was later created and approved by the UN for Palestinian refugees to ensure their fundamental right to reparations (voluntary return, property restitution, compensation and guarantees of non-repetition) and their entitlement to humanitarian aid and assistance until the implementation of paragraph 11 of Resolution 194. A few days after the 1967 war, the UNSC adopted Resolution 237, which calls for “the return of those inhabitants who have fled the areas since the outbreak of hostilities.” In the face of Israel’s refusal, the right of refugees to receive humanitarian aid was recognized again by the UN. Consequently, Palestinians displaced by the 1967 war were included as persons to whom humanitarian aid should be provided by UNRWA until the resolution is implemented. 2. International protection of Palestinian refugees is incumbent on the international community Comprehensive international protection includes: Humanitarian aid to safeguard refugees’ human dignity and fundamental human rights, including food, clothing, shelter, health care, education and other social services. § Legal protection, including: o Protection of human rights under international conventions, most notably the rights to non-discrimination, freedom of movement, right to property, freedom of belief and worship, and social services. o Protection, registration and management of refugees’ properties in their country of origin, and ensuring that they benefit from the proceeds of their properties. o Realisation of a just and durable solution for the refugees’ situation in line with the principles and rules of international law. That is, refugees should be enabled to voluntarily4 choose one of number of durable solutions: return to their homes and properties from which they were displaced, or integration § 4 6 The principle of voluntariness is based the free, informed and individual choice of the refugee.

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