Overview

• BCG publicly disavowed the unauthorized “Aurora” relocation model, dismissed two partners who led it and launched an external investigation.
• The off-the-books project ran from October 2024 to May 2025 and estimated a $5 billion cost to relocate more than 500,000 Gazans.
• Save the Children suspended its pro bono partnership on June 13 pending BCG’s review of the governance failures that enabled the secret work.
• UBS and Goldman Sachs both declined to open Swiss accounts for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation amid reputational and oversight concerns.
• The House of Commons Business and Trade Select Committee has formally summoned BCG to provide comprehensive answers by July 22.