Academic Impact
Upon the first visit to Japan by UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) Commissioner-General Grandi after his inauguration , the Meiji University Institute for Disarmament and Peace, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, UNRWA, and JICA, held a public symposium under the theme “Peace in the Middle East and Palestine Refugees-UNRWA Support and Japan’s Role.” UNRWA, which was established to carry out direct relief programs for Palestine refugees brought about by the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict, is an international organization that provides education, medicine, and other social services to Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and the Gaza strip. With assistance from Japan and others, UNRWA provides support to Palestine refugees with focus on the fields of high-quality maternal and child healthcare and food aid and has engaged in the reconstruction of the Neirab camp in Syria and Nahr al-Bared camp in Lebanon. Japan has been conducting ongoing projects for peace and stability in the Middle East, including humanitarian assistance to Palestine refugees, for many years. At the Symposium, discussions centering on the current situation of Palestine refugees and UNRWA support were carried out concerning peace in the Middle East and Japan’s role.
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