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Protection Gap for Palestinian Refugees
A protection gap exists for Palestinian refugees worldwide due to the misinterpretation and misguided application of the 1951 Refugee Convention, the inability of the UNCCP to carry out its mandate thereby making it an essentially defunct organ, and the circumscribed mandate of UNRWA, which limits its work to humanitarian activities. In particular, the key role of the UNCCP and its termination has not been adequately considered by either UNHCR or any judicial authority with regard to what international protection obligations are owed Palestinian refugees. Until this issue is properly analyzed and corrected, Palestinian refugees will continue to receive lesser protection than they were guaranteed by the international community.
Handbooks | Research | Al-Majdal | Statements
- Closing Protection Gaps: Handbook on Protection of Palestinian Refugees in States Signatories to the 1951 Refugee Convention (2nd Edition, February 2015).
- Closing Protection Gaps: A Handbook on Protection of Palestinian Refugees in States Signatories to the 1951 Refugee Convention. (2010 update).
- Closing Protection Gaps: A Handbook on Protection of Palestinian Refugees in States Signatories to the 1951 Refugee Convention (August 2005).
- Arab Protection for Palestinian Refugees
- Temporary Protection for Palestinian Refugees: A Proposal
- Physical Protection for Refugee Populated Areas
- International Protection Forces - Overview and Relevance for Palestinians
- International Protection - Overview and Special Protection for Refugees
- 2025 - Coordinated Forcible Transfer as a Mechanism of Erasure
- 2024 - BADIL’s Oral Statement Under Item 3: Humanitarian Aid is the Minimum Obligation Owed to Palestinian Refugees
- 2024 - UNHRC Session #55 Item 3 Oral Statement General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights "The Minimum Protection Required for Palestinian Refugees"
- 2022 - Closing the Protection Gap for Palestinian Refugees experiencing Secondary Displacement to Europe
- 2020 - Closing the Protection Gap: Fulfilling the International Community’s Obligations per UN Resolution 194(III) to Palestinian Refugees and IDPs