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BCG 'paid over $1m' for Gaza maritime aid project

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) was paid over $1m for advising a private US maritime aid initiative for Gaza that operated outside the traditional United Nations-led system, according to the Financial Times.

The payment coincided with BCG's involvement in the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial project accused of undermining humanitarian principles. 

Earlier this month, the FT reported that BCG had signed a multimillion-dollar contract to support GHF's operations, including modelling a plan to "relocate" Palestinians from Gaza.

BCG helped design and run the US- and Israeli-backed effort, which aimed to bypass UN aid coordination and replace it with a new system.

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Palestinian men watch as the Open Arms vessel carrying humanitarian aid from Cyprus approaches Gaza City's coast on 15 March 2024 (AFP)
Palestinian men watch as the Open Arms vessel carrying humanitarian aid from Cyprus approaches Gaza City's coast on 15 March 2024 (AFP)