ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the evolution of the Palestine refugees’ camps as well as the new approach by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in supporting the improvement of the camps. It discusses the significant shift in approach towards camps that was triggered by the 2004 Geneva Conference that led to the establishment of the Infrastructure and Camp Improvement Programme (ICIP). I have served as ICIP’s first Head, Camp Improvement Unit since the Programme was established in 2006.
