For Sixty Years United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has been providing invaluable service to the Palestinian refugees and to mark its 60th anniversary The Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) will host a conference in London on 16th of December 2009 .

 

PCHR- Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and Continue to Impose a Total Closure on the Gaza Strip • A Palestinian child was killed by IOF in the Gaza Strip • 6 Palestinian civilians, a resistance activist and an Israeli journalist were wounded by IOF gunfire... 

Martin Croucher- SANTIAGO (CHILE) — Two years ago, Thamer Khalifa was living a life of bitter struggle in a refugee camp on the border between Iraq and Syria. Now, he is looking for work as a history teacher in his new home of Santiago.

 

By Mohammed Zaatari- The Daily Star- Lebanon- Thousands of Palestinian refugees  on Sunday stood in disbelief only a few kilometers away from the Lebanese border with  the occupied Palestinian territories, some for the very first time.

 

UN News Centre- A United Nations-backed employment scheme in Gaza is set to receive a €13 million boost from the European Union that will create more than 1.4 million work days for the jobless in the Strip, the UN agency tasked with providing basic services for Palestinian refugees announced today.

 

The Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) ended its conference marking UNRWAs 60th anniversary on Wednesday 16th December on a high after many months of grueling preparation.  Mike Foster MP and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development participated in the final session which focused on the international response to the plight of Palestinian refugees. Mr. Foster spoke of the long and terrible ordeal which Palestinian refugees have faced over the past six decades and stressed on the responsibility of the international community in supporting them through UNRWA until their right of return is guaranteed.  

 

The Palestinian Return Center (PRC) is preparing to mark the first anniversary of the Israeli genocidal war against Gaza perpetrated in late 2008. It will be holding a memorial week for the victims and the besieged population of Gaza and including all Palestinian refugees that have been living in exile for over the Six decades.

 

PRC- 05/11/2009- The Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) coordinated a delegation of parliamentarians to the Palestinian Refugee Camps in Syria. The delegation included a number of MPs and MSPs who investigated the living conditions and suffering experienced by Palestinians, especially those from Iraq.

 

The Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) conducted a survey in the Palestinian Refugee Camps in Syria and Lebanon. The survey targeted some thousands of refugees to explore their views about the UNRWA performance for the past 60 years.

 

Palestinian Return Center (PRC) held an urgent meeting in London, on 6th October 2009, to discuss the consequences of the withdrawal of the Goldstone report before submitting it to UN Human Rights Council of the United Nations. The meeting also discussed the needed and required Palestinian united position in response.

 

By Joharah Baker – Jerusalem- Jaffa. The word itself conjures up images of warmth, comfort, beautiful sandy beaches and miles of blue-green sea and the smell of oranges mingled with the misty sea breeze. These are the sights and smells I always look forward to whenever I visit Jaffa, the beautiful city by the Mediterranean.

 

By Motasem Dalloul- GAZA CITY- It was a long journey for Jihad al-Sha’er to resettle in his new home, which he built from affordable and cheap materials after living homeless for four months after Israeli warplanes flattened his house during its Gaza war.

 

The End of Free Speech; With the definition of anti-semitism expanded to include criticism of Israel, rational debates on Israeli actions may become a criminal act  

Maan- 05/05/2009- Israel intentionally fired at UN targets causing severe damage and death, A UN report investigating the destruction of UNRWA and UN properties and equipment during the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip found last week.