UN chief appoints group for independent external review of UNRWA

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced an independent review of the agency’s office that focuses on the Palestinian territories following allegations that a handful of employees participated in terrorism.

Catherine Colonna, France’s former minister of foreign affairs, will lead the review, which Guterres announced on Monday. She will work with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Sweden, the Chr. Michelsen Institute in Norway, and the Danish Institute for Human Rights.

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