'What does the UN stand for?': anger as staff told not to join anti-racism protests

Special rapporteur leads backlash after warning that support for action on George Floyd killing risks reputational damage The UN has told employees that as “international civil servants” they must not participate in public demonstrations protesting against the police killing of George Floyd, attracting criticism from the UN’s own special rapporteur on rights to freedom of assembly. In an internal memo, first reported in Foreign Policy, and circulated by the UN ethics board late last week, staff in the world body’s secretariat were warned that public support for protests against Floyd’s killing risked the UN’s reputation for impartiality and could bring it into “substantial disrepute”. Continue reading...
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