Israel has accused a dozen United Nations employees in Gaza of participating in Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre of 1,200 people in Israel, prompting the world body to fire the alleged perpetrators and open an investigation that threatens to tarnish the U.N.’s reputation and jeopardize tens of millions of dollars in
Author: Colum Lynch
US presidential candidates rally behind ‘defund the UN’ campaign
In a November campaign stop in Keene, New Hampshire, last year, Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor and U.S. presidential candidate, told voters that it was time to stop spending American taxpayer money on the United Nations. It also provided an opportunity to take a catchy liberal political slogan — “defund
UNICEF, WFP confront growing dissent in ranks over Gaza
Catherine Russell, executive director of UNICEF, visited Gaza this week in a show of solidarity with the agency’s staff, who have endured weeks of Israeli bombardment and the death of family members. She got a rough reception. Local staff faulted the agency’s leadership, during a tense private meeting, for mounting what