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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Gil Loescher; Alexander Betts; James Milner |
| ISBN: | 0415403472 9780415403474 0415418631 9780415418638 0203928393 9780203928394 |
| OCLC Number: | 166379335 |
| Description: | xviii, 161 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction Part 1: Historical Overview and Emergences of Key Issues 1. The Origins of International Concern for Refugees 2. UNHCR and the Cold War: 1950-1990 3. UNHCR since the end of the Cold War Part 2: Key challenges and issues facing UNHCR 4. The Key Challenges of Mandate, Funding and Protection 5. The key issues of protracted refugee situations, IDPs and asylum 6. The Future of UNHCR in the 21st Century Conclusion |
| Series Title: | Global institutions series. |
| Responsibility: | Gil Loescher, Alexander Betts, and James Milner. |
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Abstract:
Offers an introduction to both the world of refugees and the UN organization that protects and assists them. This work traces the relationship between state interests, global politics, and the work of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR).
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'an important contribution' Claudia Seymour, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK
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