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The Media Advisor for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Adnan Abu Hasna, affirmed that Jordan's role is not limited to providing food aid, but rather is a "monumental role that history will record, and future generations will know what Jordan and His Majesty King Abdullah II have provided."
Speaking to the program Sawt Al-Mamlaka ("Voice of the Kingdom"), Abu Hasna stated that Jordan "has historically supported and worked alongside UNRWA," and that it "acts as a shield against all attempts aimed at eliminating UNRWA." He pointed out that everyone is aware of "the role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates and the speeches of His Majesty the King in supporting UNRWA and maintaining a firm stance on the issue of Palestinian refugees."
He added that transferring the UNRWA archive to Jordan represents "the culmination of this great work related to the collective memory of Palestinian refugees."
Abu Hasna confirmed that "the entire archive is intact, and the archive is safe," noting that it has been fully digitized while preserving the original paper copies.
He explained that some of these documents "are more than 80 years old" and constitute "the collective memory of the Palestinian refugees registered with UNRWA, who number approximately 6 million refugees."
"Archiving, preserving the archive, and digitization are inherent parts of UNRWA's mandate," he said, clarifying that the issue "is not just about providing education, health, and relief services, but also about preserving the collective memory of Palestinian refugees."
He pointed out that the archive "proves that there were people who once belonged to specific areas and have a history and a place, before they relocated across five areas: Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip," noting that it captures a "social, economic, and family history related to individuals, all of which was recorded."
Abu Hasna stated that around 40 million documents "have been preserved, are now safe, and have been digitized," emphasizing that "the process is comprehensive, successful, and an inherent part of UNRWA's work."
UN sources had previously confirmed to Al-Mamlaka that UNRWA had, over a period of months, transferred an archive documenting the history of Palestinian displacement since the 1948 Nakba from the Gaza Strip and Jerusalem to Jordan, out of fear that it would be confiscated or destroyed by the Israeli occupation authorities.
The British newspaper The Guardian recently revealed details of a 10-month covert operation carried out by UNRWA to rescue millions of historical documents documenting the experiences of Palestinian flight and displacement, transferring them to the Jordanian capital, Amman.
UNRWA was established in 1949 and provides public services and protection to registered Palestinian refugees across its fields of operation in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.
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