| In UNDP Whistleblowers
Confirm to Inner City Press Prandeep Out of
Control on UNCDF
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
UN GATE,
Feb 10 – How corrupt
is today's UN under Antonio
Guterres? Today's example is
UNDP's UNCDF, about which his
spokespeople Stephane Dujarric
and Melissa Fleming refuse all
Press questions. Inner City
Press has asked them, and
others at the UN - Nothing.
Dear Matthew Russell Lee,
Most of us employees at UNCDF were encouraged
by the whistle blower article on the abuse of
authority and discriminatory recruiting
practices by Prandeep Kurukulasuriya. The
article captured accurately what many of us
had been afraid to voice - a leader who is out
of control and who does not seem to fully
understand the nuances of running a complex
organization. We would like to add to those
voices.
Please note that contrary to what UNDP/UNCDF
management is communicating, that the article
was a resistance to the needed change,
most of us as professionals are not
averse to change. In fact, we welcome change
and understand it necessary for any
organization to move forward. What many of us
are opposed to, is the erratic, chaotic,
discriminatory way that the change management
has been done.
The process has not been transparent, nor
based on merit and has resulted in Prandeep
hand picking his cronies, many of them without
the necessary depth for crucial positions he
has handed them on silver platters. This has
been at the expense of the more qualified
candidates. For UN/UNDP/UNCDF management to
trivialize it as noise from individuals averse
to change is an abdiction of their fiduciary
responsibilities to both the employees and the
organization.
To UNDP and the overall UN leadership We have
been disappointed and let down by your
lack of action, for letting this happen in the
first place, for not giving UNCDF the
leadership that it deserves given the mandate
and for violating our trust. We still hope you
can act. So far, we still do not know what you
are doing. Instead, the intimidation is
continuing. One on one people are being
intimidated into silence. History will not
judge you well. We ask that you update UNCDF
about your investigation. This is an
organization wide matter. You cannot hide
behind confidentiality and secret discussions.
We ask that you ensure that the staff is safe.
It is not acceptable for the person being
investigated to be the one emailing staff and
advising them on what to do and not to do. We
ask that you do not sacrifice the health and
well being of hundreds of employees and the
people we serve for one person
We'll have
more on all this. No answer from UN
Spox Dujarric nor Melissa Fleming on this. Keep
the info coming.
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