General Refugee Congress
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The General Refugee Congress (also known as the Palestine General Refugee Congress, the Ramallah Refugee Congress, the Arab Refugee Congress, or the Arab Refugee Congress of Ramallah; GRC) was established in 1949 for the purpose of advocacy for the rights of refugees following the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight in Palestine. It served as a platform for the voices of refugee leaders at a time when Palestinians as a whole were without officially-recognized Palestinian state bodies.[1] The GRC worked toward "upholding the right of the refugees to return to their homes," centering their efforts on "the implementation of UN resolution 194."[2] Among its primary activities was representational work to the UN Palestine Conciliation Commission.[3][2][4]