The United Nations Register of Damage Caused by the Construction of the Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (UNRoD) was established by United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/10-17 of 24 January 2007. This Resolution followed the Advisory Opinion given by the International Court of Justice on 9 July 2004 on the legal consequences of the construction of the Wall in the West Bank. UNRoD's mandate is to serve as a record, in documentary form, of the damage caused to all natural and legal persons concerned as a result of the construction of the Wall by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem.

UNRoD will receive claims from any natural or legal person who has suffered material damage or loss as a result of the construction of the Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. 

Following the appointment of the three-member Board in May 2007 and of the Executive Director in January 2008, UNRoD is now fully operational. It is based at the United Nations Office in Vienna.

To fulfil its mandate, UNRoD undertakes outreach activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to inform potential claimants of the existence and purpose of UNRoD and the procedure for filing a claim for registration of damage.  UNRoD also assists claimants in completing the official UNRoD claim forms, and collects completed claims forms for processing in Vienna.

UNRoD's three-member Board has the ultimate authority to decide, based on criteria established by it, whether a loss or damage claimed will be included in the Register of Damage or not. 

UNRoD's mandate is limited to the registration of the damage or loss suffered as a result of the construction of the Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.