So do the millions who don’t meet the UNHRC definition of refugees. That’s why there’s a special definition of refugee that doesn’t apply to anyone else anywhere in the world.
The definition of a refugee under the UNRWA mandate is also unique. It covers all descendants, without limit, of those deemed refugees in 1948. This helps explain why its caseload has increased from 750,000 to more than 5 million (and still growing).