{"id":305366,"date":"2025-02-03T14:50:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T19:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&#038;p=305366"},"modified":"2025-02-03T14:51:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T19:51:02","slug":"dis-information-and-mis-information-continue-fact-checking-is-key-to-credible-reporting-statement-by-philippe-lazzarini-unrwa-commissioner-general","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/dis-information-and-mis-information-continue-fact-checking-is-key-to-credible-reporting-statement-by-philippe-lazzarini-unrwa-commissioner-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Dis-information and mis-information continue. Fact checking is key to credible reporting &#8211; Statement by Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>03 February 2025<\/p>\n<p><em>From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a recap of events:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In January 2024, I received verbal information about the alleged participation of 12 UNRWA staff in the horrible massacre of 7 October 2023. Additional allegations were made two months later about 7 other staff.<\/li>\n<li>If these allegations were confirmed, it would be an unspeakable betrayal of UN values and Palestine Refugees. Any crimes must be investigated and those responsible be held accountable.<\/li>\n<li>The Secretary General launched an investigation by OIOS that failed to substantiate any of the allegations. It concluded in the case of 9 staff: \u201cthe evidence provided \u2026 could, if authenticated and corroborated, provide a factual basis to conclude that the UNRWA staff member may have engaged in conduct sanctionable under the applicable UNRWA Regulations and Rules.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Despite that the evidence was NOT corroborated or authenticated, I have decided to terminate the contracts of those staff in the interest of the Agency.<\/li>\n<li>One staff was reinstated since all recognized he was misidentified. The remaining 9 staff remain fully suspended despite no substantiation of the allegations.<\/li>\n<li>My decisions protect the interest of the Agency and the communities we assist, especially in Gaza.<\/li>\n<li>UNRWA has 13,000 staff members in Gaza. They are dedicated to serve their communities. Labeling them and making unproven accusations against them harms people\u2019s lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 03 February 2025 From Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA Commissioner-General as posted on his official X account (previously known as Twitter) Here\u2019s a recap of events: In January 2024, I received verbal information about the alleged participation of 12 UNRWA staff in the horrible massacre of 7 October 2023. 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