Following subsequent hostilities and crises that produced further Palestinian displacement, the United Nations issued resolutions affirming the right of Palestinian refugees to a just solution based on return. Thus, for example, following the 1967 War, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 237 of 14 June 1967. Paragraph 1 of the Resolution: [c]alls upon the Government of Israel to ensure the safety, welfare and security of the inhabitants of the areas where military operations have taken place and to facilitate the return of those inhabitants who have fled the areas since the outbreak of hostilities.152 Since 1948, the United Nations framework for a durable solution for the Palestinian refugee question has been welcomed and supported by Palestinian refugees who maintain their demand to return to homes and properties now located in Israel, to receive restitution for their lost properties and to receive adequate and fair compensation. More than six decades after the first mass displacement, no such durable solution for Palestinian refugees has been achieved, despite the political negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization and other efforts. Consecutive Israeli governments have refused to re-admit a population that is not Jewish and not Israeli according to Israeli law, perceiving the population to be a demographic and political threat. Simultaneously, Western states have continued to fail to enforce international law and United Nations resolutions in the face of Israel’s objections.153 6. United Nations Organizations Mandated to Provide Protection and/or Assistance to Palestinian Refugees (UNCCP, UNRWA and UNHCR) Palestinian refugees are distinct from other refugees in their entitlement to protection and assistance from three United Nations organizations: UNCCP, UNRWA and UNHCR. Two of these agencies providing protection and assistance to Palestinian refugees and searching for durable solutions, UNCCP and UNRWA, existed at the time of the drafting of the 1951 Refugee Convention. UNHCR was mandated to serve as an alternative – i.e., a safety net to ensure continuity of protection for Palestinian refugees – if protection or assistance provided by UNCCP and UNRWA should “cease for any reason.”154 Palestinian refugees are distinct from other refugees in two ways: 152 26 The Resolution was adopted unanimously at the 1361st meeting of the Security Council. A similar statement was adopted on 4 July 1967 by the General Assembly. See UN General Assembly, “Res. 2252 (ES-V),” para. 1(d). 153 For further details, see BADIL, Survey of Palestinian Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons, 2008-2009, Chapter Five and 2010-2012Chapter Two. 154 UN General Assembly, “Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees,” Article 1D; UN General Assembly, “Resolution 428(V), Annex - Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,” December 14, 1950, para. 7(c), UN Doc. A/RES/428(V). Handbook on Protection of Palestinian Refugees