{"id":2240556,"date":"2024-05-08T21:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T01:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-arise-of-unrwa-staff-stealing-and-hoarding-aid\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T21:18:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T01:18:03","slug":"reports-arise-of-unrwa-staff-stealing-and-hoarding-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-arise-of-unrwa-staff-stealing-and-hoarding-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"News emerges about UNRWA employees stealing and stockpiling aid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freports-arise-of-unrwa-staff-stealing-and-hoarding-aid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2240556&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A United Nations watchdog report accuses \u200cUNRWA of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-terrorism-complicates-safe-haven-plans-for-gaza-civilians\/\" title=\"Hamas terrorism hinders Gaza civilians' safe haven plans.\">diverting \u2063aid<\/a> for Gaza. The findings, shared by ex-employee Haitham al Sayyed on a chat platform, suggest internal corruption. Allegations include staff hoarding aid and leadership turning a blind eye. Employees express frustration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-of-girl-allegedly-killed-by-rayshard-brooks-protesters-sue-democrat-mayor-leaders-allowed-armed-vigilantes-rioting\/\" title=\"Family Of Girl Allegedly Killed By Rayshard Brooks Protesters Sue Democrat Mayor: Leaders Allowed \u2018Armed Vigilantes,\u2019 Rioting \u00a0\">seeking accountability<\/a>. The situation highlights systemic\u2063 issues\u200d within\u200b the organization.\u2063 A United Nations watchdog report alleges UNRWA of misappropriating Gaza\u200d aid. Ex-staffer Haitham al\u2064 Sayyed disclosed the \u2062claims, revealing\u2064 internal corruption. Accusations involve aid \u2062hoarding by employees and leadership indifference. Staff \u200coutcry for accountability underscores deep-rooted organizational challenges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"United Nations\">United Nations<\/a> watchdog group released a <a href=\"https:\/\/unwatch.org\/unrwa-staff-stealing-and-selling-humanitarian-aid-gazans-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"United Nations\">report<\/a> accusing the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees of stealing and hoarding aid intended for the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>The information comes from a chatroom run by former UNRWA employee Haitham al Sayyed, who is believed to have been fired from the organization in 2016 after he publicly called out the agency for hiding a UNRWA school map denying the existence of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, he still holds some sway among the group, and staff members expressed their frustration with current leadership to him in the chat room to try and get him to sway the leadership to crack down on corruption.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Protesters wave Palestinian flags during a sit-in in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza in front of UNRWA office, background, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo\/Hassan Ammar)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marilyn-manson-denies-evan-rachel-woods-abuse-allegations-gets-dropped-from-record-label\/\" title=\"Marilyn Manson Denies Evan Rachel Wood\u2019s Abuse Allegations, Gets Dropped From Record Label\">allegations made<\/a> by the employees was the stealing and hoarding of aid by leadership and employees. The employees allegedly said they brought their complaints to the attention of leadership many times but were ignored.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we witnessed with our own eyes in the shelters that we passed through and what we heard from reliable, friendly sources is that the workers in the shelters have their homes full of aid and not only them but their loved ones with them,\u201d one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dominion-employee-allegedly-caught-on-video-downloading-data-on-usb-plugging-it-into-a-laptop-manipulating-data-and-then-palming-the-usb\/\" title=\"Dominion Employee Allegedly Caught on Video Downloading Data on USB, Plugging it Into a Laptop, Manipulating Data and then Palming the USB\">employee allegedly<\/a> said. \u201cEighty percent of the employees in the shelters that I passed by have no morals or dignity, and they are only concerned with themselves and their loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another allegation of theft and retaliation was given in the case of baby Pampers. An employee said they \u201cwere surprised the next day that 150 bags were distributed at night and some of the displaced people did not get their right to it, and everyone who speaks is transferred.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In another case, an employee reported that their school was without power for over a month after someone kept stealing the fuel for it. After the thief was caught, the principal didn\u2019t remove him.<\/p>\n<p>Others were alleged to have stolen food and sold it for extra money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe director of a school warehouse came now with 50 cartons of food that were distributed in UNRWA schools and sold them to a merchant for 350 shekels per carton, equivalent to $100,\u201d an alleged employee said. \u201cHow did he take out this amount of cartons? Where is the administration about this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The organization that uncovered the chatlogs, U.N. Watch, is a watchdog with close ties to Israel, according to <em>AFP<\/em> and the<em> Economist<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UNRWA has come under unprecedented criticism during the current war in Gaza, with the Israeli government accusing many of its members of having ties with Hamas. The United States and other countries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2837927\/biden-administration-trump-era-funding-unrwa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suspended funding<\/a> to the agency after news emerged of its alleged connections to Hamas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iowa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iowa<\/a> Attorney General Brenna Bird and <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South Carolina<\/a> Attorney General Alan Wilson led 22 other states in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2995179\/half-states-demand-unwra-completely-defunded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"letter\">letter<\/a> to congressional leadership demanding the U.S. \u201ccompletely\u201d defund the UNRWA over its alleged ties to Hamas.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A UN oversight body accuses UNRWA of diverting aid for Gaza. The report originates from ex-employee Haitham al Sayyed&#8217;s chatroom. 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