The UN has admitted that a senior official breached their code of conduct over liking a series of anti-Israel tweets, including one accusing the Jewish state of funding “genocide” in Gaza.
Sarah Douglas, the deputy chief for peace, security and resilience at UN Women, endorsed a string of incendiary claims on social media following the October 7 attack.

One tweet posted on X/Twitter liked by Douglas that was posted on 16 October read: "We are currently witnessing all the forces of empire team up to annihilate the Palestinian people and struggle for freedom."

An 18 November tweet liked by Douglas declared: "The tide has turned. Young people simply will not allow our politicians to keep supporting the mass murder of Palestinians."

Meanwhile, a tweet posted by Jewish Voice for Peace on 11 December and also liked by Douglas accused America of "funding and arming the genocide in Gaza".
The revelations have led to calls for the bureaucrat to be stripped of her office from various politicians including American senators Rick Scott and Marsha Blackburn.

UN guidelines require all staff to be “mindful at all times that their conduct on social media must be consistent with the principles set out in the United Nations Charter”. These principles include “loyalty, impartiality, and responsibility to the organisation”.
UN Secretary-General's spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said of Ms Douglas: “On the issue of the UN-Women staffer, who used her personal account, I understand UN-Women is dealing with the issue that there was a violation of the code of conduct by this individual and it is being dealt with.”
Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch, welcomed the “rare admission by the UN of malfeasance committed by one of their senior officials”.

But he added: “Sarah Douglas has publicly endorsed the Hamas narrative, and every day that she remains is not only a black stain on the credibility of UN Women, but casts a shadow upon the United Nations itself. We are calling on the UN to remove her immediately.”

Advocacy group UK Lawyers for Israel said that Douglas’ “overt political activity, including her public endorsement of extreme statements by politicians and political organisations amounts to a material breach of her UN obligation to be neutral and impartial”.
This is not the first time Douglas has been critisiced. During a webcam broadcast to the UN earlier this month, the official was seen with a Palestine poster behind her.