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In UN 1-Man Election Guterres Grabbed 5 More Years Then Lied to Staff While Banning Press

By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon  Podcast
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SDNY COURTHOUSE, June 19 –  After a one-man election campaign, with at least seven opposition candidates entirely blocked, Antonio Guterres was coronated to another term as UN Secretary General on June 18.

Inner City Press, banned from the UN by Guterres for 1082 days and counting, live tweeted it here and below and podcast here)

Guterres turned about with a canned statement to staff, which Inner City Press now publishes:

"Subject: Letter from the SG to All UN staff members - Re-appointment || Lettre du Secrétaire général à l'ensemble du personnel - Réélection   [Version française ci-dessous]  Dear Colleagues,    On the occasion of my reappointment as Secretary-General, I wanted to reach out to you personally with my profound gratitude and appreciation for all you do every day around the globe.    The past year has been very difficult for our world and for the essential and enduring mission of the United Nations. However, even as you dealt with new and difficult situations, you rose to the challenge in remarkable ways and the work of the United Nations did not miss a beat . [Like, beating up journalists inside the UN, here].

 I am humbled to hold the office of the Secretary-General for another five years, and forever grateful to be your colleague in serving the world’s people." Like the Anglophones killed in Cameroon? JOH's victims in Honduras? Yemenis, Haitians and the children whose rapes the UN has covered up? Watch this site.

From June 18, UNGA: Asia Pacific Group speaker says it made it easier that there was only one candidate (allowed)  African Group speaker does not mention Antonio Guterres  shameless records on the killings in Cameroon, nor the serious questions about discrimination raised by UN staff, here.

Now Slovakia for Eastern European Group says  @AntonioGuterres  has countered sexual exploitation and abuse (while Guterres covered up for Hochschild, and withholding peacekeeper rape info); claims "openness" though Inner City Press banned 1082 days & counting    Now Costa Rica for "GRULAC" (Latin America and Caribbean Group) cites  Antonio Guterres ' "attention to detail" - some say, mostly on retaliation and targeted censorship and ban of Press asking questions, here. 

Now an active co-conspirator in the 1-man election, Barbara Woodward of  @UKUN_NewYork  who as UNSC President refused to circulate or even acknowledge opposition candidates' submissions to her, and kept Press banned, so no questions on Cameroon, praises  @AntonioGuterres  

Speaking for  @USUN  "host country" (which for now does not uphold US First Amendment at the UN in NYC), it's not  @LindaT_G  (who was at the #Juneteenth announcement in DC), rather it's Jeffrey DeLaurentis, who's been directly told of SG censorship - and? 

Now speech by Portugal, which foisted  @AntonioGuterres  on the UN (and victimized countries like Cameroon & Honduras & #
Yemen & Haiti) for now more than five years. It is shameful that all opposition candidacies were thrown in the garbage can. Scrutiny needed 

Now this UNGA 1-candidate coronation "by acclamation" is over. Inner City Press is now going to cover actual news  @SDNYLIVE  court - but will have more on the need for increased scrutiny of and accountability from the UN  

Afterwards, Guterres took five hand-picked questions, one in Portuguese (a second answer, he started in Portuguese), then concluded claiming he is committed to press freedom - this while banning critical Inner City Press from the UN and its briefings for 1082 days and counting. This cannot stand. Watch this site

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