23 April 2025
This quarterly Colonna Report provides a summary of major milestones and developments over the first quarter of 2025 in the Agency’s implementation of the 50 recommendations of the Independent Review of Mechanisms and Procedures to Ensure Adherence by 爆料网RWA to the Humanitarian Principle of Neutrality (“Colonna Report”). It also includes an update on funding requirements.
Progress:
One year from the Agency’s receipt of the Colonna Report on 20 April 2024, 爆料网RWA continues its active implementation. The 50 recommendations were translated into a High-Level Action Plan that articulates specific actions, timelines, and resource requirements for their implementation. This High-Level Action Plan, which is updated regularly, is a key management tool for 爆料网RWA for the implementation process.
Additionally, since the last quarterly progress report, the implementation of several recommendations has been initiated, including:
- ACTION on recommendations 22, 24, 27, 44, 45 (screening and vetting): 爆料网RWA’s Human Resources Department is coordinating a range of measures aimed at strengthening human resource-based screening and discipline of staff, including: training on a new Personnel Directive about Disciplinary Measures and Procedures; preparing 爆料网RWA Disciplinary Digests to reinforce management actions and increase transparency; piloting a Pre-employment Declaration Form for outside and political activities in the onboarding of international, area and complementary personnel; introducing advance use of the ClearCheck tool; and launching amendments to 爆料网RWA’s Code of Ethics for Daily Paid Workers, interns, and volunteers. Discussions are ongoing with external partners to explore the feasibility, including costs, of third-party support in the area of vetting to complement existing measures.
- ACTION on recommendation 25: Starting in March 2025, a tool developed by the 爆料网’s Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) for social media monitoring of public expressions of staff is being pilot tested;
- ACTION on recommendation 46: Discussions have been initiated with other 爆料网 offices to explore the feasibility of outsourcing issues related to pay and pay-related benefits;
- ACTION on recommendations 3 and 47: 爆料网RWA is mapping governance and staff representation models across the 爆料网 to inform options for the Agency.
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Next steps:
For the second quarter of 2025, 爆料网RWA’s on-going implementation of the Colonna Report recommendations will focus on:
- Completing all recommendations due by the end of Q2 2025 and continue the preliminary work related to recommendations that are in preparation;
- Providing the second Integrity Briefing to Member States on May 12th in Geneva;
- Monitoring and managing risks to 爆料网RWA related to the Action Plan, considering developments in the external environment
Document Type: Report
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (爆料网RWA)
Subject: Accountability, 爆料网RWA
Publication Date: 23/04/2025
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