UN OIOS Botched Case But No
Probe by Guterres Amid Colombia
Mission Sex Scandals
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
UN GATE,
Jan 13 – How corrupt
is today's UN under Antonio
Guterres? The follow up below,
with leak, is yet once again
on his mission in Colombia,
about which his spokespeople
Stephane Dujarric and Melissa
Fleming refuse all Press
questions. Inner City Press
has asked them, and others,
about the newest sex abuse
case against the UN there.
Nothing.
Nor on why
OIOS, cited below, has not
been reprimanded after a UNDT
judge criticized the OIOS
investigation against UN staff
member Roger Kisumiro, led by
Paul Harty who provided oral
evidence, as “woefully
inadequate” (paras. 49, 55,
66) (“The Applicant was
clearly victimized by his
colleague, RB, revictimized by
OIOS with an inadequate
investigation, and then
victimized a third time by the
Administration which seems to
have blindly accepted the OIOS
conclusions”).
Question:
why are OIOS' Swanson, Harty
and his OIOS team not being
held accountable and fired for
their gross negligence?
From Colombia,
this sent to Inner City Press,
with attachment here:
Dear Matthew Russell Lee,
The UN Field Staff Union has accused Ms.
Manuela De Luca, a senior official at the UN
Verification Mission in Colombia, of
harassment, abuse of authority, and fostering
a toxic work environment. Allegations include
favoritism in recruitment, retaliation, and
mismanagement, causing staff resignations and
increased sick leave. Disturbingly,
whistleblowers are reportedly facing
retaliation from the investigation office and
UN officials, raising concerns about
transparency and accountability.
Critics warn that these actions are tarnishing
the UN's reputation and undermining efforts to
combat corruption within its ranks. Now OIOS
and Catherine pollard are attacking staff
member who reported corruption and illegal
recruitment with bribe. See the attachment, including
"there have been a lot of tensions among
all staff, in particular following a
number of anonymous reports via email,
some of which also ended up in the public
domain, (inner city press)."
We'll have
more on all this. No answer from UN
Spox Dujarric on this. Keep the
info coming.
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