UN Watch – Bombshell Report: UN Watch Debunks UNRWA’s Claims of “Reform”
UNRWA’s claim to have completed 41 out of 50 required reforms on removing Hamas terrorists is now under question as UN Watch’s latest report finds that only 13 were actually implemented, with Hamas remaining deeply embedded throughout UNRWA schools and staff unions.
UN Watch’s report was featured in major articles by Fox News and The Jerusalem Post, with UN Watch Executive Director Hillel Neuer telling the media outlets that “UNRWA is grading its own homework — and giving itself credit for reforms that exist mainly on paper. A policy is not a reform if it is ignored, unenforced, or blocked by staff unions dominated by Hamas.”
UN Watch has called on donor governments not to rely on UNRWA’s self-reported completion figures when deciding whether to resume or continue funding. Governments should require independent verification of each claimed reform and assess whether it has produced measurable changes in staff conduct, educational content, union activity, and the protection of UN facilities.
Weeks ago, Finland joined Sweden and the United States in ending all funding to UNRWA following UN Watch’s relentless campaign against the terror-infested UN agency.
Fatal Flaws Uncovered by UN Watch
• UNRWA redefined what counts as completion, marking a reform complete even where further measures remain necessary and the reform has not been fully institutionalized.
• UNRWA still lacks a demonstrated system for screening its workforce for Hamas membership.
• External investigations continue to uncover what UNRWA’s internal systems missed. In June 2026, the USAID Office of Inspector General referred 108 current or former UNRWA personnel for suspension or debarment based on evidence linking them to the October 7 attacks or Hamas’s military wing.
• UNRWA closed crucial union reforms that were never implemented after merely drafting and transmitting a proposed statute.
• One reform to outsource union pay-setting functions was closed as “unimplementable.”
• Educational reform is measured by procedures rather than content as assessments continue to identify antisemitism, glorification of terrorism, and incitement in the 2025–2026 Palestinian Authority curriculum used in UNRWA schools.
• Contradicting itself, UNRWA declared a “cultural shift” completed while describing it as ongoing.
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