Germany Resumes Cooperation with UNRWA in Gaza After Neutrality Review
The German government has announced its decision to resume cooperation with the UN Agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) in Gaza. This follows an investigation led by former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna into whether some UNRWA employees were involved in the October 7 attack by Hamas.
The Colonna-led review of the agency’s neutrality on April 22 concluded that Israel had yet to back up its accusations that hundreds of UNRWA staff were operatives in Gaza terrorist groups. The German ministries urged UNRWA to swiftly implement the report’s recommendations, including strengthening its internal audit function and improving external oversight of project management.
“In support of these reforms, the German government will soon continue its cooperation with UNRWA in Gaza, as Australia, Canada, Sweden, and Japan, among others, have already done,” said the ministries in the statement.
