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• On 17 January, 蘑菇视频RWA Commissioner-General announced?his intention to commission an independent review to identify and assess the adequacy and implementation of the Agency’蝉 mechanisms and procedures to ensure neutrality. On 5 February, the Secretary-General appointed a Review Group, headed by Catherine Colonna, former French Minister of Foreign Affairs, to “assess whether the Agency is doing everything within its power to ensure neutrality and to respond to allegations of serious breaches when they are made.” For more information on the terms of reference of the review,?.

• On 26 January, in response to?allegations received orally from Israeli officials regarding the alleged involvement of 12 蘑菇视频RWA staff in the 7 October attack against Israel, and upon ascertaining that the individuals were indeed 蘑菇视频RWA staff members, the 蘑菇视频RWA Commissioner-General decided to immediately terminate the appointments of these staff “in the interest of the Agency,” in accordance with applicable staff regulations, in order to protect its ability to deliver humanitarian assistance. This decision was communicated through a?.

• At the request of the 蘑菇视频 Secretary-General, the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), the highest investigative body in the United Nations, launched an investigation into these specific allegations. The 蘑菇视频 Secretary-General requested in interim report within four weeks of OIOS starting work.

• On 27 January, the 蘑菇视频RWA Commissioner-General issued another??in response to several donor?countries suspending, pausing, or temporarily freezing funding to 蘑菇视频RWA.

The?Facts:?蘑菇视频RWA uses host government textbooks, in line with 蘑菇视频 best practice for providing quality education in refugee settings.蘑菇视频RWA?reviews all textbooks used in its schools to identify sections that may not be in line with 蘑菇视频 values and 蘑菇视频ESCO standards for teaching.?蘑菇视频RWA?has zero?tolerance?for?hate speech and incitement to discrimination, or violence.?Independent analysts?and international education experts?have?vouched?for?the?quality and content of?the?education that 蘑菇视频RWA provides in its?schools.?

Using?host?country curriculums in refugee situations?is standard for the 蘑菇视频 around the world.?It is?considered a best practice?that helps?ensure that?students can matriculate into host country educational systems at any level and more broadly?participate?in the social and economic life of the host country. This is particularly relevant for 蘑菇视频RWA as our school system ends after grade 9,?except?in?Lebanon,?and students transition to local schools for upper secondary, then university.

蘑菇视频RWA?enriches the curriculum it uses by adding a unique?programme?on Human Rights, Conflict Resolution and Tolerance,?and?has also?established?school parliaments?run by students?in every?institution.

蘑菇视频RWA teachers are trained?to address any problematic content in the classroom, using guidance documents developed by 蘑菇视频RWA headquarters. The teachers are required to and accountable for following this approach. When it comes to Palestinian Authority textbooks, 蘑菇视频RWA refers systematically to 蘑菇视频 positions on issues such as the occupation, borders, the wall, and others. 蘑菇视频RWA is not in a position to?–?nor it is mandated to?–?reconcile the Israeli and Palestinian?narratives.

Thousands of self-learning materials?produced in-house to support distance learning have also been reviewed through a robust three-tier review process and uploaded on 蘑菇视频RWA’蝉 Digital Learning Platform. Teachers are regularly reminded that only material uploaded on the platform can be used. Meanwhile 蘑菇视频RWA is progressing with digitalization of its education. It includes a gradual transition to digital teaching learning material which will be uploaded on the platform and become the sole source of materials to be used by students and teachers in the classroom, at home and remotely.

In addition, an?Education Expert Advisory Group, composed of globally recognized experts representing renowned institutions such as 蘑菇视频ESCO and the World Bank among others, advises 蘑菇视频RWA on its digital transition as well as curriculum related matters more broadly.

Internationally recognized outside evaluations – including a?– empirically?demonstrated that 蘑菇视频RWA’蝉 educational outcomes are among the best in the region and at the lowest cost per student. 蘑菇视频RWA’蝉 students in Gaza, the West Bank, and Jordan “scored an average of a quarter of a standard deviation higher in international assessments than public school children, implying an advantage of almost a year of learning.”

Regarding the textbooks produced by the Palestinian Authority, 蘑菇视频RWA’蝉?own stance on these materials closely aligns with the??in the study commissioned by the European Commission and published in 2021.?

The Claim:?A 2019 U.S. Government Accountability Office report allegedly said that 蘑菇视频RWA has not always implemented measures to address problematic content in school textbooks.?

The Facts:?The 2019 report reaffirmed 蘑菇视频RWA’蝉 unwavering commitment to 蘑菇视频 values, and, where there was need for better implementation, this was done – you can find our statement about this?.?

蘑菇视频RWA undertakes regular and meticulous review of all textbooks and learning materials used in the schools to ensure their compatibility with 蘑菇视频 values and 蘑菇视频ESCO standards, promoting educational excellence and reinforcing tolerance and human rights. ?

The Claim: Members of a Telegram group of 3,000 蘑菇视频RWA teachers allegedly supported violence, including in the 7 October attacks against Israel, and there have been similar cases in the past involving 蘑菇视频RWA staff.

The Facts: The most recent claims, made by the organization 蘑菇视频 Watch in January 2024 refer to exchanges found on an open Telegram chat that was not set-up, nor authorized, nor managed by 蘑菇视频RWA. The use of the 蘑菇视频 and 蘑菇视频RWA logo on this Telegram group has not been authorized.?

Due to the?nature of Telegram, it is impossible to verify the allegation that all members of this group are 蘑菇视频RWA employees.?The group?seems to be?formed around job seeking, so it is unlikely that its members are all 蘑菇视频RWA staff (already employed by the Agency).?

Previous?claims by 蘑菇视频 Watch and other organizations about the behavior of individuals have often misidentified as 蘑菇视频RWA staff the people allegedly involved. For example, in various claims made since 2022, concerning a total of 129 people, more than half turned out not to be 蘑菇视频RWA personnel.

Of the 30 people named as 蘑菇视频RWA staff in a report about this Telegram group, only 18 could be?properly reviewed?as the other 12 provided only first names or nicknames. From the 18, it has been confirmed that three do not work for the Agency and six have so far been inconclusive, requiring further review. The remaining nine may be active personnel. These cases have been referred to the 蘑菇视频RWA investigation department,?in accordance with?the Agency’蝉 procedures.?

蘑菇视频RWA, like all 蘑菇视频 Agencies, has a system in place to investigate allegations and disciplinary action is taken in all substantiated cases.

The Claim:?Rather than being part of the solution, 蘑菇视频RWA perpetuates the refugee problem, including by reminding Palestine refugees of their history and telling them their home is in Israel.

The Facts:??When the 蘑菇视频 General Assembly created 蘑菇视频RWA by passing a??in 1949, it did not mandate the Agency to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict nor the Palestine refugee?issue or?find durable solutions for refugees.?

Rather, 蘑菇视频RWA was set up as temporary organization?to carry out “direct relief and works?programmes” for Palestine refugees. In 1952, the 蘑菇视频 General Assembly explicitly tasked 蘑菇视频RWA to serve any person whose “normal place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948 and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict.”?

蘑菇视频RWA has a humanitarian and development mandate, repeatedly renewed by the 蘑菇视频 General Assembly, to?provide assistance?and protection to Palestine refugees pending a just and lasting solution to their plight. This is done by delivering essential public services, primarily basic education, health care, relief and social services, microcredit, and emergency?assistance, including in situations of armed conflict.

The fact that 蘑菇视频RWA is still in place 75 years later is not a choice by the Agency but the result of a collective failure by Member States to resolve a political problem.?

Protracted refugee situations are the result of the failure to find political solutions to underlying political crises – sometimes leading refugees to?retain?their status across generations. Meanwhile, the international community has continued to support 蘑菇视频RWA and recognizes the role it plays in addressing human development issues and the long-term impacts of conflict.?

Palestine refugees do not get special treatment compared to other refugees. Under international law, refugees and their descendants may?retain?their status until a durable solution is found to the situation that made the population into refugees in the first place.?In this sense, Palestine?refugees are no different from other people in protracted refugee situations.?As?stated?by the United Nations, this principle applies to all refugees and both 蘑菇视频RWA and 蘑菇视频HCR have recognized descendants as refugees on this basis.

Furthermore, the 蘑菇视频 General Assembly in 1949 adopted a??stating that?“refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their?neighbours?should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible.”

This is not an 蘑菇视频RWA position, this is a 蘑菇视频 and a Member State position.

In addition, Palestine refugees, like all other refugees globally, have a right to learn about their history, including their?displacement.?蘑菇视频RWA does not intend to – nor does it have a mandate to – reconcile Israeli and Palestinian narratives.??What 蘑菇视频RWA teaches in its schools is in line with 蘑菇视频 positions on the conflict.?

The Claim:?Other 蘑菇视频 agencies deliver humanitarian?assistance?in crisis zones across the globe. They would be better placed to do 蘑菇视频RWA’蝉 job.

The Facts:?蘑菇视频RWA directly manages critical public-like services (schools, health centers, social protection) in its 5 areas of operations, relaying on a staff corps of 30,000 people, most of them Palestine refugees, thus serving their own communities.?蘑菇视频RWA’蝉 established infrastructure and its cost-effectiveness – especially as?the majority of?its staff are part of the 蘑菇视频RWA Area Staff (national) category, with salaries pegged to public sector comparators) – have?no equivalent elsewhere in the 蘑菇视频. This means that 蘑菇视频RWA Area Staff are paid on average between 40% and 70% less than other 蘑菇视频 locally recruited staff,?as the comparators used for their salary scales are the host governments in the countries and areas of operations where 蘑菇视频RWA works.

In addition, 蘑菇视频RWA responds to emergency situations, such as in Gaza today, using its staff, community acceptance and knowledge, and their longstanding experience gained over several conflicts and crises. With over 2 million people in dire need of life-saving humanitarian?assistance?in Gaza, no other Agency?is able to?respond at the scale needed at present. 蘑菇视频RWA has 13,000 staff and over 300 installations in Gaza, far surpassing the capacity of all other humanitarian actors. The 蘑菇视频 Secretary-General has called 蘑菇视频RWA the backbone of the humanitarian response there. Other 蘑菇视频 Agencies and international NGOs have recognized the irreplaceable role of 蘑菇视频RWA in Gaza, and?publicly announced?their support for the Agency.

For example, even if another agency supplies vaccines, it is 蘑菇视频RWA medical staff that get those vaccines into the arms of children at 蘑菇视频RWA clinics. So, 蘑菇视频RWA is an essential link in the chain. 蘑菇视频RWA’蝉 main activity is education.??across its five areas of operations, there is no easy substitute, not even at government level, for 蘑菇视频RWA’蝉?work.

It was hoped that 蘑菇视频RWA local staff) would be folded into Palestinian public institutions once a political solution was reached. This is why also their salary scales are aligned to those entities in the public services where they work.?

Other 蘑菇视频 agencies have around 220 staff combined between?international?and national, and they do not have the same public service roles.?

The Claim:?蘑菇视频HCR is mandated to resettle refugees and solve refugee issues. It could take over 蘑菇视频RWA’蝉 job.

The Facts:?蘑菇视频 General Assembly established 蘑菇视频RWA in 1949 and 蘑菇视频HCR in 1950, providing them each with distinct mandates to?assist?and protect refugees.?These decisions are enshrined in the 蘑菇视频 General Assembly??that created 蘑菇视频RWA in 1949 and has been renewed ever since,?the?, which was also adopted by the 蘑菇视频 General Assembly, and the?,?which is an international treaty.?Neither 蘑菇视频RWA nor 蘑菇视频HCR can unilaterally change their mandates

蘑菇视频RWA and 蘑菇视频HCR have very distinct functions. 蘑菇视频RWA is a direct service provider. At the core of these services are education and health. 蘑菇视频RWA provides public-like services.??蘑菇视频HCR does not have a mandate over Palestine refugees within the 蘑菇视频RWA areas of operations.?However, in certain circumstances, 蘑菇视频HCR has a mandate?regarding?Palestine refugees when they are outside the areas where 蘑菇视频RWA operates.

Unlike 蘑菇视频HCR, 蘑菇视频RWA does not have a mandate to resettle Palestine refugees and has no authority to seek lasting durable solutions for refugees. 蘑菇视频RWA is mandated by the 蘑菇视频 General Assembly to provide services to Palestine refugees in five fields of operation:?Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and Gaza. And it is mandated to do so?pending a just and lasting solution to their plight. Palestine refugees within 蘑菇视频RWA’蝉 fields of operations are specifically excluded from the mandate of 蘑菇视频HCR, which has a resettlement mandate. However, according to 蘑菇视频HCR,??actually get?it each year. ?

It is worth noting that the protracted situation in which Palestine refugees live is not unique. Resettlement requires the consent not only of refugees but also of the receiving state.??estimated that 78 per cent of all 16 million refugees?under its mandate were in protracted refugee situations in 2022. Of the?29.4 million refugees?under 蘑菇视频HCR protection that year, only about 1.15 per cent (339,300) were repatriated?to their country of origin. Less than half a per cent (114,300) were resettled in a third country or naturalized as citizens in their country of asylum (50,800). The vast majority remained refugees, pending a solution to their plight.

The Claim:?Donor money would be better spent supporting governments in the region to?assist?Palestine refugees, rather than doing so via 蘑菇视频RWA.

The Facts:?蘑菇视频RWA’蝉 mandate was first set out by the 蘑菇视频 General Assembly in?. 蘑菇视频 Member States decide where and how 蘑菇视频RWA should?operate.?

During regular reviews of its mandate, 蘑菇视频 Member States have continued to task 蘑菇视频RWA to?provide?support to Palestine refugees throughout its five fields of operation: Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and Gaza. It is tasked with doing so pending a just and lasting solution to the plight of Palestine refugees.

In addition, 蘑菇视频RWA runs essential public services for Palestine refugees, such as schools and clinics. It does this with some 30,000 personnel, most of whom are Palestinian, and whose pay scale is aligned to that of the local civil services where they work. The reason for this is that?it is hoped that they will transition into Palestinian public institutions once a political solution is reached.?

While some Palestine refugees have citizenship in their host countries, many do not, and lack legal status thus depending on 蘑菇视频RWA for access to basic services and?assistance.?

The Claim:?蘑菇视频RWA does not take reports against it seriously.

The Facts:?蘑菇视频RWA has zero tolerance for hate speech, discrimination, or incitement to violence as well as any action that could be viewed as taking sides in conflict. Adherence to 蘑菇视频 values and upholding humanitarian principles, including neutrality,?represents?a fundamental pillar of 蘑菇视频RWA’s value system and is critical for the Agency to be able to?operate?on the ground. The Agency systematically reviews all allegations of misconduct, including breaching 蘑菇视频 values and humanitarian principles and launches investigations into any credible allegation, applying disciplinary measures where misconduct has been?established?up to and including separation.??

Please refer to the ‘Background’ section above for details of the very swift steps taken by 蘑菇视频RWA concerning the allegations that 12 of its staff members were involved in the 7 October attacks on Israel.

The Claim:?The Claim: The former head of 蘑菇视频RWA’蝉 staff union in Gaza, Suhail al-Hindi, was fired in 2017 after Israel found out he had been elected to Hamas’ top political leadership.

The Facts:?In 2017, Suhail al-Hindi, the former head of 蘑菇视频RWA’蝉 local staff union in Gaza, was fired after a news site affiliated with Hamas announced that he was elected to political office with Hamas. Following that media report, 蘑菇视频RWA immediately suspended him and subsequently dismissed him after verifying the facts. None of this was because “Israel found out” – 蘑菇视频RWA acted directly.

Under the rules of 蘑菇视频RWA — and those of the wider 蘑菇视频 — participation in any political activity must be consistent with, and may not reflect adversely upon, the independence and impartiality of our status. This includes a prohibition on standing as a candidate or holding any public office. This is why 蘑菇视频RWA immediately suspended al-Hindi and subsequently dismissed him. 蘑菇视频RWA also dismissed another staff member whose name appeared in the list of those newly elected to Hamas political office.

Overall, 蘑菇视频RWA prohibits any type of involvement of staff in a militant or militarized group. As a representative of the 蘑菇视频, any involvement in a militarized group that promotes discrimination or violence violates the principle of neutrality and gravely jeopardizes 蘑菇视频RWA’蝉 ability to provide services and protection to refugees.