| Description |
xxi, 414 pages : map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Preface / Kofi Annan -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Global Overview. Framing a Definition. 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 -- 3. Legal Framework. Applicable Law in Recognized Situations. Protection against Forced Displacement. Protecting the Particular Needs of Internally Displaced Persons. International Provision of Humanitarian Assistance -- 4. 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 -- 5. The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations. Selection of NGOs |
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Mandates and Policies on Internally Displaced Persons. Definitional Issues. Scope of Assistance Activities and the Need for Coordination. Improving NGO Practices. Protection and Human Rights Concerns. Promoting Durable Solutions -- 6. Regional Responses. Africa: Grappling with Sovereignty. Europe: Preventive Diplomacy. The Americas: Institutional Innovations. The Middle East: A Narrow Focus. Asia: Organizational Vacuum -- 7. Strategies and Recommendations. Preventive Strategies. Protection Integrated with Assistance. Enforcement Measures When Human Rights Abuses Are Gross and Systematic. Solutions -- App. Proposed Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-400) and index |
| Subject |
Forced migration.
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Humanitarian assistance.
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Migration, Internal.
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Internally displaced persons.
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Refugees.
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| Author |
Deng, Francis Mading, 1938-
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Brookings Institution.
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| LC no. |
98008939 |
| ISBN |
0815715110 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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0815715129 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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