23 March 2009
The Secretary-General
Mr. Ban Ki-moon
UN Headquarters
First Avenue at 46th Street
New York, NY 10017
USA
The United Nations Development Program Director and Bias against
Men
Dear Mr. Ban Ki-moon,
On 3 December 2006, I wrote to you in my capacity as secretary of the
International Pro-Male Association. I pointed out the clear irrationality
and discriminatory nature of the one-sided emphasis placed by the United
Nations on women’s perceived rights and needs. I stated that the
standards of rationality and intelligence employed by the United Nations
decision-making process should be of the highest order – with
the clear implication that these standards had not been met. I also
affirmed that was not enough simply to assume, on the basis of emotive
language and selective, or even fictionalised data, that women were
relatively disadvantaged.
I have received no reply to that letter from you, and I have no reason
to believe that my concerns have been addressed. It is, therefore, natural
that my thoughts should turn to what can be done about this situation,
and – since I have a law degree – the possibility of taking
legal action against the United Nations is coming under consideration.
The United Nations is active in New Zealand (e.g. in its role as a disseminator
of internet propaganda) and so causes of action such as discrimination
and defamation under New Zealand law suggest themselves.
Th UN Secretary-General's database on violence against women, UNIFEM,
and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women (to name but three) are examples of United Nations entities/documents
which, by their very existence, as well as through their associated
policies and activities, arguably place the United Nations in breach
of New Zealand law. For example, it discriminates against men and defames
men to disseminate the clear (and false) message that domestic violence
is – to all intents and purposes – a matter of what men
do to women. I refer you to Professor Martin Fiebert's annotated bibliography
of domestic violence research (last accessed on 23 March 2009), in which
he states:
" This bibliography examines 247 scholarly investigations:
188 empirical studies and 59 reviews and/or analyses, which demonstrate
that women are as physically aggressive, or more aggressive, than
men in their relationships with their spouses or male partners. The
aggregate sample size in the reviewed studies exceeds 240,200."
I would like to conclude by raising the issue of the candidacy of former
New Zealand Prime Minister, Helen Clark, for the position of Director
of the United Nations Development Program. Her government was grossly
anti-male, and her appointment to the above position would undoubtedly
result in an increase in the United Nations' liability along the lines
outlined in this letter.
Yours sincerely,
Peter D. Zohrab
