Author: Steven Sahiounie

The State of Palestine appreciated the work done by former French Foreign Minister, Catherine Colonna, for issuing the “Independent review of mechanisms and procedures to ensure adherence by UNRWA to the humanitarian principle of neutrality”, as requested by the UN Secretary-General, and the detailed assessment by the Swedish-based Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, the Norwegian Chr Michelsen Institute, and the Danish Institute for Human Rights. As affirmed by the report, UNRWA is indispensable and its role remains vital and irreplaceable in providing assistance to millions of Palestine refugees in all the fields of operation indicated in…

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