Palestine refugees agency: a turbulent 39th anniversary ahead?

From: UN Chronicle | Date: June 1, 1988 | Copyright information

Palestine Refugees Agency: A turbulent 39th anniversary ahead?

Unrest and kidnappings

The 39th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will be marked in December 1988. Four decades ago no one could have foreseen that in 1988, that organization, created to help Palestine refugees temporarily, would still be in existence, much less that it would be busier than ever.

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