Why is the #UnitedNations practising #apartheid with non-Palestinian refugees worldwide.
Why is there 1 body for refugees & 1 for Palestinians?
Unlike UNHCR, UNRWA doesn't have a mandate to resettle Palestine refugees & no authority to seek lasting durable solutions for refugees
Why is there 1 body for refugees & 1 for Palestinians?
Unlike UNHCR, UNRWA doesn't have a mandate to resettle Palestine refugees & no authority to seek lasting durable solutions for refugees
Of the 5.4 million Palestinian refugees there are 2.2 million living in Gaza and the West Bank which are governed by the Palestinians!!!
UNHCR refugee numbers for a specific conflict decrease over time as solutions are found
UNRWA's numbers are increasing in perpetuity.
UNHCR refugee numbers for a specific conflict decrease over time as solutions are found
UNRWA's numbers are increasing in perpetuity.
UNHCR has under 19,000 employees
UNRWA has 30,000
With UNHCR there are 2 ways to lose refugee & derivative status: cancellation & cessation. However, neither of these appear to apply under UNRWA as those refugees who acquire citizenship in a country within UNRWA’s operation realm
UNRWA has 30,000
With UNHCR there are 2 ways to lose refugee & derivative status: cancellation & cessation. However, neither of these appear to apply under UNRWA as those refugees who acquire citizenship in a country within UNRWA’s operation realm
are still considered refugees.
The 1951 Convention disqualified those refugees who acquire citizenship or a status similar to citizenship of a host country from international refugee status. While this citizenship status would exclude other refugees from the international
The 1951 Convention disqualified those refugees who acquire citizenship or a status similar to citizenship of a host country from international refugee status. While this citizenship status would exclude other refugees from the international
protection of UNHCR, UNRWA still assists them & considers them refugees.
The list goes on.
With growing No's of refugees from Africa, Asia & Ukraine, & with the current economic, there is no reason for UNRWA to be a separate & distinct body with different mandates & definitions
The list goes on.
With growing No's of refugees from Africa, Asia & Ukraine, & with the current economic, there is no reason for UNRWA to be a separate & distinct body with different mandates & definitions
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