As UN Bans Inner City Press for 3050th Day Questions about Saunders MeToo UNanswered

As UN Bans Inner City Press for 3050th Day Questions about Saunders MeToo UNanswered by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack UN GATE, Aug 25 – Inner City Press remains banned from UN Headquarters since July 2018, with no hearing and no appeal, and its July 25, 2026 application to enter in person and ask questions has drawn no response to date from either Secretary-General Guterres' office or the U.S. Mission, despite Ambassador Michael Waltz's own "Make the UN Great Again" rhetoric. Submitted at 9:30 am on the morning of August 24, 2026 to UN spokespeople, Antonio Guterres, Amina J. Mohammed, Melissa Fleming, et al: On deadline, what are the comments and actions if any of SG Guterres on this, sent to Inner City Press on August 23 by a UN whistleblower: "'Saunders and sexual exploitation... He attempted to make a sexual move on his former special assistant in his office who was on TJO while he was heading DOS Supply Chain. She refused so, Saunders mad sure that shortly after she was gone and fired. Why this guy like him still among UN Staff?' The source tells Inner City Press this same was heard in 2022 and 2024. On deadline, what are the comments and actions if any of SG Guterres?  NOTE: this is not being published until the UN has been given an opportunity to answer - if not banned from entering, I would be able to ask, even off camera, and get answer / denial / whatever. As it is, all I can do is email, wait, then publish. The UN cannot be allowed to ban media from reporting on it." More than 12 hours later, nothing - not even an acknowledgment of receipt. Days previous: What inquiry if any did the UN do after the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell for sex trafficking, and Amir Dossal's service as 1 of 5 people on her Terramar Foundation's board? On what basis does Mr. Dossal (unlike Inner City Press which reports on sex trafficking and the UN) have access to the UN, for example yesterday at Ivonne A-Baki's stakeout? What was his role there, and in her team? What type of UN entrance pass does Mr. Dossal have? Also on deadline: What is UNSG Guterres' comment and action on the lawsuit filed against UNFCU on August 20, for not answering a US subpoena since March?  Does Richard Williams still work for the UN? In Conference Management or where? On deadline, why did UNTV / MALU list Denmark's stakeout about 2d straw poll for 11:15 am - when it took place at 11:02 and was over by 11:05, such that the public not allowed in the UN was shut out?  Past deadline: Need and am requesting access to cover, in person and at stakeout, the Q&A with new Next SG candidate Ivvone A-Baki / Ivonne Leila Juez Abuchacra de Baki - stakeout [wa]s 3:30 pm, was forced to cover from outside, see Aug 21, Le360, "ONU: deuxième vote indicatif pour départager les huit candidats à la succession de Guterres / UN: Second indicative vote to decide between the eight candidates to succeed Guterres," "Stakeout on Next UNSG, Inner City Press is banned but live! - Stakeout by new UNSG candidate Ivonne A-Baki at the end - since can't enter and ask, was the figure with her the one on the board of Ghislaine Maxwell's Terrmar Foundation?" Link here On deadline: confirm receipt of that application, and state what, if anything, either office has done about it.  At the August 21 noon briefing, Stephane Dujarric took a few lame questions includuing on why the UN doesn't move out of NYC - why indeed - but no answer to Inner City Press questioning submitted in the morning, and a ban on entering to ask the questions. Inner City Press will continue to ask these questions daily, and to report the silence when that is the answer. 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 on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 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