Committee on the Inalienable Rights                        

 of the Palestinian People                                 

279^th Meeting (PM)

TWO-DAY CONFERENCE ON HUMANITARIAN NEEDS OF PALESTINIAN REFUGEES CONCLUDES

Chairman’s Summary Says Situation of Palestinian Refugees Remains Source

of Great Concern and Deserves Renewed Attention from International Community

(Reissued as received.)

CONFERENCE ON MEETING HUMANITARIAN NEEDS OF PALESTINIAN REFUGEES OPENS IN GENEVA

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67 COUNTRIES, 34 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS GATHER

FOR LARGEST-EVER CONFERENCE ON PALESTINE REFUGEES

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UNRWA CONDEMNS RAFAHSCHOOL SHOOTING

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GAZA, 2 June (UNRWA) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) condemns in the strongest possible terms the violation of the sanctity of one of its schools in Rafah on Tuesday, 1 June by Israeli tank fire.

UNRWA LAUNCHES $15.8 MILLION CRISIS APPEAL FOR RAFAH

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JERUSALEM, 31 May (UNRWA) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) today launched an appeal to the international community for $15.84 million to meet the immediate needs of the people of Rafah.  The appeal follows weeks of the most intense destruction in Gaza since the start of the intifada.

Latest Israeli Operation Leaves 575 Palestinians Homeless

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GAZA, 25 May (UNRWA) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has completed its initial assessment of the numbers of homes demolished or damaged beyond repair during the latest Israeli military operation in Rafah.

UNRWA Protests Israeli incursion into Jenin Camp Reconstruction

 

Project Office, detention of senior project manager

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NEW SHELTERS FOR GAZA HOMELESS

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GAZA, 24 May (UNRWA) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) today handed over 86 new homes to refugee families from Rafah and Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip whose shelters have been destroyed by Israeli forces.

House Demolitions in Rafah Resume

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GAZA, 20 May (UNRWA) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is extremely concerned at concurring independent eye witness reports just received that the Israel Defence Forces have started to demolish houses in Rafah with their inhabitants still inside and prevented from exiting the buildings.