Parameters and Principles 1. International responsibility a) The international community, particularly the United Nations (UN), bears a special responsibility for the creation and perpetuation of the catastrophe of Palestinian refugees. b) The UN is responsible for providing international protection to Palestinian refugees and IDPs until such time as a durable solution is achieved, by implementing UN General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 194 of 1948 and UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 237 of 1967, on the basis of the principle of voluntariness and in accordance with the rules of international law. Explanation (1)2 Based on the reports of Count Folke Bernadotte3 and the deliberations of the UNGA member states that led to the adoption of Resolution 194 of 1948, as well as the Arab states’ position (rejecting the inclusion of Palestinian refugees within the framework of international protection regime), the UN acknowledged its specific responsibility for Palestinian refugees. Accordingly, a special protection regime 2 3 For more information, see: BADIL Resource Center for Residency and Refugee Rights (BADIL), Terry M. Rempel, The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine, Protection, and a Durable Solution for Palestinian Refugees, Information & Discussion Brief, Brief No. 5, June 2000, available at: http://badil.org/phocadownload/Badil_docs/bulletins-and-briefs/Brief-No.5.pdf [hereinafter BADIL, Terry Rempel, the UNCCP Brief]; BADIL, Survey of Palestinian Refugees and IDPs 2013-2015, Volume VIII, 76-79, available at: http://badil.org/phocadownloadpap/badil-new/publications/survay/Survey20132015-en.pdf [hereinafter BADIL, Survey 2013-2015]; BADIL, Closing Protection Gaps, Handbook on Protection of Palestinian Refugees in States Signatories to the 1951 Refugee Convention, Preface by Guy S. Goodwin - Gill, 2005, available at: http://badil.org/phocadownloadpap/Badil_docs/publications/ Handbook.pdf The UN-appointed Mediator for Palestine who was assassinated in Jerusalem in 1948 by Zionist militias. 5