In Baqa'a, Jordan's largest camp for refugees from Palestine, children pose in the doorway of their UNRWA-constructed household. They attend one of eight schools in the camp, which are operated on a double-shift basis. 3.8 million refugees are now registered with this United Nations agency that was established by a General Assembly Resolution, 53 years ago, on December 8, 1949. These children represent the fourth or even fifth generation of refugees to live in Baqa'a camp. Credit must read: UN/DPI Photo SHD3 by Stephenie Hollyman

Children play along the dusty streets of the Baqa'a refugee camp, near Amman, Jordan. These children are descendents of those who maintain refugee status. Baqa'a is the largest camp in Jordan, where 3.8 million refugees from Palestine are registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). Credit must read: UN/DPI Photo SHD2 by Stephenie Hollyman

In Baja's camp in Jordan, a refugee child is weighed on a scale at the camp's health center, one of two in the camp. Credit must read: UN/DPI Photo SHD14 by Stephenie Hollyman

In the market of Jordan's Baqa'a Camp, a man poses with his registration card that defines his status with UNRWA as a "refugee" from Palestine. This card, which was originally called a "ration card", describes this man's status as a "squatter". In this camp, the monthly wage for most male workers averages US $100 a month. To be qualified as Palestine refugees, members of this man's family must have lived in mandated Palestine for at least two years leading up to May of 1946-48 and, as a result of the hostilities, have lost their home and means of livelihood. Credit must read: UN/DPI Photo SHD4 by Stephenie Hollyman

A youth poses along the streets of Jordan's Baqa'a Camp, just outside of Amman, Jordan where United Nations Secretary-General Kofi ANNAN is meeting with the so-called "Quartet" to seek a solution to the decades-old plight of the Palestinian refugees. Baqa'a, once comprised of temporary tents, now exists with a vibrant life of its own. Nevertheless, with opportunities restricted, residents grapple with issues of unemployment and sub-employment in this camp, established for refugees from Palestine by UNRWA in the early fifties. Credit must read: UN/DPI Photo SHD6 by Stephenie Hollyman

In the UNRWA operated Baqa'a Camp Health Center, mothers watch while their children are weighed and inoculated. UNRWA operates two health centers in this camp for refugees from Palestine, the largest in Jordan. Here, preventive care is stressed and mothers are offered post-natal care for their children. Credit must read: UN/DPI Photo SHD9 by Stephenie Hollyman