UNRWA and Palestinian Refugees
Subtitle: From Relief and Works to Human Development
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780415715041
Subjects: United nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees in the near east; Palestinian arabs; Refugees, arab; Refugees, middle east
Description: "This book examines the continuing role of UNRWA since 1948 and its work with Palestinian refugees"--

"Exploring the evolution of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), this book fills a lacuna in literature on the agency. UNRWA and Palestinian Refugees employs recent fieldwork in order to analyse challenges in programmes and service delivery, protection, camp governance, community participation, and camp improvement and reconstruction. The chapters examine the way UNRWA is adapting to a changing social, political and economic context, mostly within urban settings - a paradigmatic shift from understanding the Agency's role as simply a provider of relief and services to Palestinian refugees. Examining the refugee debate using new disciplines and research frameworks, this collection aims to emphasise the centrality of the Palestinian refugee issue for Middle East peace-making and to contribute a better understanding of a unique agency. This book will be a useful aid for students and researchers with an interest in Middle East Studies, Politics, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict"--