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By Matthew Russell Lee, CJR PFTracker Report
UNITED NATIONS GATE, January 16 -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has claimed he has a "zero tolerance" policy for sexual harassment, and for retaliation. But after Guterres imposed on Inner City Press on ongoing ban against entering the UN, made permanent by his Alison Smale in an August 17 unappealable letter, his two spokesman are refusing to answer written questions from Inner City Press about Guterres ignoring victims of abuse and harassment including at UNAIDS under Michel Sidibe. Now in Guterres' increasingly corrupt UN system, a briefing has been proffered for January 16 - but tellingly not on the UN's Media Alert - on a report on sexual harassment the UN paid Deloitte for. Inner City Press has been provided with it by multiple sources and exclusively puts it online here, for crowd-sourcing. And here now is Guterres' cover letter to staff. Before the day's noon briefing Inner City Press in writing asked Guterres, Deputy Amina J. Mohammed, Alison Smale and spokesman Stephane Dujarric: "January 16-4: The Deloitte "Safe Space Survey Report," how much did it cost the public? How was Deloitte chosen? What is the SG's comment and action on the systemic sexual harassment at UNAIDS, UNFPA including Diego Palacios (will SG lift immunity? If not, why not?), ICSC and UNESCO? Who has been held accountable? January 16-5: Relatedly, what is the SG's response to UN staff complaints that the report only covered sexual harassment and excluded abuse of authority and harassment in general, which a separate survey by staff unions showed to be seven times more prevalent in the organisation. So some staff in the field will get fired for visiting prostitutes but major harassers at the senior level remain protected. And what about Jan Beagle who was part of senior management at UNAIDS and linked in the independent report to facilitating a culture of harassment when there? How does the SG respond, if at all?" Three hours later, no response at all. But this, from Code Blue: "Code Blue is unsurprised by the UN staff survey results but shocked and deeply concerned by disingenuous statements within Secretary-General Mr. Guterres’ letter announcing the results to UN personnel. What follows is an initial fact-check of some of the most unacceptable statements within the Secretary-General’s letter. “Since taking office, I have emphasized my personal commitment to a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment...” FACT: Last month, an Independent Expert Panel (IEP) released conclusions of its 6-month inquiry into “sexual harassment, abuse of power, and bullying at UNAIDS, saying that the Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, has “created a patriarchal culture tolerating harassment and abuse of authority” that “fails to uphold the United Nations’ law and values.” The panel called for his dismissal. Mr. Guterres has not suspended Mr. Sidibé, asked for his resignation, nor made any comment. “As an organization founded on equality, dignity and human rights, we must lead by example and set the standard.” FACT: The Secretary-General has never commented on any of the recent public reports of sexual misconduct in several other UN organizations —including the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). “Significant steps have also been taken to strengthen our system-wide investigative capacity to accelerate investigations…” FACT: Six new investigators have been hired. The survey indicates that 5,162 UN personnel were subjected to sexual harassment in the past two years. In April 2018, Mr. Guterres announced that he was initiating a new investigation, through OIOS, into sexual assault and harassment charges lodged against the former Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS, Luiz Loures. Nothing has been announced since about this “new investigation.” “[Significant steps have also been taken]..
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UN Spins Safe Space Report After UN Guterres [COVER LETTER HERE] Did Nothing on UNAIDS Sidibe Staff and Code Blue Dubious
By Matthew Russell Lee, CJR PFTracker Report
UNITED NATIONS GATE, January 16 -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has claimed he has a "zero tolerance" policy for sexual harassment, and for retaliation. But after Guterres imposed on Inner City Press on ongoing ban against entering the UN, made permanent by his Alison Smale in an August 17 unappealable letter, his two spokesman are refusing to answer written questions from Inner City Press about Guterres ignoring victims of abuse and harassment including at UNAIDS under Michel Sidibe. Now in Guterres' increasingly corrupt UN system, a briefing has been proffered for January 16 - but tellingly not on the UN's Media Alert - on a report on sexual harassment the UN paid Deloitte for. Inner City Press has been provided with it by multiple sources and exclusively puts it online here, for crowd-sourcing. And here now is Guterres' cover letter to staff. Before the day's noon briefing Inner City Press in writing asked Guterres, Deputy Amina J. Mohammed, Alison Smale and spokesman Stephane Dujarric: "January 16-4: The Deloitte "Safe Space Survey Report," how much did it cost the public? How was Deloitte chosen? What is the SG's comment and action on the systemic sexual harassment at UNAIDS, UNFPA including Diego Palacios (will SG lift immunity? If not, why not?), ICSC and UNESCO? Who has been held accountable? January 16-5: Relatedly, what is the SG's response to UN staff complaints that the report only covered sexual harassment and excluded abuse of authority and harassment in general, which a separate survey by staff unions showed to be seven times more prevalent in the organisation. So some staff in the field will get fired for visiting prostitutes but major harassers at the senior level remain protected. And what about Jan Beagle who was part of senior management at UNAIDS and linked in the independent report to facilitating a culture of harassment when there? How does the SG respond, if at all?" Three hours later, no response at all. But this, from Code Blue: "Code Blue is unsurprised by the UN staff survey results but shocked and deeply concerned by disingenuous statements within Secretary-General Mr. Guterres’ letter announcing the results to UN personnel. What follows is an initial fact-check of some of the most unacceptable statements within the Secretary-General’s letter. “Since taking office, I have emphasized my personal commitment to a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment...” FACT: Last month, an Independent Expert Panel (IEP) released conclusions of its 6-month inquiry into “sexual harassment, abuse of power, and bullying at UNAIDS, saying that the Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, has “created a patriarchal culture tolerating harassment and abuse of authority” that “fails to uphold the United Nations’ law and values.” The panel called for his dismissal. Mr. Guterres has not suspended Mr. Sidibé, asked for his resignation, nor made any comment. “As an organization founded on equality, dignity and human rights, we must lead by example and set the standard.” FACT: The Secretary-General has never commented on any of the recent public reports of sexual misconduct in several other UN organizations —including the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). “Significant steps have also been taken to strengthen our system-wide investigative capacity to accelerate investigations…” FACT: Six new investigators have been hired. The survey indicates that 5,162 UN personnel were subjected to sexual harassment in the past two years. In April 2018, Mr. Guterres announced that he was initiating a new investigation, through OIOS, into sexual assault and harassment charges lodged against the former Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS, Luiz Loures. Nothing has been announced since about this “new investigation.” “[Significant steps have also been taken]..
By Matthew Russell Lee, CJR PFTracker Report
UNITED NATIONS GATE, January 16 -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has claimed he has a "zero tolerance" policy for sexual harassment, and for retaliation. But after Guterres imposed on Inner City Press on ongoing ban against entering the UN, made permanent by his Alison Smale in an August 17 unappealable letter, his two spokesman are refusing to answer written questions from Inner City Press about Guterres ignoring victims of abuse and harassment including at UNAIDS under Michel Sidibe. Now in Guterres' increasingly corrupt UN system, a briefing has been proffered for January 16 - but tellingly not on the UN's Media Alert - on a report on sexual harassment the UN paid Deloitte for. Inner City Press has been provided with it by multiple sources and exclusively puts it online here, for crowd-sourcing. And here now is Guterres' cover letter to staff. Before the day's noon briefing Inner City Press in writing asked Guterres, Deputy Amina J. Mohammed, Alison Smale and spokesman Stephane Dujarric: "January 16-4: The Deloitte "Safe Space Survey Report," how much did it cost the public? How was Deloitte chosen? What is the SG's comment and action on the systemic sexual harassment at UNAIDS, UNFPA including Diego Palacios (will SG lift immunity? If not, why not?), ICSC and UNESCO? Who has been held accountable? January 16-5: Relatedly, what is the SG's response to UN staff complaints that the report only covered sexual harassment and excluded abuse of authority and harassment in general, which a separate survey by staff unions showed to be seven times more prevalent in the organisation. So some staff in the field will get fired for visiting prostitutes but major harassers at the senior level remain protected. And what about Jan Beagle who was part of senior management at UNAIDS and linked in the independent report to facilitating a culture of harassment when there? How does the SG respond, if at all?" Three hours later, no response at all. But this, from Code Blue: "Code Blue is unsurprised by the UN staff survey results but shocked and deeply concerned by disingenuous statements within Secretary-General Mr. Guterres’ letter announcing the results to UN personnel. What follows is an initial fact-check of some of the most unacceptable statements within the Secretary-General’s letter. “Since taking office, I have emphasized my personal commitment to a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment...” FACT: Last month, an Independent Expert Panel (IEP) released conclusions of its 6-month inquiry into “sexual harassment, abuse of power, and bullying at UNAIDS, saying that the Executive Director, Michel Sidibé, has “created a patriarchal culture tolerating harassment and abuse of authority” that “fails to uphold the United Nations’ law and values.” The panel called for his dismissal. Mr. Guterres has not suspended Mr. Sidibé, asked for his resignation, nor made any comment. “As an organization founded on equality, dignity and human rights, we must lead by example and set the standard.” FACT: The Secretary-General has never commented on any of the recent public reports of sexual misconduct in several other UN organizations —including the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). “Significant steps have also been taken to strengthen our system-wide investigative capacity to accelerate investigations…” FACT: Six new investigators have been hired. The survey indicates that 5,162 UN personnel were subjected to sexual harassment in the past two years. In April 2018, Mr. Guterres announced that he was initiating a new investigation, through OIOS, into sexual assault and harassment charges lodged against the former Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS, Luiz Loures. Nothing has been announced since about this “new investigation.” “[Significant steps have also been taken]..
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15 January 2019
Dear Colleagues,
Tam pleased to share with you the results of the “Safe Space: Survey
on Sexual Harassment in our Workplace”, which will also be available on
iSeek. For the United Nations system, this was the first survey of its kind.
More than 30 organizations across the United Nations family participated,
demonstrating our common resolve to eradicate sexual harassment and ensure
a safe workplace,
I would like to thank each of you who took the time to participate in
this vital initiative. Your responses have contributed to our further
understanding of the prevalence, nature and experience of sexual harassment,
across the United Nations system, and will be used to adapt our strategies going
forward.
‘The response rate overall, however, was moderately low. ‘This tells me
‘wo things: first ~ that we still have a long way to go before we are able to fully
and openly discuss sexual harassment; and second — that there may also be an
ongoing sense of mistrust, perceptions of inaction and lack of accountability.
Thope that this survey, along with the various measures we have taken in recent
months, is a first step to addressing this.
Since taking office, I have emphasized my personal commitment to
a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment as well as my determination to
strengthen our prevention and response efforts. The “Safe Space” report
contains some sobering statistics and evidence of what needs to change to make
a harassment-free workplace real for all of us. One third of respondents
reported experiencing sexual harassment in the last two years, with a slightly
higher number reporting that they had experienced some form of sexual
harassment during their time at the United Nations. While these figures are
comparable to other organizations, we cannot comfort ourselves with the idea
that we are all struggling to address this scourge. As an organization founded
on equality, dignity and human rights, we must lead by example and set the
standard,
All United Nations Staff MembersMoreover, the results confirm that this issue has a debilitating effect
on staff morale and work performance, and that there are continued barriers
to reporting, including a fear of retaliation and a perception that perpetrators,
for the most part, enjoy impunity. We must also do more to address the
vulnerability of specific groups within the Organization, including young,
people, junior staff, those who identify as LGBTQI, and short-term staff.
‘We can draw some encouragement from those aspects of the Survey
indicating that our actions are having an impact, This shows that reporting
matters. Iurge all of you to report harassment when you see it, Talso reiterate
my call on senior managers to lead by example. In that spirit, I convened a
senior-level Task Force within the United Nations System Chief Executives
Board for Coordination (CEB) to strengthen and harmonize our efforts.
Inits first year of operation, the Task Force has delivered concrete
improvements, including the first system-wide model policy on sexual
harassment and a screening database that prevents the re-hire of those who
have perpetrated sexual harassment while employed in the system. Significant
steps have also been taken to strengthen our system-wide investigative capacity,
to accelerate investigations and to ensure that they are vietim-focused.
In the Secretariat, we have intensified communication, reinforced
support to victims and witnesses, and strengthened investigation capacity.
The Speak Up helpline (1-917-367-8910; speakup@un.org) is a 24-hour
resource, providing information on protection, support and reporting
mechanisms. I encourage you to make use of it. ‘The Office of Internal
Oversight Services, for its part, has implemented a fast-tracked procedure to
receive, process and address sexnal harassment complaints, and a specialized
team has been recruited for sexual harassment investigations.
Perhaps one of the most important findings of the survey is the way
in which exclusion and ineivility are highly correlated with incidents of
harassment, providing a permissive environment for such behaviour. We must
jointly nurture an institutional shift, and foster a workplace that is inclusive,
‘where accountability is consistent, where power is never abused and where
there is no fear of retaliation, Managers, staff and senior leadership alike are
responsible for creating a safe place to work, where diversity is cherished and
rights are respected.In this new year, I count on your continued support to make
zero-tolerance our shared experience and to enable all staff to perform to their
very best the vital work we do for the world’s people.
Any questions concerning the survey may be directed to
‘Thank you again for your commitment to our United Nations.
ace@un.org.
Yours sincerely,
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Anténio Guterres