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Palestine Refugees, Middle East, 1951
The Palestinian conflict forced into exile nearly a million Arabs. Great efforts were made by the UN Relief and Works Agency to provide work and pay for the refugees, but available funds were only…
1 January 1951
Field Coverage
UN Supervises Evacuation of Al Faluja
Hostilities end between Egypt and Israel. Out of the 3,569 civilians in the Al Faluja area, 1,050 chose to go to Gaza and were evacuated under United Nations supervision at the same time as the…
26 February 1949
Field Coverage
The Flight of Arab Residents
Barefoot and pushing their belongings in prams and carts, Arab families leave the coastal town of Jaffa which became part of the greater Tel Aviv area in the state of Israel.
1 January 1948
Field Coverage
War Destruction in Palestine
A deserted Arab village in the Negev. [1948]
1 January 1948
Field Coverage
United Nations Relief for Palestine Refugees (UNRPR)
Woman in the refugee camp near Gaza drying UNICEF milk and making it into patties.
[1948?]
1 January 1948
Field Coverage
Jalazone Arab Refugee Camp Near Ramallah, Palestine
The Jalazone Camp, which was constructed about two months ago and houses nearly 5,000 Arab refugees, is operated by the International Red Cross Committee of Geneva.
Close-up of a refugee woman…
8 December 1949
UN Headquarters
Flag Lowering at UN Headquarters for Colleagues Killed in Gaza
The United Nations flag is lowered to half-mast at UN Headquarters to honour colleagues killed in Gaza.
13 November 2023
Secretary-General
Secretary-General Visits Rafah Border Crossing
Secretary-General António Guterres (not pictured) visits the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt. Aid trucks have been waiting at the Rafah border crossing since last Saturday.
" It is…
20 October 2023
General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly Gives Final Approval to Partition of Palestine
General view of the 128th plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly as Andrei I. Gromyko, USSR, reaffirms his country's support of the proposal of the Ad Hoc Committee for…
29 November 1947
Field Coverage
UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
Following the completion of the aerial survey, a preliminary agreement was signed in March 1953 between UNRWA and the Jordan Government earmarking $40 million of UN self-support funds until the end…
1 June 1953
Field Coverage
The Arab Refugees
Since the partition of Palestine, in 1948, more than 800,000 Arabs have taken refuge in the neighbouring countries. They are the concern of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine…
1 January 1951