Said Mohammad al-Shorbajy wants to die in Palestine. “That is my only wish, which I hope God will grant me,” he said.

“Having been granted resettlement to Australia on humanitarian basis, eight Palestinian-Iraqi families (totalling 35 refugees) are expected to arrive into Australia on the 3rd & 4th of May”, said Mr Yousef Alreemawi, a Palestinian academic at the University of Melbourne and Arabic community leader who spearheaded this resettlement initiative.

At Irbid refugee camp, the schools run on double shifts and nurture one key aspiration: a Palestinian homelandThere has been a girls' school at Irbid refugee camp in northern Jordan since 1952.

Organized by UNRWA in cooperation with the EU and the Government of Belgium, Palais Egmont
March 19, It's a great privilege to be here and have the opportunity to meet with some of the young Palestine refugee representatives. It's not only a chance for us to meet together, but also for the Palestine young representatives to meet with each other. I don't under estimate the sense of optimism in this room, but am aware of how difficult this occasion is as they come together for one of the very few occasions where this is possible.