The University of Oxford/Refugee Studies Centre has published a research paper titled “The UNRWA and Palestinian Refugees: Protecting Refugee Rights While Structurally Addressing the Agency’s Financial Unstainable Modus Operandi” by researchers Lex Takkenberg (IL expert and Senior Advisor at Law for Palestine and ARDD) and Francesca Albanese (UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine).
In the paper, Lex Takkenberg and Francesca Albanese are urgently pushing for a new approach to protecting the rights of Palestinian refugees. They call for a multi-party approach, instead of the current two-party approach, that focuses on the rights of refugees, instead of making them continue to suffer. They suggest a comprehensive response framework developed by multiple stakeholders and the United Nations, with a holistic approach, including but not limited to, providing assistance to refugees, protecting their rights, and developing viable long-term solutions.
This would require a shift in the current narrative, one that recognizes the need for a multi-faceted approach to protecting and upholding the human rights of Palestinian refugees. They argue that the international community must recognize the need for a rights-based approach to finding lasting solutions for the Palestinian refugee crisis.
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