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UNRWA at 60: The United Nations and the Palestinian Refugees

Karen Koning AbuZayd, Commissioner-General, UNRWA; Ali Abunimah, Palestinian-American Journalist; Philip C. Wilcox, Jr., President, Foundation for Middle East Peace; Aaron David Miller, Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center

Date & Time

Friday
Apr. 24, 2009
8:30am – 11:00am ET

Overview

Speakers:

Karen Koning AbuZayd
Commissioner-General, UNRWA

Ali Abunimah
Palestinian-American Journalist

Philip C. Wilcox, Jr.
President, Foundation for Middle East Peace

Chair and Moderator:

Aaron David Miller
Public Policy Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center

The panel will offer participants the opportunity to debate one of the most interesting foreign policy subjects. The 60th anniversary of UNRWA is an occasion to reflect upon the contribution that the Agency has made to the prosperity and stability of the Middle East. UNRWA has served four generations of Palestinian refugees.

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Middle East Program

The Wilson Center’s Middle East Program serves as a crucial resource for the policymaking community and beyond, providing analyses and research that helps inform US foreign policymaking, stimulates public debate, and expands knowledge about issues in the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.  Read more

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