In Islam, zakat — the alms required of every Muslim — can and should be given to further the jihad. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that there are so many jihad-linked charities. But the UN should be aware of this, and care. It is likely aware of it, and doesn’t care. The U.S. should stop contributing to it and expel it from New York. But of course, that would require an American administration.
“UN bodies receive millions from ‘terror charities’ – opinion,” by Jordan Cope, Jerusalem Post, July 30, 2023:
The United Nations has a terrorism problem.
Last month, its Security Council refused to designate as a global terrorist the architect behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks, which killed 170 people.
Just over two weeks ago, the UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, who has previously appeared on the Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen channel, issued a report that was praised by the terrorist group Hamas.
Until today, the UN has actively failed to define terrorism, affording terrorists impunity on a daily basis. Not only does the UN have a problem identifying terrorism when it is right in front of them, but in some cases the UN has even partnered with terrorism-affiliated groups.
Over the last year, four United Nations agencies have partnered with and accepted $7 million from the terrorism-affiliated NGO Qatar Charity. According to the Counter Extremism Project (that maintains databases on extremist groups, their ideology, leaders, history, financing, violent activities, tactics, and rhetoric), the Qatar Charity is a member charity of the Union of Good network.
The Union of Good umbrella organization was banned by the US Treasury in 2008 because of its status as “an organization created by Hamas leadership to transfer funds to [Hamas]” during the Second Intifada. Hamas is on the US State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
“Terrorist groups such as Hamas continue to exploit charities to radicalize vulnerable communities and cultivate support for their violent activities,” said then-US undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Stuart Levey, at the time. The Qatar Charity has been banned by five Middle Eastern countries.
UN undermined by ties to “terrorist charity”
Regardless of whether those funds actually further violence, the UN’s ties to the Qatar Charity irredeemably taint its ability to fight terrorism and stain its integrity as a human rights body.
The UN’s decision to continue these partnerships despite knowing about Qatar Charity’s terrorism status makes it all the more egregious. In 2017, the Secretary General’s Office acknowledged that it knew of the Qatar Charity’s designation. In fact, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, actually chaired the UNHCR as high commissioner when the agency first partnered with the Qatar Charity in 2012.
The UNHCR – the UN’s refugee agency – remains the biggest recent UN recipient of Qatar Charity funding. In March, the two signed a letter of intent for a project worth over $5 million. The project will, reportedly, help displaced families in Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Yemen, but given the Qatar Charity’s impropriety, one would not be mistaken for exercising skepticism as to where the money will actually go….
Linde B. says
Everyone who reads JihadWatch should write a brief note to their Congress person and US Senator citing this article and ask them: “Why does the US still fund the UN
in light of this information?” 🤔😝😈
Aum says
Islam Charities are a trojan horse in every country – U.K., U.S.A., India & Europe – they are a front for advancing Islam by any means.
Will the politicians wake up and do something.