International Courant
HAMILTON, Canada
The UN on Friday supplied an replace on the continuing investigation by the Workplace of Inside Oversight Providers (OIOS) into allegations made by Israel towards employees members of the UN Reduction and Works Company for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) following occasions on Oct. 7.
UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric disclosed particulars throughout a information convention, saying that the OIOS has been probing the conduct of 19 UNRWA members, together with 12 initially flagged in January whose contracts had been terminated, together with a further seven people delivered to their consideration later.
“Of that group, eight employees members stay underneath OIOS investigation,” acknowledged Dujarric. “One case was closed, as no proof was supplied by Israel to assist the allegations towards the employees member. We’re exploring corrective administrative motion to be taken in that particular person’s case.”
Dujarric additionally famous that three circumstances had been suspended as a result of inadequate data from Israel, requiring additional deliberation on administrative actions by UNRWA.
Concerning the seven circumstances reported since January, one has been quickly suspended pending extra proof, whereas the remaining six are actively being investigated by the OIOS.
The spokesman additional talked about that OIOS investigators engaged in discussions with Israeli authorities, with plans to “undertake one other go to throughout Might.”
“These discussions are persevering with and have up to now been productive and have enabled progress on the investigations,” mentioned Dujarric.
UNRWA has been hindered from doing its job since January, when Israel accused a handful of its hundreds of workers of being concerned within the Hamas assaults on Israel.
Amid a probe of the claims, a number of nations have minimize off funding to the company, and its support work for Gaza’s famine-stricken inhabitants has suffered.
A minimum of 18 nations initially suspended funding to the company amid the allegations.
UNRWA was created by the UN Common Meeting greater than 70 years in the past to help Palestinians who had been forcibly displaced from their land.
The company gives essential assist to tens of millions of Palestinian refugees within the Gaza Strip, West Financial institution, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and different areas the place giant numbers of registered Palestinians dwell.
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