Discover Own Liberty
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
No Result
View All Result
Discover Own Liberty
No Result
View All Result
Home Latest News

UN appoints independent review of UNRWA amid allegations its workers joined Hamas-led attack on Israel

by
February 6, 2024
in Latest News
0
UN appoints independent review of UNRWA amid allegations its workers joined Hamas-led attack on Israel

The United Nations has appointed an ‘independent Review Group’ to examine internal policies at the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), amid allegations some of the agency’s workers participated in the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack in Israel.

Secretary-General António Guterres and UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said Monday the group will review whether the agency is remaining neutral in foreign conflicts and is responding appropriately to allegations that this neutrality has been breached.

The inquiry comes as several countries around the world, including the United States, have suspended payments to UNRWA over Israeli allegations that 12 of its staffers assisted Hamas fighters during the attack on Israeli border communities or held Israelis hostage following the attack.

Catherine Colonna, the former minister of foreign affairs of France, will lead the inquiry, the officials said. She will work with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Sweden, the Chr. Michelsen Institute in Norway, and the Danish Institute for Human Rights.


The Review Group will begin work on Feb. 14 and is expected to submit its initial findings in a report to the secretary-general at the end of March.

It will submit a final report, which will be made public, by late April 2024, the U.N. said.

According to the U.N., the Review Group is tasked with satisfying four objectives. These include identifying ‘the mechanisms and procedures that the Agency currently has in place to ensure neutrality and to respond to allegations or information indicating that the principle may have been breached.’

The group will also ‘ascertain how those mechanisms and procedures have, or have not, been implemented in practice and whether every practicable effort has been made to apply them to their full potential, taking into account the particular operational, political and security environment in which the Agency works.’

It will also ‘assess the adequacy of those mechanisms and procedures and whether they are fit for purpose… taking into account the particular operational, political and security context in which the Agency works,’ and to ‘make recommendations for the improvement and strengthening, if necessary, of the mechanisms and procedures that are currently in place or for the creation of new and alternative mechanisms and procedures that would be better fit for purpose.’

UNRWA, which contributes to the largest humanitarian relief effort in the Middle East, has said it is delivering life-saving assistance to roughly 2.3 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the U.S. supports ‘the work that UNRWA does,’ and called it ‘critical’ for the survival of the civilians who have been impacted by Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza.  

UNRWA has warned it only has enough funding to continue its operations through the ‘end of February.’

‘If funding remains suspended, we will most likely be forced to shut down our operations by the end of February, not only in Gaza but also across the region,’ Lazzarini said in a post on X. 

The U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) is also conducting an independent external review into the allegations of UNRWA’s involvement in the Oct. 7 attack.

Fox News’ Nicholas Kalman contributed to this report.


This post appeared first on FOX NEWS
Tags: Featured
Previous Post

Haley touts January fundraising haul ahead of first rally in Super Tuesday state

Next Post

El Salvador’s president, ‘world’s coolest dictator,’ wins landslide re-election, Blinken congratulates Bukele

Next Post
El Salvador’s president, ‘world’s coolest dictator,’ wins landslide re-election, Blinken congratulates Bukele

El Salvador's president, 'world's coolest dictator,' wins landslide re-election, Blinken congratulates Bukele

Enter Your Information Below To Receive Trading Ideas and Latest News

    Your information is secure and your privacy is protected. By opting in you agree to receive emails from us. Remember that you can opt-out any time, we hate spam too!

    Popular News

    Mexico sues Google for changing ‘Gulf of Mexico’ to ‘Gulf of America’ after Trump’s order

    Mexico sues Google for changing ‘Gulf of Mexico’ to ‘Gulf of America’ after Trump’s order

    May 10, 2025
    Trump claims ‘I don’t know her’ and ‘listened to’ RFK Jr about surgeon general pick getting MAGA pushback

    Trump claims ‘I don’t know her’ and ‘listened to’ RFK Jr about surgeon general pick getting MAGA pushback

    May 9, 2025
    Netflix stock is trading at all-time high levels in unprecedented win streak

    Netflix stock is trading at all-time high levels in unprecedented win streak

    May 9, 2025

    About Proud For Profits

    Main Categories

    • Investing
    • Stock
    • Latest News
    • Editor’s Pick
    • Economy

    Latest News

    • Mexico sues Google for changing ‘Gulf of Mexico’ to ‘Gulf of America’ after Trump’s order
    • Trump claims ‘I don’t know her’ and ‘listened to’ RFK Jr about surgeon general pick getting MAGA pushback
    • About us
    • Contact us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions

    Copyright © 2024 Discoverownliberty.com. All Rights Reserved.

    No Result
    View All Result
    • About us
    • Contact us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions

    Copyright © 2024 Discoverownliberty.com. All Rights Reserved.