This note provides a brief overview of the involvement of different UN bodies (other than the UN principal organs) with the Question of Palestine since 1947.  It focuses on the UN’s evolving responsibility for the Question of Palestine as well as the UN’s involvement with the Palestinian refugee issue. The paper is deliberately kept succinct; the various bodies and organizations are discussed in greater detail and with reference to the relevant sources in the books mentioned in the final section. 

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This note provides a brief overview of the involvement of different UN bodies (other than the UN principal organs) with the Question of Palestine since 1947.  It focuses on the UN’s evolving responsibility for the Question of Palestine as well as the UN’s involvement with the Palestinian refugee issue. The paper is deliberately kept succinct; the various bodies and organizations are discussed in greater detail and with reference to the relevant sources in the books mentioned in the final section. 

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