Goed nieuws van de VN. Hopelijk luistert UNRWA, waar voor het overgrote deel Palestijnen werken (waaronder Hamas leden), naar de duidelijke woorden van Ban Ki-Moon. Beter dan hopen is het wanneer de VN voor controle mechanismen zorgt die dergelijk misbruik voorkomen.
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Ban Ki-Moon orders probe after rockets fired at Israel from UNRWA school
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NOON BRIEFING
BY MARIE OKABE
DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON
Thursday, November 8, 2007
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SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS ABUSE OF U.N. FACILITIES;
URGES AVOIDANCE OF ACTIONS ENDANGERING CIVILIAN LIVES
In response to questions at briefings over the past two days about reports that Palestinian militants last week launched rockets at Israel from a school run by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the UNRWA Commissioner-General spoke about this yesterday, and the Secretary-General has asked that UNRWA fully investigate this incident.
According to their inquiry, the school had been evacuated at the time of the incident to ensure the safety of the staff and children during an Israeli military incursion. While the school was empty, militants entered the compound and fired rockets at Israel.
The Secretary-General condemns this abuse of UN facilities, which is a serious violation of the UN's privileges and immunities.
He calls on all involved in this conflict to avoid actions that endanger the lives of civilians, especially children, and that put at risk UNRWA's ability to carry out its humanitarian mission.
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