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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East Abbreviation UNRWA Formation 8 December 1949 ; 75 years ago (1949-12-08) Type United Nations programme Purpose Provide direct relief and works programmes for Palestinian refugees Headquarters Amman, Jordan Gaza ...
875,998 refugees in June 1951, according to the Report of the Director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East published by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, September 28, 1951. [7] [note 3] 914,000 refugees in 1950, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency website. [9] [note 4]
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Clickable map of the more than 400 depopulated towns and villages of the 1948 Palestinian exodus (red) and the c. 60 modern day Palestinian refugee camps (blue) Palestinian refugees are citizens of Mandatory Palestine, and their descendants, who fled or were expelled from their country, village or ...
The revelation that U.N. staff members participated in October 7 is the latest in a string of controversies.
Most refugees come to the United States via the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, but another UN agency deals with most Palestinian refugees, the United Nations Relief and Works ...
It is the dream of many in the Palestinian diaspora, and is present most strongly in Palestinian refugee camps. [13] In the largest such camp in Lebanon, Ain al-Hilweh, neighborhoods are named for the Galilee towns and villages from which the original refugees came, such as Az-Zeeb, Safsaf and Hittin. [13]
The main United Nations agency in Gaza has warned it “most likely” will have to halt its work in the war-torn enclave and across the Middle East by the end of the month after donors paused ...
Palestinian refugees living in the areas of Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are covered by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Unlike UNHCR, UNRWA does not have a mandate to resettle Palestine refugees and has no authority to seek lasting ...