Environmental degradation can be a contributory factor towards refugee flows.

85. The most obvious refugee related environmental problems concern deforestation.

(ii) Promotion of Environmental Health and Manpower Development in Palestinian Refugee Camps

Refugee and internationally displaced families, both political and environmental, call for particular attention.

87. Recognizing the potential environmental hazards related to refugee assistance programmes and the need to sustain the environment in refugee hosting areas, UNHCR should increase its efforts to address environmental problems in accordance with the following basic principles

In an effort to address in a systematic manner the environmental dimensions of refugee programmes, the High Commissioner appointed a Senior Environmental Coordinator in early 1993.

In an effort to address in a systematic manner the environmental dimensions of refugee programmes, the High Commissioner has appointed a Senior Environmental Coordinator in early 1993.

128. UNRWA continued to make a marked contribution towards the improvement of environmental sanitation infrastructure in refugee camps.

Large scale projects addressing environmental needs in refugee hosting areas have been prepared and some of them implemented jointly with development agencies.

Also, the UNHCR Handbook for Emergency Field Operations identifies many of the relevant environmental activities which should be undertaken in refugee situations.

As such, environmental considerations are taken into account by UNHCR apos s planning tools, but a coordinated strategy has been lacking to ensure consistently sound and sustainable environmental conditions in and around refugee sites.

UNHCR should, however, play the role of catalyst to encourage other agencies and institutions to address large scale environmental problems in refugee hosting areas.

42. Funding by IsDB of components in refugee assistance programmes which prevent negative environmental impacts by refugees and rehabilitate degraded lands could be promoted.

(a) Refugee assistance programmes should be planned and implemented in such a way that while the physical and social needs of refugees are addressed, a negative environmental impact in refugee hosting areas is avoided to the extent possible

Refugee women, refugee children, community development and education

B. Conclusions on Refugee Women and Refugee Children

Poor environmental health conditions in refugee camps, especially in the Gaza Strip, West Bank and Lebanon, rising expectations of both the host authorities and the refugee community, and increased costs of secondary and tertiary care all pose additional challenges.

1.45 Insufficient project funding for school construction and upgrading of camp infrastructure contributes to overcrowded schoolrooms, poor environmental health conditions and dilapidation of refugee shelters.

In 2004, UNHCR continued its efforts to incorporate environmental concerns into all aspects of refugee operations, albeit in a relatively modest way due to limited resources.

Through the People Oriented Planning training programme and greater refugee participation in the development and implementation of UNHCR programmes, awareness of environmental conservation is being promoted

Refugee Children.

Refugee women.

Refugee registration

refugee handling.

Refugee movements

Meeting the protection needs of refugee women and refugee children

Europe s Refugee Amnesia

New Refugee Homelands

Iraq s Refugee Crisis

The Refugee Dilemma

New refugee outflows

Jesuit Refugee Service

Norwegian Refugee Council

Balata refugee camp

Refugee Affairs Officer

Bureij refugee camp

Rafah refugee camp

A refugee, huh?

In addition, the programme has contributed to environmental health in refugee camps by upgrading water, sewage and solid waste management infrastructures and integrating them with municipal and regional systems.

Refugee protection and assistance

Europe u0027s Refugee Opportunity

Educating Syria s Refugee Children

Refugee protection and assistance

Refugee and displaced children

Protection of refugee women