Members of an "Inner circle" in UNRWA's top management have engaged in "Abuses of authority for personal gain. A statement issued on August 1st by the Spokesperson's Office of the Secretary General said that Secretary General Guterres"is committed to acting, as appropriate, once he receives the findings and recommendations" of the OIOS. The statement went on to say that he "continues to consider the work undertaken by UNRWA as essential to Palestinian refugees" and urges continued support for the beleaguered agency.
Secretary General Guterres decided to appoint Christian Saunders of the United Kingdom as Acting Deputy Commissioner-General of UNRWA to temporarily replace Ms. Mitchell.
The ethical issues UNRWA is facing are only the tip of the iceberg.
First, UNRWA defines a Palestinian "refugee" in terms of an inherited status that passes from generation to generation ad infinitum.
Second, UNRWA has done nothing to resettle Palestinian refugees and integrate them into other countries' communities.
Palestinians living and considered citizens in Jordan can still maintain their registration as "refugees" with UNRWA. Third, UNRWA continues to lull the Palestinians into maintaining their dependence on UNRWA as "refugees" until they are permitted to return to their so-called "homes" in pre-1967 Israel.
As Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis noted in sharply criticizing UNRWA last year, UNRWA is fueling "unrealistic" hopes of return for more than 5 million Palestinians.
https://canadafreepress.com/article/dysfunctional-unrwas-latest-disgrace
Secretary General Guterres decided to appoint Christian Saunders of the United Kingdom as Acting Deputy Commissioner-General of UNRWA to temporarily replace Ms. Mitchell.
The ethical issues UNRWA is facing are only the tip of the iceberg.
First, UNRWA defines a Palestinian "refugee" in terms of an inherited status that passes from generation to generation ad infinitum.
Second, UNRWA has done nothing to resettle Palestinian refugees and integrate them into other countries' communities.
Palestinians living and considered citizens in Jordan can still maintain their registration as "refugees" with UNRWA. Third, UNRWA continues to lull the Palestinians into maintaining their dependence on UNRWA as "refugees" until they are permitted to return to their so-called "homes" in pre-1967 Israel.
As Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis noted in sharply criticizing UNRWA last year, UNRWA is fueling "unrealistic" hopes of return for more than 5 million Palestinians.
https://canadafreepress.com/article/dysfunctional-unrwas-latest-disgrace
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