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Protection denied: Palestinian refugees from Syria and the protection gap theory

Since the adoption of the United Nations resolution 181 (II) “partition plan” in 1948 and United Nations has shouldered the Palestinian issue. Subsequently, five million Palestinian refugees are under the direct care of UNRWA, the only entity in the world dedicated to one particular group of refugee...

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Main Author: Abu-Ajamieh, Maya
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description Since the adoption of the United Nations resolution 181 (II) “partition plan” in 1948 and United Nations has shouldered the Palestinian issue. Subsequently, five million Palestinian refugees are under the direct care of UNRWA, the only entity in the world dedicated to one particular group of refugees. Moreover, Palestinian refugees are excluded from the 1951 Refugee Convention as well as UNHCR Statute due to the fact that they have an agency all to their own. While this might be a blessing in theory, it is argued that this has denied Palestinian refugees protection that is awarded to all other refugees covered under UNHCR. Prior to 2011, there were about 526,744 Palestinian refugees residing in Syria, living in nine refugee camps and enjoying citizen like rights in one of the most Palestinian refugee accepting host states in the Arab world. In 2011, around 180,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria were facing their second or third exodus to neighboring countries due to the breakout of the Syrian civil war. The Syrian dilemma highlighted the plight of the Palestinian refugees once again. The Palestinian refugees from Syria are enduring hardships they could be spared if there was a more direct approach in dealing with their prolonged problem. Palestinian refugee host states are: Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, and Turkey. Each of these host states differed in their reaction towards the presence of Palestinian refugees from Syria in their territories, consequently, a solution is needed to guarantee the protection of Palestinian refugees from Syria in order to ensure their security and protection
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spelling oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1563 Protection denied: Palestinian refugees from Syria and the protection gap theory Abu-Ajamieh, Maya Since the adoption of the United Nations resolution 181 (II) “partition plan” in 1948 and United Nations has shouldered the Palestinian issue. Subsequently, five million Palestinian refugees are under the direct care of UNRWA, the only entity in the world dedicated to one particular group of refugees. Moreover, Palestinian refugees are excluded from the 1951 Refugee Convention as well as UNHCR Statute due to the fact that they have an agency all to their own. While this might be a blessing in theory, it is argued that this has denied Palestinian refugees protection that is awarded to all other refugees covered under UNHCR. Prior to 2011, there were about 526,744 Palestinian refugees residing in Syria, living in nine refugee camps and enjoying citizen like rights in one of the most Palestinian refugee accepting host states in the Arab world. In 2011, around 180,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria were facing their second or third exodus to neighboring countries due to the breakout of the Syrian civil war. The Syrian dilemma highlighted the plight of the Palestinian refugees once again. The Palestinian refugees from Syria are enduring hardships they could be spared if there was a more direct approach in dealing with their prolonged problem. Palestinian refugee host states are: Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, and Turkey. Each of these host states differed in their reaction towards the presence of Palestinian refugees from Syria in their territories, consequently, a solution is needed to guarantee the protection of Palestinian refugees from Syria in order to ensure their security and protection 2016-06-01T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/564 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1563/viewcontent/Thesis_20__20Edited.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain protection gap Palestinian
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Protection denied: Palestinian refugees from Syria and the protection gap theory
title Protection denied: Palestinian refugees from Syria and the protection gap theory
title_full Protection denied: Palestinian refugees from Syria and the protection gap theory
title_fullStr Protection denied: Palestinian refugees from Syria and the protection gap theory
title_full_unstemmed Protection denied: Palestinian refugees from Syria and the protection gap theory
title_short Protection denied: Palestinian refugees from Syria and the protection gap theory
title_sort protection denied palestinian refugees from syria and the protection gap theory
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