The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR): The Politics and Practice of Refugee ProtectionRoutledge, 17.06.2013 - 226 Seiten This revised and expanded second edition of The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) continues to offer a concise and comprehensive introduction to both the world of refugees and the organizations that protect and assist them. This updated edition also includes:
Written by experts in the field, this is one of the very few books to trace the relationship between state interests, global politics, and the work of the UNHCR. This book will appeal to students, scholars, practitioners, and readers with an interest in international relations. |
Inhalt
UNHCR in the Cold War 195091 | |
UNHCR in the postCold War | |
The politics and practice of UNHCRs Mandate | |
UNHCR as a global institution | |
New challenges | |
Conclusion Towards the future | |
Notes | |
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1951 Convention activities actors Africa agencies Alexander Betts António Guterres areas asylum seekers burden sharing challenges Chapter CIREFCA Cold Cold War Commissioner for Refugees conflicts context core mandate country of origin decades displaced persons donor durable solutions emergencies ensure Europe ExCom expanded forced displacement Forced Migration funding Geneva Gil Loescher global North global refugee regime Guterres High Commissioner host human rights humanitarian IDP protection IDPs increasingly initiatives institutional integration interests internally displaced internally displaced persons international organizations international protection international refugee issues James Milner million moral authority natural disasters NGOs norms number of refugees Office Office’s operations organization’s Oxford University Press programs protection and solutions protracted refugee situations refugee populations refugee problems refugee protection regional repatriation resettlement response Sadako Ogata significant solutions for refugees Somalia Statute UN General Assembly UNHCR UNHCR staff UNHCR’s mandate UNHCR’s role United Nations University of Oxford Western world politics World’s Refugees