Al that just got my attention. I googled the story and could only come up with right wing blather. I went to the U.N. website and did a search.
THIS is the only thing that popped up. It's a transcript of a daily press briefing.
The only mention is this, and it's at the very end of the transcript:
Question: [inaudible]…there were some reports on Mr. d’Escoto’s last trip that he named Fidel Castro a world hero of solidarity, and Evo Morales a world hero of Mother Earth. Was this a UN award? Was it a Father d’Escoto award? What was it?
Spokesperson: It was his own initiative as the President of the General Assembly. And with that, thank you very much. It’s been a pleasure to have and to share this full year with all of you. Thank you.
That makes it sound like it was Mr. d’Escoto’s doing. Earlier, it says:
Well, Mr. d’Escoto is going to be here for a few days and he’s returning to Nicaragua where, as you know, he’s holding a ministerial rank, post in the Cabinet.
Now that makes it an interesting context which the anti-UN right put blew completely out of proportion and bounced around the echo chamber.