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Amid Gaza UNCA Ball with Sharon Stone Sells UN Name at Casa Cipriani $150 for Censors

by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

SDNY COURTHOUSE, Dec 13 – In the midst of the war in Gaza, with the UN failing as on Ukraine, the tragic corruptions is mirrored in farce at the UN Correspondents Association.  On December 15 they are charging a minimum of $150 a plate for a glitzy fete of Antonio Guterres at "Casa Cipriani" at 10 South Street in lower Manhattan.

  After not a single UNCA correspondent asked about the Gaza protest at the $15 million mansion Guterres lives in, they are giving their highest award to Sharon Stone, herself the target of BDS protest. No principles, just money and access.

And now an art gallery in Greenwich, Connecticut is pitching that press that "Sharon Stone is being honored as the Global Citizen of the Year at the 2023 United Nations UNCA Awards on Dec. 15" - now they claim it is a "United Nations" award. Name and SG for sale.

  From the "special price" invite, forwarded to Inner City Press by disgusted recipients: "UNCA members in good standing with their dues can purchase a maximum of ONE (1) ticket at the special discounted price of $150. December 15th at Casa Cipriani 10 South Street in New York, Sharon Stone will be the recipient of the 2023 UNCA Global Citizen of the Year Award. UNICEF USA Ambassador Sofia Carson will receive the 2023 Global Advocate of the Year Award. Chairman of Edizione S.P.A. Alessandro Benetton will be awarded the 2023 Global Advocate of the Year prize."

On December 4 while not asking about the UAE's corruption of the COP or Guterres' other failings, UNCA hard-sold guest tickets for $150, "If you wish to pay with cash or check, you can do so in person Monday, Dec. 4, and Tuesday, Dec. 5. Reservations or holds will not be accepted and tickets will not be sold at the discounted rate after Dec. 5." Just like Guterres and CEFC: Cash on the barrel. Cash sales...

   Meanwhile UNCA beyond being complicit in the ouster and ban of Inner City Press from the UN played an active role, with UNCA members complaining to and through their point of contact Stephane Dujarric. A symbiosis of sleaze and censorship. We'll have more on this.

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