An independent commission of inquiry investigating violations of international law in the occupied Palestinian territory warns it cannot continue its work due to severe funding shortages. The body was established by the United Nations' Human Rights Council in 2021 and is being derailed by lack of resources. The United States withdrew from the Human Rights Council earlier this year but still owes roughly $1.5bn in outstanding UN fees. The funding gap undermines the commission's capacity to monitor and investigate amid rapidly increasing Israeli settler violence and the illegal expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank. Suspension would reduce available mechanisms for accountability.
The independent UN body responsible for investigating Israel says it is short on money. An independent commission of inquiry investigating violations of international law in the occupied Palestinian territory has warned it cannot continue its work. Severe funding shortages are derailing the body established by the United Nations' Human Rights Council in 2021. The United States withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council earlier this year.
Still, it continues to owe about $1.5bn in outstanding fees to the UN. What, then, is the impact on this commission in the face of rapidly increasing Israeli settler violence and the illegal expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Andrew Gilmour Former UN assistant secretary-general for human rights Sari Bashi Human rights lawyer and founder of Gisha,
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