Palestinian camp governance: Lebanon seeks balance between sovereignty and rights

The Lebanese government launched consultations on 30 October on the national plan for governing Palestinian camps, prepared by the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee headed by Ambassador Ramez Damous. The plan aims to organize responsibilities among Lebanese state institutions, Palestinian authorities and UNRWA, while emphasizing Lebanese sovereignty and law, preserving UNRWA's role and the right of return, and rejecting resettlement. It rests on three tracks: sovereignty, security and the rule of law; rights, services and human development; and administration and institutional governance, with gradual implementation and proposals for a camps management body and Internal Security Force posts.