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Florence Mumba

UN COI commissioner — Israel/OPT · Zambia / Geneva

Affiliated with UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Intergovernmental (UN)

Member of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, appointed Nov 2025.

Financing

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Money source

Commissioner service through UN Human Rights Council mandate support.

Institutional alignment

UN Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry; former international judge.

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Disclosures & conflicts

Participation in the COI sits within a mandate Israel and some critics reject as biased; findings remain evidence/analysis, not binding adjudication.

Credibility & caveats

Independent expert on a UN investigative mechanism; reports are not court judgments.

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