and media, that exacerbates stigma and incites xenophobia against Palestinian refugees.33 UNRWA and other NGOs should 14. Ensure that Palestinian refugees receive reliable information and support needed to facilitate their application and registration for assistance they are entitled to. 15. Cooperate with local grassroots organizations and civil society organizations to identify less identifiable Palestinian refugee communities, groups and individuals in need, including PRS, women and child ren . 16. Create new forms of collaborative networks that can identify and mitigate potential threats and humanitarian crises, inducing public health crises, currently and in the long term. 17. Implement remote education programs that adequately tackle current practical challenges faced by refugee families, including the lack of necessary electronic equipment and infrastructure. 18. Ensure that designers of aid and development initiatives aimed at addressing the humanitarian needs of Palestinian refugees consult with these communities and uphold their right to self-determination. Refugees and host communities should 19. Enhance and expanding efforts foster a sense of solidarity between the refugee and host community to combat the spread of COVID-19 and its indirect impact on society, taking into consideration the ways in which the pandemic is affecting the society’s most vulnerable. 20. Respect the measures implemented at global and local levels by governments and other policy makers, including social distancing recommendations, to the greatest extent possible, in order to prevent the spread of the virus in local communities 21. Encourage children to continue education despite the difficult circumstances posed by distance learning and work towards creating a positive learning environment to the greatest extent possible. The Global Network of Experts on the Question of Palestine The GNQP members consist of leading international academia, lawyers and human rights activists that share their insights and outlooks on predominant legal and political discussions on the Question of Palestine. The establishment of the GNQP is a result of the three-year programme dedicated to the ‘Question of Palestine 70 Years On: Priorities for Action’ launched in October 2018 by the Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD) with the purpose of strengthening dialogue on Palestine through strategic, innovative and evidence-based advocacy. 11