronies like narcissistic Volker Turk. Many thanks for exposing corruption in today's UN under decrepit Tony  Guterres and his walking dead corpse gang.  Rebeca Gryspan, Tony-crony, posted in X: “Defending the UN means having the courage to change”. Nice words! Easier said than done. Will Gryspan and the other candidates get a proper High Commissioner for Human Rights to replace narcissist Volker Turk? Is Gryspan committed to get a High Commissioner that will speak up to the P5 including China? Will Grynspan ensure that UN80 is not just firing young and junior mainly female staff (including sick and pregnant? Or will she be another hypocrite? Will she ensure that Volker and her cronies will leave? Will she protect that whistleblorers from retaliations? (from Kim Taylor who weaponises OIOS). Will Rebecca Grynspan ensure that tax-payers monies are not wasted including on flamboyant Turk’s empty trips with cronies and his propaganda entourage? Will Rebeca Grynspan ensure OHCHR field deployment or will she allow that all D2s, D1s, P5 and P4 ensure their privileges and remain absent from OHCHR post cuts? Amb Waltz, the ball is on your court." Fat chance.  So far, nothing from Mike Waltz. Meanwhile both Big Tony and Amina junketed on April 15 to the IMF which Inner City Press is accredited to cover, and at which it asked questions - but not of Tony, as UNCTAD denied Inner City Press to its "side event." The UN is dying, or being killed off. There's a new NextSG candidate, Maria Fernanda Espinosa. Two days ago she and her sponsor Antigua and Barbuda were sent a questionnaire about about this. So far, nothing. Watch this site. 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. *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com SDNY Press Room 500 Pearl Street, NY NY 10007 USA 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 2006-2025 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com