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1 In addition, some 4.3 million Palestinian refugees fall under the responsibility of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). These refugees are not included in UNHCR statistics.
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Kaiser, R., Spiegel, P.B. (2008). Humanitarian Emergencies. In: Semba, R.D., Bloem, M.W., Piot, P. (eds) Nutrition and Health in Developing Countries. Nutrition and Health Series. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-464-3_24
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