UNRWA, Sigrid Kaag, Gaza & other topics - Daily Press Briefing

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Highlights: - UN Relief And Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East - Sigrid Kaag - Gaza - Deputy Secretary-General - Security Council - Chile - Yemen - Abyei - Sudan - Namibia - Honour Roll UN RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY FOR PALESTINE REFUGEES IN THE NEAR EAST The Secretary-General, in consultation with Philippe Lazzarini, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Commissioner-General, this morning appointed an independent Review Group to assess whether the Agency is doing everything within its power to ensure neutrality and to respond to the allegations of serious breaches that have been made. The review will be led by Catherine Colonna, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, and she will work with three research organizations: the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Sweden, the Christian Michelsen Inst