GENEVA, (PIC)
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, announced on Monday the appointment of an independent “neutral” panel to assess the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in response to the Israeli accusations against its staff members in the Gaza Strip.
The independent panel will be led by former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, who will work with three European research organizations: the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Sweden, the Mikkelsen Institute in Norway, and the Danish Institute for Human Rights, Guterres elaborated.
Earlier on Monday, Meanwhile, Spain’s foreign minister, José Manuel Albares, said his government will give 3.5m euros ($3.8m) to the agency to help it maintain its activities in the short term.
Since October 7, Israeli occupation army has been waging a devastating genocidal war and ground assault on Gaza, killing at least 27,478 people, mostly women and children, according to Palestinian authorities.
More than 85 percent of Gaza’s population has been displaced and vast swathes of the territory have been reduced to rubble during the Israeli aggression.
