UN Staff Critics of Rights Commish Volker Turk Cite Existential Threat UNHCR to Take Palais

UN Staff Critics of Rights Commish Volker Turk Cite Existential Threat UNHCR to Take Palais by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack UN GATE, Sept 8 – 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 the UN... Lame duck Guterres gave a 4 year term gift to his crony, irrelevant Volker Turk, with full complicity of Elinor Hammarskjold and prevarication of Anna Lena Baerbock.  At the opening of the Human Rights Council session, narcissist Volker Turk launched another one of his irrelevant platitudes about Artificial Intelligence and carefully selected country situations with notable omissions as he always does. His irrelevant statement marks the begging of his fifth year in office with OHCHR deeply sunk in a financial deficit aggravated by Turk’s managerial decisions, surrounded by incompetent directors like corrupt Kim Taylor, Maarit Kohonen or Peggy Hicks, protected cronies like the Matthias and Azra Behnke, promoted favorites like Francesco Motta or Veronica Birga (the list is long and more names will surface soon). Turk’s Global Alliance is an empty shell like his UDHR75, his Knowledge Hub or his Inquiries Branch (where are the reports?). All expensive waste of funds detracted from field operations that become less and less relevant. UNHCR smiles as they get ready to take over emblematic Palais Wilson that Volker Turk gave away while he wastes public resources in pointless projects detached from reality.  Member states have turned a blind eye to OHCHR rampant cronyism.  Volker Turk has become an existential threat to OHCHR. That’s how sad it is. Staff hopes the new SG will get rid of the worst UN  High Commissioner for Human Rights and his kleptocracy."  Will Amb Waltz and Amb Steggerda hold SG candidates accountable and force them to seriously look into OHCHR mismanagement? For now, doesn't look like it. Inner City Press remains banned from the UN, despite July 25, 2026 application, and its questions are not being answered... 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 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