Handbook of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies UNRWA and Palestinian Refugees implement the required durable solutions; which ‘refugees’ are represented in the peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians; and when refugee status terminates. Implications for Durable Solutions International protection and the search for a durable solution are distinct yet interrelated rights. UNHCR defines ‘international protection of refugees’ as an intervention ‘on behalf of asylumseekers and refugees to ensure that their rights, security and welfare are recognised and safeguarded in accordance with international standards’ (Jastram and Achiron, 2001, 129). UNHCR places primary importance on the key aspect of protection for refugees, ‘the implementation of durable solutions’ (ibid). UNRWA clarifies the distinction between the range of activities constituting international protection and the specific refugee protection right to durable solutions, noting that ‘Neither humanitarian assistance nor international protection can substitute for, still less produce, a just and durable solution to the plight of Palestine refugees’ (Morris, 2008, 2). UNRWA also lists protection and durable solutions as separate components of its mandate towards Palestinian refugees (ibid, 3). 18