{"id":314298,"date":"2025-04-23T10:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=314298"},"modified":"2025-12-30T10:07:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T15:07:40","slug":"unrwa-quarterly-report-implementation-of-colonna-report-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/unrwa-quarterly-report-implementation-of-colonna-report-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Quarterly Report: Implementation of Colonna Report &#8211; April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>23 April 2025<\/p>\n<p>This quarterly Colonna Report provides a summary of major milestones and developments over the first quarter of 2025 in the Agency\u2019s implementation of the 50 recommendations of the Independent Review of Mechanisms and Procedures to Ensure Adherence by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA to the Humanitarian Principle of Neutrality (\u201cColonna Report\u201d). It also includes an update on funding requirements.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Progress:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One year from the Agency\u2019s receipt of the Colonna Report on 20 April 2024, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA continues its active implementation. The 50 recommendations were translated into a High-Level Action Plan that articulates specific actions, timelines, and resource requirements for their implementation. This High-Level Action Plan, which is updated regularly, is a key management tool for Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA for the implementation process.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, since the last quarterly progress report, the implementation of several recommendations has been initiated, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ACTION on recommendations 22, 24, 27, 44, 45 (screening and vetting):<\/strong> Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA\u2019s Human Resources Department is coordinating a range of measures aimed at strengthening human resource-based screening and discipline of staff, including: training on a new Personnel Directive about Disciplinary Measures and Procedures; preparing Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA Disciplinary Digests to reinforce management actions and increase transparency; piloting a Pre-employment Declaration Form for outside and political activities in the onboarding of international, area and complementary personnel; introducing advance use of the ClearCheck tool; and launching amendments to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA\u2019s Code of Ethics for Daily Paid Workers, interns, and volunteers. Discussions are ongoing with external partners to explore the feasibility, including costs, of third-party support in the area of vetting to complement existing measures.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ACTION on recommendation 25:<\/strong> Starting in March 2025, a tool developed by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ\u2019s Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) for social media monitoring of public expressions of staff is being pilot tested;<\/li>\n<li><strong>ACTION on recommendation 46:<\/strong> Discussions have been initiated with other Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ offices to explore the feasibility of outsourcing issues related to pay and pay-related benefits;<\/li>\n<li><strong>ACTION on recommendations 3 and 47:<\/strong> Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA is mapping governance and staff representation models across the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ to inform options for the Agency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\/&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Next steps:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For the second quarter of 2025, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA\u2019s on-going implementation of the Colonna Report recommendations will focus on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completing all recommendations due by the end of Q2 2025 and continue the preliminary work related to recommendations that are in preparation;<\/li>\n<li>Providing the second Integrity Briefing to Member States on May 12th in Geneva;<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring and managing risks to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA related to the Action Plan, considering developments in the external environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 23 April 2025 This quarterly Colonna Report provides a summary of major milestones and developments over the first quarter of 2025 in the Agency\u2019s implementation of the 50 recommendations of the Independent Review of Mechanisms and Procedures to Ensure Adherence by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵRWA to the Humanitarian Principle of Neutrality (\u201cColonna Report\u201d). 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