Melissa Fleming
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Sep 30, 2026
Matthew Russell LeeHOST
Sometimes you have to.
Matthew Russell LeeHOST
What can I tell you? Now, sadly, perhaps relatedly, Yesterday, after having been blocked at the UN gate on Friday for an international law event that we were invited to, finally the media accreditation and liaison unit of Todd Meckel and run ultimately by Melissa Fleming and Antonio Guterres gave a one-line denial to our request to enter the United Nations.
Matthew Russell LeeHOST
They didn't say anything.
Matthew Russell LeeHOST
We write more stories than you could accumulate the people in their press room on many days.
Melissa FlemingHOST
It is a great privilege to have him as my guest this week.
Melissa FlemingHOST
From the United Nations, I'm Melissa Fleming.
Melissa FlemingHOST
This is Awake At Night.
António GuterresGUEST
[gentle music] It's a great pleasure to be with you.
Tom NelsonHOST
And also she went on to say, "Unless you hear it from us, it is not the truth." And, uh, this was in [chuckles] March of 2020 she said that.
Tom NelsonHOST
And then there's Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications.
Tom NelsonHOST
She said about climate science, quote, "We own the science, and we think that the world should know it." Anyway, another blo- uh, mind-blowing quote there that, uh, of course the UN does not own climate science, but she thought they did.
Tom NelsonHOST
Amazing.
Matthew Russell LeeHOST
Stefan Dujarric, U.N. spokesman for Antonio Guterres.
Matthew Russell LeeHOST
and Melissa Fleming, the head of media access.
Matthew Russell LeeHOST
Many questions, but a very simple one.
Matthew Russell LeeHOST
who on the PGA staff is paid by the UN, that is to say taxpayers, that is to say you and me, and who's paid by a country, which is also interesting because who's influencing what? These are factual questions about money, and they don't answer them at all.
Matthew Russell LeeHOST
We have applied in July.
Matthew Russell LeeHOST
Melissa Fleming, not doing her job.
Matthew Russell LeeHOST
Stefan Dujaric, not answering questions.
Matthew Russell LeeHOST
But we're doing the FOIAs.
Melissa FlemingHOST
Alvaro Lario is president of the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development.
Melissa FlemingHOST
From the United Nations, I'm Melissa Fleming.
Melissa FlemingHOST
This is Awake at Night.
Melissa FlemingHOST
Welcome, Alvaro.
Melissa FlemingHOST
But before we get into that, I'd like to ask you briefly, what is the International Fund for Agriculture Development? What does EFAD actually do?
Alvaro LarioGUEST
Well, thank you.
Alvaro LarioGUEST
Thank you, Melissa, for having us today.
Alvaro LarioGUEST
So IFAD is with the World Bank and the IMF, you could argue, but IFAD is the only other financial institution in the UN.