UNRWA management is no longer reporting the deaths of UNRWA Palestinian staff members killed by I@r@e@ in Gaza.
UNRWA Commissioner-General reports the death of approximately 207 Palestinian staff members, but this number is incorrect. The actual figure is much higher, double or triple, around 500. This number excludes the hundreds of dependents that have not been accounted for.
According to direct reports, the bereaved families have stopped notifying UNRWA about the death due to fear of their salaries being cut off immediately.
When a staff member dies, UNRWA immediately removes them from the payroll instead of compensating them according to the Malicious Act Insurance Policy. Just a reminder: every bereaved family has the right to around 120,000 USD. UNRWA has not yet paid a penny.
The grieving families have chosen to stop reporting the death of their loved ones to safeguard their last remaining resource. Instead of fulfilling their obligations, UNRWA management further exploits the death of their staff members in their daily social media posts.
The discrimination is attributed to Western countries and allies being the only ones in charge of UNRWA senior management positions. Yesterday, the UNRWA Commissioner-General paid tribute to aid workers killed in the line of duty, stating that “… the war in Gaza broke all existing rules of war. Those responsible must be held accountable…”
Commissioner-General, could you start by taking responsibility for the families of UNRWA staff killed in the line of duty?
Wouldn’t it be better if you stopped breaking your own rules? The United Nations’ rules?
Could you explain why Palestinian staff are being discriminated against and not receiving the compensation they are entitled to?
Why not inform your audience about the thousands of dollars your Western Surge staff are being paid for doing nothing?
The funds intended for the bereaved families are now being disbursed to the international staff so they can enjoy rest and recovery.
In the meantime, the Commissioner-General continues pretending by writing more useless op-eds and firing more UNRWA staff.
