rendered seasonal migration impossible for us, and we are now watching the collapse of our traditional livelihood. This deeply undermines our capacity to enjoy a decent economic life. We re que st, through this Forum:  That, while a just and durable solution to the proble m of Pale stine re fuge e s is pe nding, our e xiste nce as a minority group, living unde r occupation and in a conflict are a, is re cognise d.  To re ce ive ade quate re cognition and prote ction without discrimination and that Israe l as the Occupying Powe r, and the Pale stinian Authority take me asure s that e nable the Be douin to e njoy a me aningful and e ffe ctive e conomic life , including participation in public life and inclusion in de ve lopme nt of policie s that affe ct us.  That appropriate acce ss to natural re source s and basic se rvice s and to de ce nt e conomic opportunitie s.  All this to e nsure our survival, de ve lopme nt and the pre se rvation of our culture and traditional live lihood. 1. Existe nce and Sustainable Live lihoods: Due to building restrictions in Area C the majority of Bedouin refugees living there are oblige d to live in sub standard she lte r, mostly constructed from corrugated iron, wood and scrap material, Our animal shelters are the same. Many communities still live in tents, and others live in caves. The same restriction forbids any permanent infrastructure so the majority of the Bedouin live without basic sanitation with no wate r, toile t facilitie s or e le ctricity. Now that seasonal migration is no longer possible we need to settle in order to build our futures, but we do not own the land where we live and because it is part of Area C the Israeli Government has declared it `State Land' which is fully under their control. - Centre of life, permit system and closures: Since 2000 when the second Intifada started we lost contact with our centre of life - East Jerusalem. The closure system and its associated permit regime cut us off economically, socially and religiously from the life we had known until then. Until 2000 the majority of Bedouin men also had a strong and continuous second income from accessing work in Israel. As a result of the new regulations we experienced parallel isolation - being cut off from our centre of life and from our secondary incomes - all in one day, The impact has been both economically and psychologically disruptive. Area C pastoralists living under military occupation: Between poverty and dependency As a result of the closures and our sudden inability to move outside the West Bank from that moment onwards, suddenly we had to depend on only one income again - herding in Area C, where the majority of Bedouin is obliged to live due to their pastoralist livelihood, The mechanisms employed by the Israeli authorities to control land affect every aspect of our economic lives. 70% of Area C is now forbidden to us and our access to natural resources has been crippled.