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UN Spokesman Dujarric From Home Picks Qs of Friends As Censors Cameroon and COVID 19

By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
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UN GATE / SDNY COURT, March 18 – The United Nations, which bills itself the "world body," should answer questions from the press and public. But since Secretary General Antonio Guterres came in, the UN has become more and more opaque.   

  On March 16, Guterres' Spokesman Stephane Dujarric in a nearly empty Press Briefing Room said that from now on he would answer questions by text message or WhatsApp.  

  On March 18 Dujarric did a "UN noon briefing" from his apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Despite Inner City Press submitting questions about Cameroon, Iran, China and Coronavirus COVID-19 by WhatsApp, email and the Periscope app, Dujarric did not answer any of them. His sycophants asked how they access their office. Video here.

 Several disgusted members of the UN Correspondents Association forwarded to Inner City Press an e-mail they received and suggested it submit its questions, about Guterres' and Fleming's lack of financial disclosure, cover up of UN rapes and complicity in Cameroon, through the ways they were invited to. Here's from the e-mail:

"Dear colleagues,  The spokesperson's office has provided us with both Stephane and Farhan's cell number so that correspondents can send a question via WhatsApp or text before noon.  Stephane Dujarric: +1 917 622 7652 

Farhan Haq: +1 917 592 4591  In addition, we are passing on an update from MALU that there will be NO signing in of guests at UNHQ and the accreditation office will not be issuing any temporary passes until further notice. Valeria Robecco President, United Nations Correspondents Association."

  Since the March 18 home video, in which Dujarric tried to distance himself from his censorship by saying the questions he could see were being reviewed by "Florencia" - that is,
Florencia Soto Nino-Martinez - UNCA sources have sent Inner City Press for publication to those who have questions from the UN her work contact: +1 917 226 7816. But will today's UN answer any but its paid friends' questions?

There were no answers, despite following the procedures detailed above. Inner City Press and the Free UN Coalition for Access, FUNCA, will have more on this. 

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