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Corrupt UN Of Guterres Senior UNESCO
Advisor Knee Deep in French Prez Race
By Matthew
Russell Lee &
sources,
Exclusive
UN
GATE, April 26
– Inner City
Pres has been
reporting on
serious
malfeasance by
the Azoulay
administration
at UNESCO in
Paris,
almost as bad
as Antonio
Guterres'
corruption in
and of the UN
in New York.
Not a day goes
by without
another
startling
discovery
about the
breakdown of
rules and laws
at UNESCO.
This
week, we
learned that
an advisor to
UNESCO's DG,
Audrey
Azoulay, was
involved in
the French
presidential
campaign while
working at
UNESCO and
receiving a UN
salary paid by
taxpayers.
In his
recent
publication of
a
book-investigation
on the
"Zemmour
phenomenon",
the journalist
of
"L'Express",
Étienne
Girard,
underlines the
influence of
Julien
Ravalais-Casanova
in the
organization
of the
presidential
campaign of
Éric Zemmour.
Julien
Ravalais-Casanova,
a former
executive of
the political
party "Les
Républicains"
is currently a
senior advisor
to Audrey
Azoulay,
Director
General of
UNESCO.
Upon
investigation,
it turns out
that Julien
Ravalais-Casanova
has been
involved in
several
previous
political
campaigns and
was associated
this year
first with the
campaign of
Valerie
Pecresse,
candidate in
this month's
presidential
elections in
France.
Then,
unexpectedly,
Julien
Ravalais-Casanova
moved into the
apparatus of
Zemmour's
campaign as a
political
mercenary
changing his
focus
depending on
who offers a
better price
for his
services.
All
this would
have been
perfectly
fine, if
Julien
Ravalais-Casanova
had not been
appointed a
year ago by
Audrey Azoulay
as a senior
advisor for
partnerships
in her
Cabinet. In
this capacity,
he has
simultaneously
developed all
of his
political
activities in
France in
flagrant
violation of
the rules and
regulations of
the United
Nations.
If
there is a
serious enough
reason to get
rid of a civil
servant
immediately,
it is his
involvement in
political life
at the
national
level.
Now, after
this Inner
City Press
article,
Julien
Ravalais-Casanova
may well be
fired in an
absolute rush
to cover for
his boss. But
is he the only
one to blame?
What about the
responsibility
of Audrey
Azoulay who
let it happen?
What would
President
Macron and his
team think of
a UNESCO staff
member
organizing the
campaign of
his rival Eric
Zemmour?
What is
the position
of the French
ambassador to
UNESCO,
Véronique
Roger-Lacan,
regarding this
proven
violation of
the rules with
the tacit
agreement of
their DG
Audrey
Azoulay?
We have also
been informed
that it was
recently
decided to
transfer
Julien
Ravalais-Casanova
from the
Cabinet to
UNESCO's
Bureau of
Strategic
Planning,
under the
direction of
another
Frenchman,
Jean Yves
LeSaux, in
order to
mitigate any
potential
scandal for
Azoulay
regarding her
role in
covering his
deeds. Only
the member
states can
decide how
long this
French
arrogance in
the management
of the Agency
will
last. In
principle, for
a violation of
the rules of
this
magnitude, the
dismissal of
staff is
normally
decided on the
spot. Not at
UNESCO. At
UNESCO, DG
Azoulay fully
and abjectly
protects her
French
colleagues.
At
UNESCO,
anything is
possible to an
extent never
seen before.
It should also
be noted that
under
Azoulay's
tenure, not a
single French
staff has been
sanctioned for
wrongdoing
despite the
long list of
misconduct
committed by
her fellow
citizens. All
of her heavy
sanctions were
directed at
staff of
nationalities
other than
French.
The role of
Bernardin
Assiene, the
Director of
IOS, who is
normally the
one in charge
of proposing
sanctions for
such huge
violations of
rules, should
also be
questioned and
challenged in
his behavior
of covering up
the misdeeds
of French
nationals at
UNESCO.
At
UNESCO these
days, it is
best to leave
indignation
and dignity
outside the
building
before
entering. No
corrective
action has yet
been taken to
stop this
senseless
management of
a multilateral
agency funded
by all member
states and
privatized by
one, for which
the French DG
Azoulay is
entirely
responsible.
Indeed,
the question
of whether
UNESCO is
totally a
private store
was asked some
time ago and
the answer in
light of the
above is
obviously a
big positive
yes. DG
Azoulay has
demonstrated
in no
uncertain
terms since
the beginning
of her tenure
that cronyism
is the only
standard for
recruitment at
UNESCO. Since
her election
in 2018, DG
Azoulay has
set aside the
HR manual and
exempted most
recruitments
from HR rules.
These
include more
than two dozen
French
nationals who
got cushy
positions in
the
Paris-based UN
agency as
"best"
candidates.
The question
of how many of
them actually
work for the
Agency and how
many for
French
politics
remains open
after the
latest news
about Julien
Ravalais-Casanova’s
occupations.
Covered and
orchestrated
by the
Director of
Cabinet
Nicolas
Kassianides
and Director
HR Kazumi
Ogawa, the
appointment of
so many of
Azoulay's
French
compatriots is
of course an
embarrassment
and a disgrace
for all member
states.
This is
the UNESCO of
today - a UN
agency
propitious to
the
flourishing of
corruption,
anti-constitutional
political
moves, sexual
performances-based
promotions,
abuse of power
and nepotism.
We will have
more on that.
Watch this
site.
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