Masses in flight : the global crisis of internal displacement /
"This book analyzes the causes and consequences of displacement, including its devastating impact both within and beyond the borders of affected countries. It sets forth strategies for preventing displacement, a special legal framework tailored to the needs of the displaced, more effective inst...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
©1998.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.