Historical Dictionary of Refugee and Disaster Relief Organizations

by Gorman, Robert F.

• ISBN13: 9780810828766
• ISBN10: 0810828766
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-08-01
• Publisher: Scarecrow Pr

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