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Author Cohen, Roberta, 1940-
Title Masses in flight : the global crisis of internal displacement / Roberta Cohen and Francis M. Deng.
Publication Info Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©1998.



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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.
ISBN 0585034168 (electronic bk.)
9780585034164 (electronic bk.)
9780815791355 (electronic bk.)
0815791356 (electronic bk.)
0815715129
0815715110
9780815715122
9780815715115
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Author Cohen, Roberta, 1940-
Subject Refugees.
Migration, Internal.
Forced migration.
Humanitarian assistance.
Alt author Deng, Francis Mading, 1938-
Descript 1 online resource (xxi, 414 pages) : map
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier 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.
ISBN 0585034168 (electronic bk.)
9780585034164 (electronic bk.)
9780815791355 (electronic bk.)
0815791356 (electronic bk.)
0815715129
0815715110
9780815715122
9780815715115
Author Cohen, Roberta, 1940-
Subject Refugees.
Migration, Internal.
Forced migration.
Humanitarian assistance.
Alt author Deng, Francis Mading, 1938-

Subject Refugees.
Migration, Internal.
Forced migration.
Humanitarian assistance.
Descript 1 online resource (xxi, 414 pages) : map
Content text txt
Media computer c
Carrier 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-
ISBN 0585034168 (electronic bk.)
9780585034164 (electronic bk.)
9780815791355 (electronic bk.)
0815791356 (electronic bk.)
0815715129
0815715110
9780815715122
9780815715115

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