resettle
verb
re·set·tle
(ˌ)rē-ˈse-tᵊl 
resettled; resettling
1
transitive
: to settle (someone or something) again or anew
especially
: to move (people) to a new place to live
efforts to resettle refugees
2
intransitive
: to become settled again or anew (as after disturbance or upheaval)
The family resettled in the United States.
resettlement
noun
plural resettlements
the resettlement of refugees
a resettlement program
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However, as of 2023, The Associated Press reported that only a small portion of applicants had been resettled.
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Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
While its purpose is to support Palestinian refugees, UNRWA does not have a mandate to resettle them
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) is the body that is tasked with resettlement of refugees, but its mandate does not extend to areas UNRWA operates in.
—Nadeen Ebrahim and Salma Arafa, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Both live in West Bank settlements, promote the territory’s annexation, and, after October 7, have advocated resettling Gaza with Israeli Jews.
—Mairav Zonszein, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
The actual operation to resettle Hungarians was called Operation Safe Haven (also known as Operation Mercy).
—Leslie Srolovits, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2024
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Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
While its purpose is to support Palestinian refugees, UNRWA does not have a mandate to resettle them
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) is the body that is tasked with resettlement of refugees, but its mandate does not extend to areas UNRWA operates in.
—Nadeen Ebrahim and Salma Arafa, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Both live in West Bank settlements, promote the territory’s annexation, and, after October 7, have advocated resettling Gaza with Israeli Jews.
—Mairav Zonszein, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
The actual operation to resettle Hungarians was called Operation Safe Haven (also known as Operation Mercy).
—Leslie Srolovits, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Resettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resettle. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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