đź“… 15 May 1948
The 1948 war and mass displacement transformed Lebanon into a long-term host country for Palestinian refugees. Refugee communities preserved claims to return and established social and political...
đź“… 11 December 1948
The General Assembly adopted Resolution 194, creating a Conciliation Commission and stating that refugees wishing to return to their homes and live in peace should be permitted to do so, with...
đź“… 8 December 1949
The General Assembly established the United Nations Relief and Works Agency to provide assistance to Palestine refugees after the 1948 war. Its creation institutionalized an international relief...
đź“… 15 May 1948
The Nakba—catastrophe—describes the mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 war. By this point, hundreds of thousands had been driven from or fled their homes; villages...
