#UN inquiry into allegations by #Israel re #UN RWA staffers involved in Oct7 attacks: some lack of supporting evidence

'OIOS has been investigating 19 UNRWA staff members – the 12 we were informed of in January, whose contracts were terminated by UNRWA, and 7 more that we have…

“Too often sanctions levied in the name of advancing peace and security have hidden costs that compromise their objectives.”

Delaney Crisis Group explains and offers concrete ways to make #sanctions work better.

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⚡️Deadline for applications to work with us at Crisis Group on the South Caucasus coming up on May 2. Please share around. 👇

Welcoming the Catherine Colonna report on UNRWA, whose recommendations must be implemented swiftly, Germany will resume cooperation in #Gaza with #UNWRA shortly.

See the details in a joint statement by GermanForeignOffice and Bundesentwicklungsministerium 👇

auswaertiges-amt.de/en/newsroom/ne…

Philippe Lazzarini

Sources say Columbia University has threatened to authorize the NYPD and National Guard to sweep the protest encampment as soon as tonight

The title should be “Biden tied his hands on UNRWA funding” due to his knee-jerk reaction to cut assistance, opening the door for Congress to restrict aid for an entire year.

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A lot of what is happening on college campuses, to me, is a direct culmination of a generation worth's effort to conflate antisemitism and criticism of Israel, an extension of the Zionist effort a generation before that to equate Judaism and Israeli nationalism. /1

so much admiration for my husband, who was raised zionist and led seder tonight (our baby’s first!) reminding everyone that the point of Passover is collective liberation.

he was repeatedly asked to stop. he kept going. people showed and voiced their discomfort. he kept going.

Let’s talk about the 50+ page Colonna report on #UNRWA that was released today. 👇🧵

un.org/sites/un2.un.o…

Last week, I spoke to the UK Foreign Affairs Committee Committee UK House of Commons about the state of the #United Nations.

The transcript is now online: committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1…

Here is my opening summary of the state of United Nations 👇

Is it time for you to take a career #zeitenwende ?

Apply for a great job on Crisis Group's EU team in #Brussels .

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.António Guterres accepts the recommendations contained in Ms. Catherine Colonna’s report. On Saturday she submitted to him her Final Report as Chair of the Independent Review Group on UNRWA .

Full statement 👇👇
un.org/sg/en/content/…

We got the scoop on the interim #UNRWA report in March. The final one is out today.
Among the areas for UNRWA improvement:
1) More timely and systematic communications with donors; stronger management responsibility
2) Better mental health care for staff, especially those…

Most significantly, the #UNRWA review says that though #Israel has made claims that a large # of agency staffers are terrorists, Israel hasn't provided underlying evidence.
The initial allegations that agency staff participated in Oct7 remain unsubstantiated.

#Israel has yet to provide evidence of UNRWA staff terrorist links, Colonna report says -The Guardian

'Review finds government has yet to substantiate claims UN relief agency staff have ties to Hamas or Islamic Jihad.' theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

They did it again. Last November, Siya Kolisi's immortals became just the second side to ever retain the men’s World Cup. So, how did they do it, just how close was their 1-point win, and where, in the history of the game, does this side deserve to rank?
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We then had engaging discussions on 'Partnerships on the Ground: Successes and Limitations,' setting the stage for an exchange on how to make use of the #NewAgendaForPeace & #SummitOfTheFuture as catalysts for stronger peacekeeping partnerships. Big thank you to all participants!

We Crisis Group published a few important outputs throughout the week, so here's a recap for the weekend: 1/7

First is our new podcast episode on polarisation, political violence and U.S. elections with Stephen Pomper, Michael Hanna and Rachel Kleinfeld.
crisisgroup.org/united-states/…

All eyes are on Iran, not Gaza.
foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/15/isr…

On #Afghanistan ➡️It is time for outside powers, particularly in the West, to rethink their precepts for how to deal with the pariah regime in Kabul says Graeme Smith. crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asi… via @crisisgroup