UNRWA Definition of a ‘Palestine Refugee’

[Palestine refugee] shall mean any person whose normal place of residence was Palestine during the period 1 June 1946 to 15 May 1948 and who lost both home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict.

Consolidated Registration Instructions (CRI), 1 January 1993, para. 2.13, see Annex 2.