
| Human Rights Day 2012: Palestine refugees and human rights


| 10 December 2012
 On Human Rights Day 2012, we draw attention to the Universal Declaration of Human rights signed on December 10th 1948 – and how it relates to Palestine refugees. |

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| Farmer's income stuck on the "other" side of the Barrier


| 13 November 2012
 “75,000 shekels a year", recalled Abu Hatem. "That‘s how much money my family used to make selling 15 tonnes of grapes during the harvest season.” The amount is roughly equivalent to USD 20,000. |

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| Transplanting skills: A surgical bridge from the UK to East Jerusalem


| 10 August 2012
 On their Christmas vacation in 2009, Robin and Magdalena Kincaid took their three small children on a family trip to Bethlehem. Crossing the checkpoint to and from Jerusalem, they were surprised at the delays faced by ambulances. |

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| Palestine refugee girl’s story receives international award


| 01 August 2012
 When Israeli bulldozers arrived to demolish her home, 14-year-old Palestine refugee Salha Hamadin called on her pet Hantush to take her somewhere far away until they finished. |

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| BMU | Photos


| 14 June 2012
 The Barrier Monitoring Unit of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). |

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| BMU | Multimedia


| 14 June 2012
 The Barrier Monitoring Unit of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). |

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| BMU | Case studies and fact sheets


| 14 June 2012
 The Barrier Monitoring Unit of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). |

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| Environmental impact monitoring

| 12 June 2012
 BMU - ARIJ cooperation
Between June 2011 and June 2012, UNRWA’s Barrier Monitoring Unit (BMU) and the Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ) conducted joint research on the environmental impacts of the Barrier, the effects on Palestinian livelihoods, and the already-vulnerable Palestine refugee |

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| Study: West Bank Barrier has a devastating impact on the environment and Palestinian communities along its route


| 07 June 2012
 The Barrier Monitoring Unit (BMU) of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and the Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ) released today the preliminary findings of a joint study documenting the impact of the West Bank Barrier on the environment, rural livelihoods, and the already-vulnerable Palestine refugee population. |

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| Women use traditional Palestinian embroidery to escape poverty


| 09 March 2012
 With the economy in Beit Surik struggling to survive the effects of the West Bank Barrier, new job opportunities are almost non-existent. UNRWA offers a job creation programme to address high unemployment among Palestine refugees. |

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