ISBN:
0393057739
,
0393929221
,
9780393929225
Language:
English
Pages:
XIV, 402 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
,
25 cm
DDC:
362.87/09/049
Keywords:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
;
Refugees
;
Refugees Services for
;
Refugees International cooperation
;
Vertreibung/Flucht/Flüchtlinge
;
Jahrhundert, 20.
;
UNO/Vereinte Nationen/United Nations Organization
;
Menschenrechtsverletzungen
;
Völkermord/Genozid
;
Kurden
;
Jugoslawien
;
Bürgerkrieg
;
Afghanistan
;
Rwanda/Ruanda
;
Humanitäre Hilfe
;
expulsion/flight/refugees
;
century, 20th
;
UN/United Nations
;
human rights violations
;
genocide
;
Kurds
;
Yugoslavia
;
civil war
;
humanitarian assistence
;
Vereinte Nationen Hoher Kommissar für Flüchtlinge
;
Flüchtlingshilfe
;
Geschichte 1990-2000
;
Flüchtlingspolitik
;
Geschichte 1990-1999
Abstract:
"In this important, engaging memoir Sadako Ogata recounts the experiences and lessons of her tenure as United Nations high commissioner for refugees during the "turbulent decade" of the 1990s. A tireless advocate for the victims of war, Ogata tells the on-the-ground story of four volatile regions in which she directed relief: Iraq, the Balkans, the African Great Lakes region, and Afghanistan. She explores issues of refugee protection and humanitarian assistance; coordination between humanitarian organizations, NATO, and other militaries; and the global political and strategic climate in which these crises occurred. With an eye to the future, she asks the world community to assess the limits of humanitarian action, and to work toward real political solutions when conflicts arise."--BOOK JACKET
Abstract:
"In this important, engaging memoir Sadako Ogata recounts the experiences and lessons of her tenure as United Nations high commissioner for refugees during the "turbulent decade" of the 1990s. A tireless advocate for the victims of war, Ogata tells the on-the-ground story of four volatile regions in which she directed relief: Iraq, the Balkans, the African Great Lakes region, and Afghanistan. She explores issues of refugee protection and humanitarian assistance; coordination between humanitarian organizations, NATO, and other militaries; and the global political and strategic climate in which these crises occurred. With an eye to the future, she asks the world community to assess the limits of humanitarian action, and to work toward real political solutions when conflicts arise."--BOOK JACKET
Description / Table of Contents:
The Kurdish refugee crisis -- Protecting refugees in the Balkan Wars -- Crises in the great lakes region of Africa -- The Afghan refugees -- Conclusion : humanitarian action in war and peace.
Description / Table of Contents:
The Kurdish refugee crisis -- Protecting refugees in the Balkan Wars -- Crises in the great lakes region of Africa -- The Afghan refugees -- Conclusion : humanitarian action in war and peace
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (S. 375 - 386) and index
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