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Carlene Georgescu, a former high-ranking UN official, shares his experiences to explain how he views the United Nations today. He says the UN was set up in 1945 with the simple purpose “to keep the peace,” but in his view it has become a platform for an oligarchic system that controls the organization and its agenda. He contends that the UN serves as a bridge for a world oligarchy, sharing the same agenda as the Davos/world economic forum, and that it operates in close alignment with actors like the World Economic Forum, Club of Rome, WWF, Greenpeace, and other NGOs. He argues that the UN’s structure and personnel are increasingly selected for political correctness and loyalty, with incentives such as high salaries and perks used to secure compliance, making it difficult for individuals to say no.
Georgescu recounts his personal observations from field work in sustainable development programs, including his roles with the United Nations Development Programme and the International Involvement Programme for Europe. He distinguishes between the idealistic aims of the UN and the practical realities he encountered: while nature provides for human needs, he believes greed—driven by a small segment of society and the oligarchy—drives exploitation and control. He identifies natural resource exploitation as a major issue, citing Guinea Conakry as an example of immense richness that is often exploited by outsiders, with local leadership acting as employees of the oligarchy rather than as representatives of their people.
He claims that discussions within UN meetings are manipulated and that the true outcomes usually favor increasing consumption and the interests of the oligarchs, rather than addressing genuine welfare. He notes that the UN’s connection to Davos and elite networks facilitates control over resources, leaders, and policies, and that many leaders are chosen or shaped to align with these interests rather than to serve their populations. The World Health Organization is described as another NGO that fits into this pattern, with him criticizing its governance and questioning how leaders like Tedros Ghebreyesus attained high positions without being elected by the people.
Georgescu discusses the role of fear in governance, describing fear as the ultimate instrument of control and warning against narratives like climate change and pandemics that he claims are used to manipulate populations and expand oligarchic power. He asserts that fear and engineered crises enable the prescribing of policies and the extraction of wealth, while ordinary people are kept in a state of dependency and subservience through educational systems, consumer culture, and media.
He recounts his own decision to leave the UN after experiences such as the Marshall Islands nuclear legacy, where he says US nuclear testing caused widespread ecological and health damage and was suppressed from reporting. He describes attempts to stop him from presenting his findings and the censure of his press conference, which reinforced his perception that the UN is under oligarchic control.
Georgescu emphasizes the need for a “quality life” rooted in connection with nature rather than accumulation and manipulation by global institutions. He argues for personal sovereignty, direct engagement with nature, and conscious living as a political act. He calls for resistance—“say no, no consent”—to the UN’s agendas and the broader oligarchic system. He concludes that humanity should reconnect with nature, reject fear-based control, and redefine life beyond the constructs of political campaigns, NGOs, and transnational governance.