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The contents of the “Children’s Campaign” are set in accordance with the guidance of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNICEF) and the UN-Palestinian Authority (OCHA), which has been inciting anti-Israel for decades, To the blacklist. “We want to put the occupation on the ‘shame list’,” declared Iyad Abu Katash of the International Association for the Rights of the Child Palestine. A senior member of the “Save the Children” organization announced in 2015 that the organization’s goal was to be included in the list. This is an annual list published by the UN secretary general, consisting almost entirely of terrorist organizations such as ISIS, al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
An investigation by the NGO Monitor Institute reveals that the campaign is conducted from within Israel, with the help of periodic coordination meetings of its leaders. Some are foreign nationals who receive visas to enter the country and some are UN employees. At the same time, Ucha’s address is located in East Jerusalem not far from the Ministry of Justice, on St. George Street. Their operation.
“Children’s Campaign”
The institute’s investigation also shows that funding for the campaign comes from European countries and the European Union. Since 2018, the EU has provided funding of at least € 3.2 million for projects promoting the “Children’s Campaign”, alongside 6.7 million from European governments (UK, Norway, Belgium, Switzerland and more) and UN frameworks. NGO Monitor warns that similar processes Others oppose Israel at the UN, such as the black list of the “Human Rights Council”, so even in this case, the IDF may find itself on the list, despite adhering to high moral norms.
The EU delegation in Ramat Gan responded that “the EU is unaware and is not participating in a campaign aimed at adding an Israeli or Palestinian entity to the UN’s annual report on children and armed conflict.” The delegation adds that “promoting and protecting the rights of the child is a top priority of the Union’s human rights policy.”