The State of the World's Refugees 2000: Fifty Years of Humanitarian Action / Edition 1

by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Overview

The year 2000 edition of The State of the World's Refugees analyzes the international community's efforts to protect and assist refugees in the last fifty years. It provides a comprehensive account of the ways in which approaches to the problem of forced human displacement have changed over time. It contains a wealth of statistical tables, graphs, and maps, and is an invaluable resource for both academic researchers and the general public.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199241064
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/18/2001
Series:	State of the World's Refugees
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	9.40(w) x 7.10(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

IntroductionPart I: ESTABLISHING A REFUGEE REGIME1. Early years2. De-colonisation in Africa3. Rupture in South AsiaPart II: INTERNATIONALISATION OF REFUGEE CRISES4. Flight from Indo-China5. War in Africa, Afghanistan and Central America6. Peace-Keeping, Peace-BuildingPart III: CURRENT CHALLENGES7. Asylum in the Industrialised World8. Population Movements in the Former Soviet Region9. Military Intervention in Iraq and the Balkans10. Genocide in the Great LakesPart IV: LOOKING FORWARD11. The Future of Refugee Protection