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UN GATE, Oct 20 -- In Haiti where the UN brought cholera killing more than 10,000 people without paying a penny, ghoulishly on Oct 20 Antonio Guterres' invisible Moonie rep issued a statement as Guterres had the Press roughed up and banned now for 840 days and counting.

 Now these lying words from his spokesman Stephane Dujarric who has refused all Press questions on Haiti: "On 21 October 2010 – ten years ago today - the Government of Haiti officially declared an outbreak of cholera in the country. In the decade since, over 850,000 suspected cases of cholera have been recorded in Haiti and 9,792 people are believed to have died from this water borne disease. The United Nations conveys its tremendous regret and sorrow at the profound suffering of Haitians affected by cholera as well as deep condolences to all those who have lost a loved one to this scourge... As we reflect on lessons learned and apply them to future action, we must not forget the victims of cholera in Haiti."  Bureau de Mme Josette Sheeran, Envoyée Spéciale du Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies pour Haïti. BS.

  Still no admission - in fact, probably the UN of Guterres intends to steal more money, even as it spread COVID-19 in South Sudan and banned Inner City Press which asked about it, as the same spokespeople who lied about the UN bringing cholera to Haiti, Stephane Dujarric and Farhan Haq, kept stealing public money.

   Guterres made this misleading statement at a Haiti memorial: "Among the many challenges, the United Nations deeply regrets the loss of life and suffering caused by the cholera epidemic. I welcome the significant progress that has been made towards eliminating the disease. We are also committed to resolving pending cases of sexual exploitation and abuse."

  Guterres uses the word regret reflexively; it is not a coming clean, much less one with any integrity. He says he is "resolving" sex abuse cases while he and Stephane Dujarric and Melissa Fleming cover up all if-asked information about the accelerating UN rapes under his "leadership." Guterres is a fraud, a censoring fraud. We'll have more on this.

  On December 18 banned Inner City Press in writing asked Guterres and his spokespeople Stephane Dujarric and Melissa Fleming, "on UN sexual exploitation, what are the belated comments and actions if any of SG Guterres on the study that interviewed approximately 2,500 Haitians about the experiences of local women and girls living in communities that host peace support operations. Of those, 265 told stories that featured children fathered by UN personnel. That 10% of those interviewed mentioned such children highlights just how common such stories really are.  The narratives reveal how girls as young as 11 were sexually abused and impregnated by peacekeepers and then, as one man put it, “left in misery” to raise their children alone, often because the fathers are repatriated once the pregnancy becomes known. Mothers such as Marie are then left to raise the children in settings of extreme poverty and disadvantage, with most receiving no assistance."

  Guterres, Fleming, Dujarric and now Farhan Haq are refusing to answer questions about current UN sexual abuse cases. They are covering up, and they are complicit.

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