{"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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA – Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA news item"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Special Refugee Survey Quarterly issue focuses on Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Jerusalem — Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA is the focus of a special double issue of the academic journal Refugee Survey Quarterly, entitled 'Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA and the Palestinian Refugees 60 Years Later’.<\/p><\/div>\n Two introductory articles, by guest editors Lex Takkenberg of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA and Professor Riccardo Bocco of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, are available here.<\/p><\/div>\n Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA and the Palestinian Refugees: A History within History<\/a> (PDF) — By Professor Riccardo Bocco<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA and the Palestinian Refugees After Sixty Years: Some Reflections<\/a> <\/span>(PDF) — By Lex Takkenberg<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n An article on Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA’s mandate is also available: <\/span>The Mandate of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA at Sixty<\/a> (PDF) by Lance Bartholomeusz.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Important role for Palestinian refugees<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n The volume marks the 60th anniversary of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA and pays tribute to the important role the Agency has played on behalf of Palestinian refugees. <\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n It aims to engage in reflection and debate that might foster the Agency’s continued success in fulfilling its mandate. <\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Contributions provide insights into Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA'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 <\/p>\n Looking towards the future<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n 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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµRWA and the refugees in the event of a significant political breakthrough.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n \n