following a UN Office of Oversight Services (OIS) investigation launched this year based on Israeli allegations. But the UN also said the OIOS was not able to independently authenticate information used by Israel to support the allegations. ...
A senior foreign ministry official later told a press briefing that Japan could not comment on the veracity of Israel's allegations due to an ongoing investigation by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services. The UNRWA fired some staff following the allegations. It later said some employees ...
According to the Gaza-based Health Ministry, at least 20 people, mostly children, have died as a result of malnutrition and drought caused by the war. Meanwhile, Lazzarini said that the agency "has not yet received any evidence confirming Israel's allegations that UNRWA employees participated in...
The OIOS has completed its investigation into 19 area staff members of the UNRWA, regarding allegations of their involvement in the attacks in southern Israel, said Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, at a daily briefing. The OIOS made findings in relation to each of...
According to the Gaza-based Health Ministry, at least 20 people, mostly children, have died as a result of malnutrition and drought caused by the war. Meanwhile, Lazzarini said that the agency "has not yet received any evidence confirming Israel's allegations that UNRWA employees participated in...
The United States suspended its financial contributions to the agency after separate unproven Israeli allegations were made that some UNRWA staff were involved in Hamas's 7 October attacks. Since then, US lawmakers have prohibited Washington from releasing funds to the agency. Several other ...
The U.S. halted its funding for UNRWA in the wake of Israel’s allegations that staff with the organization had participated in the Oct. 7 attack. “UNRWA, of course, plays a critical role in providing services to Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and throughout the broader — the ...
A senior foreign ministry official later told a press briefing that Japan could not comment on the veracity of Israel's allegations due to an ongoing investigation by the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services. The UNRWA fired some staff following the allegations. It later said some ...
refugee agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) said on Saturday that nine countries' decisions to suspend funding over allegations staff were involved in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel was shocking, and urged them to reverse course. "These decisions threaten our ongoing humanitarian work across the region ...
. 7 attacks in southern Israel, carried out by Hamas. This led to several countries halting their contributions, amounting to approximately 440 million U.S. dollars, which represents nearly half of UNRWA's yearly funding. Currently, two UN inquiries are in progress to address these allegations....