False Photo Tweet: UN Launches Inquiry
March 18, 2012 11:48 by Pesach Benson
UN Under-Secretary General Valerie Amos
Under-Secretary-General Valerie Amos responded to Ambassador Ron Prosor’s letter that the UN is launching an internal inquiry into Khulood Badawi’s false photo tweet.
This after HonestReporting exposed Badawi’s UN connection.
Fox News updates the situation:
In a response letter to Ambassador Prosor, obtained by Fox News, UN Under-Secretary General Amos wrote: “It is regrettable that an OCHA staff member has posted information on her personal Twitter profile, which is both false and which reflects on issues that are related to her work. The opinions expressed in her tweets in no way reflect the views of OCHA, nor has it been sanctioned by OCHA.”
When asked what the UN intends to do about the matter, OCHA spokeswoman Amanda Pitt said, Badawi remains fully employed, while an “internal inquiry reviews whether any action needs to be taken on the staff member.” . . .
Badawi’s work as an OCHA field officer gives her the means to report from sensitive locations at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. On March 19th, the OCHA Humanitarian Coordinator and the Head of Office in Jerusalem have an appointment to meet with officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel to discuss her activity.
Badawi still isn’t commenting on the controversy she created by misleadingly tweeting a years-old photo as if it were recent.
We hope the growing grassroots momentum forces the UN to take accountability for the actions of its employees. Sign HonestReporting’s petition and join the thousands of people calling for Badawi’s dismissal.
(Photo of Amos via UN/JC McIlwaine)
Follow the full story of Khulood Badawi’s false photo tweet:
- Top Tweet on Gaza Proven False
- Exposed: UN Media Official Responsible for False Photo Tweet
- No Accountability For UN Official’s False Photo Tweet
- Following Up: Why the Radio Silence?
- Ambassador Demands Badawi’s Dismissal
- False Photo Tweet: UN Launches Inquiry
- Badawi’s Cold Correction
Sign the Petition Demanding Badawi’s Dismissal
steve mann
4:25 pm
Mar 18, 2012
Dose anyone think any action will be taken by the UN?
I am doubtful- though I hoped to be proved wrong.
As soon as I read that she is to remain fully employed whilst an internal investigation takes place- I saw the “Bucket of Whitewash” being transported into their building!
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Stanley Tee
7:30 pm
Mar 18, 2012
Not a snowball’s chance in you-know-where. I don’t expect for a moment that the UN will take any action at all.
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Tweet mit falschem Foto: UNO leitet Untersuchung ein « Medien BackSpin
4:45 pm
Mar 18, 2012
[...] Pesach Benson, HonestReporting, 18. März 2012 [...]
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Henry Tobias
7:57 pm
Mar 18, 2012
Don’t hold your breath for Valerie Amos to act in favour of Israel.
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Stengl
7:01 pm
Mar 19, 2012
This person must go because she has demonstrated a complete lack of credibility trying intentionally to mislead the international constituency of this global public organ. It does not matter who was “targeted” what matters is that the organ´s credibility determines its ability to function.
By keeping personnel like this pursuing their own agenda, the organ demonstrates that it itself is not to be believed or trusted.
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steve mann
10:01 pm
Mar 19, 2012
You know she must go- I know she must go- HR knows she must go-
But those at the UN dont know that-
I hear it so often -”So she made a mistake” ” she has apologised”
BS>
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UN Investigating “False Photo” Tweeter | The Conservative Papers
12:51 pm
Mar 20, 2012
[...] response to Prosor’s letter, UN Under-Secretary General Valerie Amos wrote, “It is regrettable that an OCHA staff member has posted information on her personal Twitter [...]
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Boris Kushnir
11:34 pm
Mar 28, 2012
Is Valerie Amos still investigating the case for Badavie’s more severe charges then
her dismissal and if not then why Badavie is still employed… ??? Is UN and it’s secretary general waiting for more created damages by Badavie before she will be fired…???
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[...] palestinienne attribuait cette mort à une frappe aérienne israélienne et que, le mars 2012, l’ONU a lancé une enquête internationale surd’éventuelles sanctions à l’égard de Mme Bada…. [4] Opus cité, p. 104. [5] Opus cité, p.107 [6] Daniel Seaman, alors responsable du GPO, a [...]
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