Watchdog Accuses UN Agency Staff of Stealing Gaza Humanitarian Aid, Selling It for Profit

Published on May 10, 2024

An international watchdog has accused staff at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) of stealing humanitarian aid meant for residents of Gaza and selling it off for profit. Switzerland-based UN Watch said in a May 8 report that it had reviewed numerous allegations—including some made in an online chatroom by UNRWA employee whistleblowers—that staff at the UN agency have been stealing and selling off humanitarian aid that’s freely provided to help struggling Palestinians. The watchdog also said that Palestinians who report the UNRWA staff abuses face reprisals and that UNRWA Commissioner-General Phillipe Lazzarini is turning a blind eye....

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