Nine staff were immediately identified and terminated. Two were still being identified; one was confirmed dead.
As Western nations suspended funding for the main United Nations' relief agency in Gaza over Israeli claims, the U.N. chief promised to hold his staff accountable but urgently appealed for the aid to keep flowing.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said the world body was "taking swift action following the extremely serious allegations" against 12 staff for UNRWA, the main relief agency for Palestinian refugees, and had launched an internal investigation into the allegations.
Fourteen cases remain under investigation by U.N. investigators, who have met with authorities in Israel.
The International Court of Justice heard testimony on the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of Palestinian territories.
The ruling is the first of two that are expected this week from a decade of conflict-turned-war between Russia and Ukraine.
Justices at The Hague granted South Africa's request for provisional measures against the Israeli military in Gaza.
Fourteen cases remain under investigation by U.N. investigators, who have met with authorities in Israel.
The chair of the talks called for optimism despite divisions among plastic-producing nations and those urging restraints.
The number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity has increased every year since 2019.
The group of organizations that reviewed the U.N. agency recommends several ways of strengthening its neutrality.
