{"id":194974,"date":"2010-06-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=194974"},"modified":"2019-03-12T16:55:04","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T16:55:04","slug":"auto-insert-194974","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-194974\/","title":{"rendered":"Special “Refugee Survey Quarterly” Issue Focuses on UNRWA – UNRWA news item"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Special Refugee Survey Quarterly issue focuses on UNRWA<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Jerusalem — UNRWA is the focus of a special double issue of the academic journal Refugee Survey Quarterly, entitled 'UNRWA and the Palestinian Refugees 60 Years Later’.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Two introductory articles, by guest editors Lex Takkenberg of UNRWA and Professor Riccardo Bocco of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, are available here.<\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA and the Palestinian Refugees: A History within History<\/a> (PDF) — By Professor Riccardo Bocco<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA and the Palestinian Refugees After Sixty Years: Some Reflections<\/a> <\/span>(PDF) — By Lex Takkenberg<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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An article on UNRWA’s mandate is also available: <\/span>The Mandate of UNRWA at Sixty<\/a> (PDF) by Lance Bartholomeusz.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Important role for Palestinian refugees<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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The volume marks the 60th anniversary of UNRWA and pays tribute to the important role the Agency has played on behalf of Palestinian refugees.  <\/p><\/div>\n

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It aims to engage in reflection and debate that might foster the Agency’s continued success in fulfilling its mandate. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Contributions provide insights into UNRWA's early history, the pioneering nature of many of its interventions, the evolving relationship between the Agency and its staff, and, a subject which has attracted significant attention in recent years, the Agency's involvement with protection of Palestinian refugees.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Looking towards the future<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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A final set of articles looks towards the future: the search for a just and lasting solution to the plight of the Palestinian refugees, the role of Israel and the possible implications for UNRWA and the refugees in the event of a significant political breakthrough.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Refugee Survey Quarterly, Volume 28, Number 2-3, 2009<\/u><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Table of contents<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Preface<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA and the Palestinian Refugees After Sixty Years: Assessing Developments and Marking Challenges — Karen Abu Zayd <\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA and the Palestinian Refugees: A History within History<\/a> (PDF) — Riccardo Bocco (Guest Editor) <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA and the Palestinian Refugees After Sixty Years: Some Reflections<\/a> (PDF) — Lex Takkenberg (Guest Editor) <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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Articles<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Context and Evolution<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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The Status of the Palestinian Refugees in the Near East: The Right of Return & UNRWA in Perspective – Jalal Al Husseini & Riccardo Bocco <\/p><\/div>\n

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From Emergency Relief Assistance to Human Development and Back: UNRWA and the Palestinian Refugees, 1950–2009 — Maya Rosenfeld <\/p><\/div>\n

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Palestinian Refugee Youth: Agency and Aspiration — Dawn Chatty <\/p><\/div>\n

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Palestinian Refugee Camps: From Shelter to Habitat — Henri Rueff and Alain Viaro <\/p><\/div>\n

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Testing a New Paradigm: UNRWA’s Camp Improvement Programme — Philipp Misselwitz and Sari Hanafi <\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA: Through the Eyes of its Refugee Employees in Jordan — Randa Farah <\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA and the Palestine Refugees: A Genealogy of ''Participatory’’ Development — Terry Rempel <\/p><\/div>\n

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Protection<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Sixty Years of UNRWA: From Service Provision to Refugee Protection — Rami G. Khouri <\/p><\/div>\n

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The Mandate of UNRWA at Sixty<\/a> (PDF) — Lance Bartholomeusz <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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UNHCR and the International Protection of Palestinian Refugees — Brenda Goddard <\/p><\/div>\n

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Is there Really a Protection Gap? UNRWA’s Role vis-à-vis Palestinian Refugees — Michael Kagan <\/p><\/div>\n

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The Palestinians in Egypt: Identity, Basic Rights and Host State Policies — Oroub El-Abed <\/p><\/div>\n

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Looking Towards the Future<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Towards a Protection Strategy for UNRWA — Nicholas Morris <\/p><\/div>\n

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Future Prospects for the Palestinian Refugees — Mick Dumper <\/p><\/div>\n

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Israel, UNRWA, and the Palestinian Refugee Issue — Joel Peters and Orit Gal <\/p><\/div>\n

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Peace Prospects and Implications for UNRWA’s Future: An International Law Perspective — Leila Hilal <\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA’s Policy Analysis and other Research Needs: Strengthening Knowledge Management Within the Agency —  Rica Terbeck <\/p><\/div>\n

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Documents<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Map: UNRWA Area of Operations <\/p><\/div>\n

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United Nations General Assembly Resolution 302 (IV), 8 December 1949: Establishing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East <\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA Consolidated Eligibility & Registration Instructions Department of Relief & Social Services, June 2006 (Excerpts) <\/p><\/div>\n

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UNRWA in Figures, December 2008 <\/p><\/div>\n

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Revised Note on the Applicability of Article 1D of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees to Palestinian refugees.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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