Subject |
Refugees.
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Migration, Internal.
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Forced migration.
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Humanitarian assistance.
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Descript |
1 online resource (xxi, 414 pages) : map |
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computer c |
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online resource cr |
Contents |
Preface / Kofi Annan -- Global Overview -- Causes of Internal Displacement -- Impact of Displacement -- Internally Displaced Persons as a Special Category -- Why Internally Displaced Persons Do Not Become Refugees -- Statistics on Internally Displaced Persons -- When Does Displacement End? -- Regional Dynamics -- Legal Framework -- Applicable Law in Recognized Situations -- Protection against Forced Displacement -- Protecting the Particular Needs of Internally Displaced Persons -- International Provision of Humanitarian Assistance -- Institutional Arrangements -- Mandates and Capacities of Operational Organizations -- Coordination by the Emergency Relief Coordinator -- UN Human Rights System -- Representative of the Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons -- Gaps in the International System -- Options for Institutional Reform -- Steps to Improve the Current System -- The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations -- Selection of NGOs -- Mandates and Policies on Internally Displaced Persons -- Scope of Assistance Activities and the Need for Coordination -- Improving NGO Practices -- Protection and Human Rights Concerns -- Promoting Durable Solutions -- Regional Responses -- Africa: Grappling with Sovereignty -- Europe: Preventive Diplomacy -- The Americas: Institutional Innovations -- The Middle East: A Narrow Focus -- Asia: Organizational Vacuum -- Strategies and Recommendations -- Preventive Strategies -- Protection Integrated with Assistance -- Enforcement Measures When Human Rights Abuses Are Gross and Systematic. |
Alt author |
Deng, Francis Mading, 1938-
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ISBN |
0585034168 (electronic bk.) |
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9780585034164 (electronic bk.) |
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9780815791355 (electronic bk.) |
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0815791356 (electronic bk.) |
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0815715129 |
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0815715110 |
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9780815715122 |
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9780815715115 |
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