Review identifies 'neutrality-related issues' in UN agency for Palestinians

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) remains "irreplaceable and indispensable to Palestinians' human

economic development," added the report, which was headed by former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna.

The review group was created following allegations made by Israel in January that 12 UNRWA staff may have participated in the October 7, 2023,

Those pauses to the main aid organ in Gaza come as months of Israeli military operations have turned the territory into a "humanitarian hellscape,"

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guteres said recently, with its 2.3 million people in desperate need of food, water, shelter and medicine.

Colonna's team was tasked with assessing whether UNRWA was "doing everything within its power to ensure neutrality,"

while Guterres activated a second investigation to probe Israel's allegations.

But it cited a recent assessment that found 3.85 percent of textbook pages contained content of concern.

They offered a number of recommendations including expanding the review of school texts and enhancing transparency with donors

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