UNRWA’s ban and the intensification of settler-colonial erasure
On Thursday, January 30th Israel’s ban on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) took effect, prohibiting its services in east Jerusalem and severely impacting the agency’s operations in Gaza and the remainder of the West Bank. ARDD strongly condemns the implementation of the ban and warns against Israel’s intensification of settler-colonial erasure of […]
What Numbers Will Never Capture: Gaza Deep Wounds and Enduring Hope in Palestine
ARDD welcomes the beginning of a ceasefire in Gaza as a glimmer of hope in a sea of wrath. This ceasefire, if implemented, represents a necessary step towards the freedom of Palestine and the dismantling of colonial oppression. What numbers will never be able to capture is the profound human experience and the intergenerational trauma […]
Israel’s UNRWA Ban: Undermining the Right of Return and Reinforcing Settler-Colonial Erasure
On 28 October 2024, the Israeli Knesset passed two bills aimed at banning the operations and functions of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) across all occupied Palestine. The Global Network of Experts on the Question of Palestine (GNQP) strongly condemns the adoption of this legislation. It marks a further […]
MARFA Condemns Israel’s Ban on UNRWA and Calls for the Protection of Palestinian Refugee Rights and International Law
The Migration and Refugees Forum for the Arab World (MARFA) strongly denounces Israel’s recent decision to ban UNRWA operations in occupied Palestinian territories and label the agency as a terrorist organization. This is a deliberate attack on the rights of Palestinian refugees and an egregious violation of the UN Charter (Article 105), the Convention on […]
TIME IS RUNNING OUT: THE MIDDLE EAST DISPLACEMENT CRISIS AT A BREAKING POINT
The Migration and Refugee Forum in the Arab World condemns the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Middle East, marked by new waves of forced displacement and the escalation of conflicts that are resulting in unprecedented levels of human suffering. The ongoing wars, political instability, and targeted acts of violence are displacing thousands of civilians, creating […]
ARDD Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Civilians in Lebanon
ARDD is gravely concerned by the dramatic escalation of Israel’s brutal attacks on Lebanon since 17 September 2024 which according to the latest Lebanese government figures have left in excess of 1,000 people killed and 6,000 wounded with concerns that the number of forced displaced could reach 1 million. Prior to the recent displacement across […]
Joint-statement: Human Rights Organizations Call for Urgent Action Against Forced Displacement in Gaza
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, draw the attention of United Nations (UN) member states to Israel’s cataclysmic forced displacement of Palestinians in and from Gaza, the West Bank, and South Lebanon. There are 1.9 million internally displaced persons in Gaza, an estimated 100,000 who have fled to Egypt, and more than 3,477 Palestinians who […]
An Urgent Call for Action and Solidarity #NoMoreNakbas in Support of #SaveSheikhJarrah
If we stand alone, we are frail like the wings of a butterfly, If we stand together, our wings can sustain the revolution. May 15th marks the 73rd anniversary of the start of Palestinian displacement and dispossession in 1947-1949 – Nakba Day – and June 5th the further displacement during and after the 1967 […]