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  UNRWA: refugee camp profiles: lebanon field office
UNRWA began operations in the camp in 1952 and the Agency gradually replaced the tents with concrete shelters.
UNRWA constructed a multi-storey housing complex in 1993-1994 to accommodate 118 displaced families mainly from Nabatieh camp, which was destroyed during the 1973 by Israeli military action.
The Agency is constructing a second secondary school in the camp with funds from the Government of Japan, and 60 per cent of the new Samouh school has been completed with funds from the Government of The Netherlands.
www.un.org /unrwa/refugees/lebanon/einelhilweh.html   (448 words)

  
  Nabatieh camp. Who is Nabatieh camp? What is Nabatieh camp? Where is Nabatieh camp? Definition of Nabatieh camp. ...
Nabatieh was a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon that was destroyed between the years 1982-1991.
Most of the population was moved to Ein el-Helweh.
In May and June 1974, the Israeli Air Force bombed the camp and much of the camp was turned to rubbish and its population dispersed.
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Nabatieh_camp   (77 words)

  
 nabaa نبع
The camp is located in the Southern East of Saida city and it is 45 km south from the capital Beirut.
The camp is distinguished by the highest ratio of unemployment.
The camp lacks entertainment places for children and youth, and it is also distinguished by the high ratio of uneducated children who leave schools early because of the economic situation and curriculum in the schools.
www.nabaa-lb.org /english/documents/doc3.htm   (903 words)

  
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The camp was set up in 1949 (International Red Cross) on a low piece of land (Joura) next to the area of Bourj Barajneh.
The camp is known as the bell's camp because of its small bell-shaped tents.
The camp was built on a piece of land called Roumoul (Sands), and the end of the 40's, the ownership of this land was subject to a conflict.
www.maronite-league.org.lb /camboubar.html   (252 words)

  
 A/40/13 of 13 September 1985
Seven camps in Lebanon, six in the Syrian Arab Republic, five in Jordan, three in Gaza and 12 in the West Bank benefited from the programme, which continues to be popular with the refugee communities.
The camps were constructed on government land or on private land made available (with one or two minor exceptions) by the host Governments, which remain responsible for the maintenance of law, and order and other functions as part of their normal responsibilities towards the population within their borders.
Camps established on the edges of towns and cities have in the course of time, tended to blend into the surrounding urban areas and to become all but indistinguishable from their surroundings.
domino.un.org /unispal.nsf/0/3720a75efcd2c931852568770052c2a3?OpenDocument   (14602 words)

  
 UNRWA: palestine refugees
Of the original 16 official camps in Lebanon, three were destroyed during the years of conflict and were never rebuilt or replaced: Nabatieh camp in south Lebanon, and Dikwaneh and Jisr el-Basha camps in the Beirut area.
A fourth camp, Gouraud in Baalbeck, was evacuated many years ago and its inhabitants were transferred to Rashidieh camp in the Tyre area.
Popular committees in the camps representing the refugees regularly discuss these problems with the Lebanese Government or with UNRWA officials, and they call for better living conditions for the refugees.
www.un.org /unrwa/refugees/lebanon.html   (297 words)

  
 A/38/13 of 30 June 1983
The destruction of refugee houses in the camps in south Lebanon and in Beirut was on a massive scale and much property occupied by Palestinians outside the camps was also destroyed or damaged in the fighting or subsequently.
The intention in the Saida and Tyre camps was to divide the cleared areas into plots of 100 square meters, allot one plot per family and give each family one, two or three tents (according to their numbers) together with a tiled base and low concrete- block retaining wall to each tent.
In the Wavel camp in the Beqa'a Valley, shortage of land does not permit this form of self-help programme, and the Agency therefore proposes to construct extensions to existing buildings to accommodate multiple family units.
domino.un.org /unispal.nsf/0/9b371b1e35e5b30985256866006a88ec?OpenDocument   (12945 words)

  
 PRC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This contributed to a steady stream of refugees moving between camps, and cities in an attempt to flee the raging battles, this in addition to the large number of refugees who fled abroad, and left Lebanon altogether.
The Refugees Migrating from Nabatieh Camp: Before it was obliterated, the number of Palestinian refugees forming the population of Nabatieh camp reached a peak of 5023, according to UNRWA.
Tel-el-Zaatar camp is considered one of the largest refugee centres in the eastern part of Beirut, a predominantly Christian part of that city.
www.prc.org.uk /data/aspx/d9/439.aspx   (1512 words)

  
 The Daily Star - Lebanon News - Hizbullah organizes first Lebanese summer camp
NABATIEH: In an attempt to share the concerns of the new generation and promote interaction between local youths and the resistance, Hizbullah officials organized the group's first Lebanese summer camp, aimed at helping Lebanon's younger generation answer questions about personal social, religious, and national issues.
To mark the end of the camp's fourth session, which kicked off at the beginning of June, the organizers drove a delegation of reporters to the site for a closer look at the camp's activities and goals.
Describing the camp, its director Haidar Wehbe said a team of experts had succeeded in constructing the site in only 20 days; the land was leveled, retaining walls were built, water closets were set up, as were 12 tents.
www.dailystar.com.lb /article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=16936   (788 words)

  
 Photo Album    (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In May and June of 1974, many of the 50,000 inhabitants of these four camps fled in terror as their shelters were turned to rubble during a series of Israeli air and sea attacks on south Lebanon in which 43 registered refugees were killed and 101 were injured.
In Nabatieh alone, 80% of the concrete block shelters erected by UNRWA in which more than 3,000 refugees had been living, were hit.
But fearful of continuing raids on their camps, none of the residents of Nabatieh and less than half of those of Rashidieh have returned to their "homes".
www.shaml.org /album/more.htm   (1013 words)

  
 DFLP:Human Rights Dilemma of the Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
It was not long before the administration introduced official procedures for dealing with refugees and UNRWA began representing the refugees in an effort to increase the amount of assistance being provided.
The Palestinians took refuge in numerous camps, stretching from the north of the country to the south.
These residents are calculated either as living outside of the camps or as registered with their families in one of the old camps.
www.dflp-palestine.org /english/analyses/human_rights_dilemma_of_the_palestinian_refugees_in_lebanon.htm   (450 words)

  
 Ain-Al-Yaqeen - June 3, 2005 - Article 7
The 19 candidates running for the elections in the qadas of Marjayoun-Hasbaya, Nabatieh and Jezzine, consist of 14 candidates competing for five Shiite seats, three candidates competing for one Orthodox seat and two candidates competing for one Druze seat.
As voters get ready to cast their ballots on Sunday, electoral teams are putting the final touches on all logistic preparations, including the setting up of ballot boxes, the ordering of necessary stationary and the delegation of tasks to the registration committees.
Nabatieh's Serail has metamorphosed into a beehive under the supervision of the Nabatieh governor Mahmoud Mula; while outside the streets echo with slogans and patriotic songs blasted from candidates' loudspeakers.
www.ain-al-yaqeen.com /issues/20050603/feat7en.htm   (3369 words)

  
 Lebanonwire.com | Ain al-Hilweh housing project nears completion
New homes await residents of the Ouzo group of shacks within the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh, thanks to a European-funded project and the hard work of local residents.
The Ouzo residents were displaced twice: first from Palestine in 1949 and again from refugee camps in Nabatieh and Tal al-Zaatar at the beginning of the Lebanese civil war.
The group of shacks, located at the western end of the Sidon-area camp, was called Ouzo because the refugees’ displacement coincided with the war between Tchad and Libya over the Ouzo border zone in 1986.
www.lebanonwire.com /0212/02122807DS.asp   (405 words)

  
 Nabatieh camp Information
Nabatieh was a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon that was destroyed between the years 1982-1991.
Most of the population was moved to Ein el-Helweh.
In May and June 1974, the Israeli Air Force bombed the camp and much of the camp was turned to rubble and its population dispersed.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Nabatieh_camp   (59 words)

  
 Lebanon.com Newswire - Local News July 15 1998
Sources close to the Lebanese delegation to the panel said a second complaint might also be lodged against last night's Israeli shelling of civilian areas in Nabatieh causing fire in a civilian home, belonging to Daher Mourad, in the Assalam neighborhood.
The decision to resume correcting exams was released in a statement by the union of public secondary teachers late yesterday.
The camp will be held at the Chowaifat International School extending over a period of 8 days.
www.lebanon.com /news/local/1998/7/15.htm   (836 words)

  
 .:Future Movement - ALMUSTAQBAL:. Lebanon - I7bat Massiheh??
hating the other camp which is not composed of one party means there is internal hate within each camp since each camp is composed of many parties.
The reason that a qadaa election is unacceptable to "muslim" blocks (future, PSP, Amal, Hizballah) is that it gives around 60 MP's that are elected by christian voters, whereas the number of registered christian voters is much less.
Example: the number of registered voters per MP (registered voter/MP) in Nabatieh is 3 times that of Kesserwan...
www.futuremovement.org /forum/showthread.php?t=994   (1006 words)

  
 Refugee camp - Wikipedia
Refugee camp for Rwandans located in what is now the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following the Rwandan Genocide
A refugee camp is a camp built up by governments or NGOs (such as the ICRC) to receive refugees.
Since refugee camps are generally set up in an impromotu fashion, and designed to meet basic human needs for a short time, when civil war or other problems prevent the return of refugees, or children essentially grow up in the camps, a humanitarian crisis can result.
en.wikilib.com /wiki/Refugee_camp   (123 words)

  
 Lebanonwire.com | Palestinians show their support for Abu Ammar
This happened in the Nabatieh refugee camp, which was wiped off the face of the earth at the end of the seventies,” Mohammed said, speaking of Arafat’s courage.
He added that as Arafat was delivering a speech, a few Israeli airplanes flew over the camp at low altitude.
He added that if Arafat returned to the camp now, as in 1965, the fighters would be ready to start
www.lebanonwire.com /0309/03091607DS.asp   (538 words)

  
 AIAON | BBC ON THIS DAY | 16 | 1974: Dozens die as Israel retaliates for Ma'alot
Israeli planes have bombed seven Palestinian refugee camps and villages in southern Lebanon killing at least 27 people and leaving 138 injured.
The attack was in retaliation for yesterday's hostage crisis at a school in Ma'alot near the Lebanon border in which 18 teenagers were killed and 70 were wounded.
Worst hit by the Israeli fighter-bombers were the crowded refugee camps of Ein El Helweh near the city of Sidon and Nabatieh.
amiabstractornot.highlyillogical.org /onthisday/low/dates/stories/may/16/newsid_2512000/2512399.stm   (561 words)

  
 Lebanon.com Newswire - Local News July 21 1998
This morning, Israel bombarded areas in Nabatieh, Iqlim Al-Touffah and the Western Sector of the occupied zone.
The complaints also center on the injury of Lebanese civilian Ali Karneeb, the injury of two Irish UNIFIL soldiers and damage caused to seven civilian homes in the village of Haddatha and a number of areas in Nabatieh.
The delegation is taking part in the second camp for the youth of Lebanon's Diaspora that is currently held in the country.
www.lebanon.com /news/local/1998/7/21.htm   (975 words)

  
 The Daily Star - Politics - Loyalist camp plans for two further rallies this week
Hizbullah, Speaker Nabih Berri's Amal Movement, the Syrian Baath Party and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party have called for a protest in the northern city of Tripoli on Friday and in Nabatieh in the South on Sunday.
While it considers other loyalist groups to be "Syrian inventions," the opposition singles out Hizbullah as the only legitimate force in the loyalist camp.
Opposition MP Atef Majdalani applauded the rally, seen by many as a pro-Syrian demonstration, but called on Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah to join the opposition's demands for the resignation of Lebanese intelligence chiefs, which the opposition holds responsible for the killing.
www.dailystar.com.lb /article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=13295   (594 words)

  
 List of Palestinian refugee camps - TheBestLinks.com - Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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 Refugee camp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A refugee camp is a camp built up by governments or NGOs (such as the ICRC) to receive refugees.
Since refugee camps are generally set up in an impromotu fashion, and designed to meet basic human needs for a short time, when civil war or other problems prevent the return of refugees, or children essentially grow up in the camps, a humanitarian crisis can result.
Facilities of a refugee camp can include the following:
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Refugee_camp   (113 words)

  
 Rantburg Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
US Ambassador Vincent Battle expressed satisfaction with Lebanon’s efforts to round up militant Islamic fugitives in Sidon’s Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp Thursday, a day after the envoy’s first official visit to the southern city for a public function prompted a walkout by the head of Hizbullah’s parliamentary bloc.
The event was a few kilometers from the Ain el-Hilweh camp...
When Battle arrived for the event Wednesday evening, Nabatieh MP Mohammed Raad, who leads Hizbullah’s Loyalty to the Resistance bloc, left the gathering without even greeting its host, Honorary Consul Mustafa Khalifeh.
www.rantburg.com /poparticle.asp?HC=1&D=2002-08-09&ID=6245   (293 words)

  
 Hizbullah gunners open fire on Israeli warplanes violating Southern skies
For its part, the Lebanese Army said it fired anti-aircraft rounds at the two Israeli warplanes that violated Lebanon’s airspace by flying at a medium-altitude over the market town of Nabatieh and Jezzine.
Palestinian militants in Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, located on Sidon’s outskirts, joined with volleys of automatic fire directed at the jets.
An Israeli military source declined to say whether military aircraft were in the air over the border when the dud Hizbullah shell landed near a school in Kiryat Shmona.
www.resonant.org /newsarticles/2003/2003.04.02-hizbullah_gunners_open_fire_at_israeli_warplane_violating_lebanese_airspace-dailystar.com.lb.html   (497 words)

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