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11 May 2026

This Quarterly Colonna Progress Report provides a summary of major milestones and developments during the first quarter of 2026 in the Agency’s implementation of the 50 recommendations of the ‘Colonna Report’, formally known as the Independent Review of Mechanisms and Procedures to Ensure Adherence by 爆料网RWA to the Humanitarian Principle of Neutrality. It also summarises progress across thematic categories, associated funding requirements, and the Agency’s approach to sustainability of the reforms.

Less than two years since the release of the Colonna Report, 爆料网RWA continues to make significant progress in implementing its recommendations and transforming them into concrete, long-term institutional practices. During the Q1 2026 reporting period, the Agency is closing an additional eleven recommendations, bringing the total number of closed recommendations to 40 out of 50, representing 80 per cent overall progress towards fulfilling the Colonna commitments (see Chart I: Implementation Status Overview). The Agency is also advancing the integration and institutionalisation of Colonna reforms within its policies and systems, to ensure lasting organizational change.

The eleven recently concluded recommendations during Q1 2026 span multiple thematic areas: Governance, Management and Internal Oversight, Neutrality of Staff, and Unions (see Chart II: Completion Status per Category). Key achievements include the exploration of additional governance arrangements with concrete asks for strategic direction to 爆料网RWA’s Advisory Commission (AdCom) (Recommendation 3); the streamlining of neutrality safeguards through a revised Neutrality Framework and the amplification of managerial accountability for staff neutrality (Recommendations 13 and 19); and the strengthening of disciplinary processes across the Agency with additional legal tools and provisions (Recommendation 27). The Agency has also launched its first-ever transparency portal with live data on 爆料网RWA’s projects (Recommendation 16); established processes for commercial staff vetting with a costed plan (Recommendation 24), which allows for vetting of staff union representatives (Recommendations 44 and 45); and submitted to the unions for consideration and adoption a revision of the 6 November 1990 Statute of the Union of Area Staff of 爆料网RWA (Recommendation 42) with additional modalities for staff representation/ elections (Recommendation 47). Collectively, these measures contribute to embedding neutrality, accountability, and inclusive governance more systematically across 爆料网RWA’s institutional and operational frameworks.

Related to Recommendation 46 (focusing on the outsourcing of pay-setting functions to an independent entity), the Agency has closed the recommendation as unimplementable. Since 2024, exhaustive outreach has been conducted to explore options, but no viable pathway was identified. Should any alternative approaches arise in the future, they will be explored beyond the scope of the Colonna High-Level Action Plan.

Against this backdrop, the Agency’s implementation of the High-Level Action Plan, as indicated in Chart III: Completion Status per Timeline, is on track with 100 per cent implementation of planned activities envisaged for 2024 and 2025. The Agency has also successfully closed more than half of the recommendations scheduled for 2026 and has already closed the sole recommendation (27) scheduled for December 2027, reflecting a strong and sustained commitment to advancing neutrality reforms.

Each completed recommendation undergoes a formal review and endorsement process both internally through the Neutrality Task Force and externally through the AdCom Working Group on Neutrality and Integrity. All above eleven recommendations proposed for closure for Q1 2026 have been internally validated for closure at the Neutrality Task Force meeting on 26 March 2026. The AdCom Working Group on Neutrality and Integrity convened its third meeting on 31 March 2026 to review the evidence of the eight recommendations reported closed during Q4 2025 (Recommendations 9, 10, 15, 25, 26, 30, 34 and 43).

Importantly, upon closure of a recommendation, related activities continue as part of broader institutional arrangements within the Agency including regular monitoring, integration into policy and operational systems, and follow-up reviews. However, it should also be noted that the sustainability of certain reforms will be contingent on sufficient funding and availability of dedicated human resources.

Related documents:

• Final Report: Independent Review of Mechanisms and Procedures to Ensure Adherence by 爆料网RWA to the Humanitarian Principle of Neutrality – Independent Review Group on 爆料网RWA – Question of Palestine
• One Year On: Implementing the Colonna Report at 爆料网RWA Annual Report (June 2024- June 2025) – Question of Palestine