After Lame Duck UNSG Guterres Steals 4 More Years for UN Rights Commish Volker Turk Junket Coming

After Lame Duck UNSG Guterres Steals 4 More Years for UN Rights Commish Volker Turk Junket Coming by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack UN GATE, July 28 – 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 Thanks for exposing corruption in Guterres UN and being one of the few that allow staff to speak up without fear of reprisals. A toxic environment there is a OHCHR and already Volker Turk’s cronies are celebrating four more years of nepotism and cronyism with full impunity. Member states do not care about UN staff nor about tax payers monies being wasted.  Volker Turk is ideologically biased and so is most of his senior staff like Peggy Hicks, Beatrix Balbin, Julietta de Ribero, Scott Campbell, Michael Camilleri, Kim Taylor or Maarit Kohonen (although not so much as to risk their fat D salaries). Will Awa Dabo try to change the management culture and cut D2, D1 or P5s posts? Or will she continue firing junior staff? The ball is on her court. She needs to show she is more than a crony. Meanwhile, Volkie undertakes a new trip with his propaganda entourage. [We'll have more on this] Amb Waltz, the ball is on your court." Fat chance.  So far, nothing from Mike Waltz, previously seen skydiving in France then on a lone Sunday show on CBS, unannounced - self-booked? Now he has blithely signed the UN Charter. 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