| In
Corrupt UN of Lame Duck Guterres Moves at
UNESCO Too Lame So Far By Matthew
Russell Lee &
sources,
Exclusive UN
GATE, Sept 7
– UNESCO,
like the whole
UN system
under Antonio
Guterres was
been
falling apart
in corruption
and fraud. Inner
City Press has
been reporting
on serious
malfeasance by
the French
Audrey Azoulay
administration
at UNESCO in
Paris, almost
as bad as
Antonio
Guterres'
corruption in
and of the UN
in New York. A
fish rots from
the head. The
UNESCO
corruption
series is now
more than 148
stories
long. Since
November 2025,
the Egyptian
former
Minister Mr
Khaled
El-Enany is
the DG of the
Agency.
His election
had raised
high
hopes.
Last April 15,
Inner City
Press wrote
the following
(here)
“Time is
passing, and
yet nothing
has changed in
the corridors
of power,
which remain
in the hands
of Audrey
Azoulay’s
former
cronies. Left
alone with his
illusions, the
Egyptian
Director-General
clearly
believes he
can manage
UNESCO’s
affairs
alongside the
very people
who caused the
problems, and
even counts on
them to move
the
Organization
forwardâ€.
Certain
measures
have been
taken already,
including: 1)
the removal of
Margaux
Bergeron-Dars
from her
position as
chief of staff
and her
replacement by
Dov Lynch; 2)
the removal of
Jennifer
Linkins from
her primary
responsibilities
as ADG for
Administration
and management
and the
prohibition
against her
handling
personnel
matters going
forward. This
point is of
particular
importance.
Her dishonest
methods in
general,
unworthy of
the values of
a United
Nations
official,
caused serious
harm to the
organization.
3) The
departure of
Santiago
Villapando,
Director of
Legal Affairs,
is another
development. 4)
Slowly but
surely
removing
Bernardin
Assiene, is
another notable move.
He has been
reported on
by
Inner City
Press over the
past years. He
is expected to
end up at
another United
Nations agency
soon; typical. The
position of
ADG for
Culture, as
well as the
now-vacant
position of
ADG for
Sciences, were
the subject of
several calls
for
applications
before a
Jordanian was
finally
appointed to
head the
Culture
Sector. As for
the position
responsible
for the
natural
sciences, the
appointment
has still not
been made.
This
represents a
significant
delay in the
recruitment
process, as
nearly a year
after taking
office, the
new
Director-General,
Khaled
El-Enany, has
still not
fully
completed the
composition of
his Strategic
Management
Board (link to
the members of
the Board – here
). As per
the practice,
we will follow
closely and
report
regularly on
those
individuals
who have
already been
appointed: Ms.
Ã…sa Charlotte
Regnér as
Deputy
Director-General
of UNESCO, Mr
Qun Chen as
Assistant
Director-General
for
Education,
Mr Nayef
Al-Fayez as
Assistant
Director-General
for Culture,
Ms Lidia Brito
as Assistant
Director-General
for Africa and
external
relations, Ms
Mariya Gabriel
as Assistant
Director-General
for
Communication
and
Information. Another
major
challenge for
the new
administration
is the
substantial
reduction in
UNESCO’s
budget. More
than 160 posts
have been
frozen or
abolished
following the
U.S.
administration’s
decision to
withdraw from
UNESCO. Even a
broken
clock is
correctly two
times a way,
even as Mike
Waltz offers
praised at
UNHQ, but no
information, now
in response to
two FOIA
requests.
The
next meeting
of the
Executive
Board (the
225th session,
to be held
from October 5
to 20) will
provide a
better
understanding
of Member
States’
intentions in
this regard.
This is where
UNESCO stands
today. We will
have more on
that. Watch
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This is
where UNESCO
stands today.
We will have
more on that.
Watch this
site.
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