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UNHCR concerned about situation of Palestinians on Iraq border Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 18 Mar 2008 Filetype: HTML (4k) |
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Situation of Palestinians on Iraq-Syria border continues to deteriorate
Source: UNHCR Briefing Notes Publish date: 18 Mar 2008 Filetype: HTML (3k) |
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Baghdad Palestinians hope for passage through India Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 3 Jan 2008 Filetype: HTML (5k) |
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Palestinian refugee children die in Iraq
Source: UNHCR Briefing Notes Publish date: 30 Nov 2007 Filetype: HTML (3k) |
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Statistics
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2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheet - Occupied Palestinian Territory Source: UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheets Publish date: 30 Apr 2007 Filetype: PDF (24k) |
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Background, Analysis and Policy
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The State of the World's Refugees 2006 - Chapter 5 Protracted refugee situations: Box 5.1 Palestinian refugees
Source: State of the World's Refugees Publish date: 19 Apr 2006 Filetype: HTML (8k) |
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UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on the web (external link) Key Indicators
Origin of major refugee populations (as at 1 Jan 2007, ten largest groups)
Afghanistan
2,108,000
Iraq*
1,451,000
Sudan
686,000
Somalia
464,000
DR Congo
402,000
Burundi
397,000
Viet Nam
374,000
Turkey
227,000
Angola
207,000
Myanmar
203,000
* Estimated at over 2 million by September 2007.
Note: Some 334,000 Palestinian refugees also come under UNHCR’s mandate, while a further 4.4 million Palestinian refugees are cared for by UNRWA.
Source: Protecting Refugees, and the Role of UNHCR, 2007 edition.
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Palestinians Leave Desert Camp
Palestinian refugees return to Iraq from Jordan camp. (3:55)
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Non-Iraqi refugees in Jordan
Life in an isolated desert camp with no solution in sight.
Palestinians refugees in Iraq
A bleak future for the 15,000 Palestinians remaining in Iraq. UNHCR seeks a solution for Iraq's Palestinians.