Historical Dictionary of Refugee and Disaster Relief Organizations

by Gorman, Robert F.

• ISBN13: 9780810837744
• ISBN10: 0810837749
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-05-17
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Summary

The dictionary provides A-Z entries on both natural and man-made disasters, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, basic concepts, and people who have played a notable role. Also included is an extensive list of acronyms and abbreviations to sort out the various organizations. The bibliography directs readers to a plethora of books, articles, and government documents on the same topic.

Author Biography

Robert F. Gorman (B.A. Seattle University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Oregon) is Distinguished Teaching Professor of Humanities and Professor of Political Science at Southwest Texas State University

Table of Contents

List of Photographs	ix
Editor's Foreword	xi
Jon Woronoff
Acronyms and Abbreviations	xiii
Timeline of Important Events	xxi
Introduction	1	(32)
The Dictionary	33	(220)
Bibliography	253	(52)
Appendixes	305	(52)
1. Heads of Important International Refugee and Disaster Assistance Agencies	307	(6)
2. Composition of the UNHCR Advisory Committee, the UNREF Executive Committee, and the UNREF Executive Committee, and the Executive Committee of the UNHCR	313	(2)
3. States Party to the 1951 Convention and/or 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees	315	(3)
4. States Party to the OAU Convention Governing Refugee Problems in Africa and to the Cartagena Declaration	318	(1)
5. Global Refugee Population by Country of Asylum	319	(1)
6. Refugee Statistics by Region and Year, 1982--1997	320	(1)
7. UNHCR Budgetary Expenditures since 1955 on General and Special Programs for Refugees	321	(2)
8. NGOs Working with UNHCR	323	(13)
9. Interaction Member Organizations	336	(4)
10. International Council of Voluntary Agency (ICVA) Members	340	(3)
11. Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief	343	(10)
12. Major Twentieth-Century Disasters	353	(4)
About the Author	357