As UN Rights Commish Volker Turk Junkets at $437 a Day Nets Only a Mongolian UDHR

As UN Rights Commish Volker Turk Junkets at $437 a Day Nets Only a Mongolian UDHR by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack UN GATE, May 25 – How corrupt and decrepit has the UN system become under Antonio Guterres, in this case due to Guterres? Today's example is again from the Office of the High Commission for Human Rights, to which Guterres appointed his unqualified crony Volker Turk more than two years ago.  From OHCHR staff - "Dear Matthew Russell Lee, Many thanks for exposing corruption in UN under Antonio Guterres and his cronies like Volker Turk Two weeks touring the Far East Asia with a press officer, a favorite and a cameraman, Tourist Turk has got not so much back but a copy of the Universal Declaration for Human Rights in Mongolian language! He could have ordered that in Amazon or EBay for 15$ rather than wasting $50,000 tax payers (mainly unearmatked XB for him and his entourage). Did he raise any uncomfortable topics in Mongolia, Korea and Japan? Or was he just in another comfortable trip? Asia  is only for tourism (tell China. What is Tourist Turk’s record on China?).  Is this what is expected from a UN High Commissioner for Human Rights? Is this what is expected from a senior UN official at a time of austerity?  What is the cost of his irrelevant  trips? Volker Turk has wasted thousands of tax payers dollars in redecorating Palais Wilson that he will have to return soon to Geneva municipality. 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