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NewsWorldWhistleblower alleges UN's ‘dangerous favours’ to China, Covid cover-up


WHISTLEBLOWER ALLEGES UN'S 'DANGEROUS FAVOURS' TO CHINA, COVID COVER-UP


THE WHISTLEBLOWER'S ALLEGATION INCLUDES CHARGES OF TWO UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
PRESIDENTS BEING BRIBED BY CHINA, HARASSMENT OF NGO DELEGATES BY CHINA, AND
EDITING OF UN REPORT ON COVID-19.

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New Delhi,UPDATED: Apr 17, 2024 21:08 IST
Written By: Anuja Jha


IN SHORT

 * Emma Reilly, ex-UN employee, alleges UN has been granting favours to China
 * Claims include bribery of UN Assembly presidents, editing of Covid reports
 * Evidence submitted to UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee

A former employee of the United Nations' Office of the High Commissioner for
Human Rights (OHCHR), Emma Reilly, has levelled serious allegations against the
organisation. Reilly claimed that the OHCHR has been granting “dangerous
favours” to the Chinese government, which she believes are part of China's
broader strategy to use the UN for its national interests.

The written evidence was published by the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs
Committee. The evidence was submitted to it as part of its inquiry into
international relations in the multilateral system. The Committee's inquiry
focuses on how countries engage with multilateral organizations, whether through
influencing them, working around them, or obstructing them.

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Reilly’s allegation includes charges of two UN General Assembly presidents being
bribed by China, harassment of NGO delegates by China, and editing of a UN
report on Covid-19.


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Reilly alleged that during the two-year negotiation of the Sustainable
Development Goals, China paid bribes to two successive Presidents of the UN
General Assembly.

These presidents “ultimately oversaw the process and had significant influence
over the final texts put to the Assembly”, the evidence mentions.

In one of the posts on X, Reilly also tagged Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General
of the UN, and said he "fought hard" to keep quiet. "He knew he was breaking his
own rules when he fired me - his Ethics tsar told him so," she wrote.








> Read the evidence @antonioguterres fought hard to keep quiet.
> He knew he was breaking his own rules when he fired me - his Ethics tsar told
> him so. https://t.co/Y2h6G8ykWW — Emma Reilly (@EmmaReillyTweet) April 16,
> 2024

Additionally, Reilly claims that China imposed a secret condition on UN
agencies, stipulating that funds provided by China cannot be spent in countries
that have diplomatic ties with Taiwan.


ADVANCE INFORMATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS



According to Reilly, the Chief of the Human Rights Council Branch in OHCHR, a
French national, was secretly sharing advance information with China about human
rights activists planning to attend the Human Rights Council.

“UN officials at all levels deliberately lied to member states, including the UK
delegation, who enquired about the UN policy of handing names — including of UK
citizens and residents — to the PRC (People's Republic of China) without their
knowledge or consent”.


REPERCUSSIONS FOR NGO DELEGATES



Reilly's evidence included chilling accounts of the consequences allegedly faced
by NGO delegates whose names were shared with China in advance by the UN
Secretariat. These delegates reported harassment, arbitrary arrests, house
arrests, disappearances, torture, and in some cases, death of family members in
detention.

One delegate, who attended only a side event, later returned to China and died
in detention, Reilly claimed.

Additionally, China reportedly issued an Interpol red notice against an NGO
delegate.


ON COVID-19 REPORTS BEING EDITED



Reilly alleged that reports from both the World Health Organization (WHO) and
the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on the origins of Covid-19 were
edited to downplay the possibility of a laboratory leak.

Reilly’s evidence was submitted before the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs
Committee, which held its first evidence session in the inquiry on April 16.


Published By:
Anuja Jha
Published On:
Apr 17, 2024
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