Protecting the Dispossessed A Challenge for the International Community

by Deng, Francis M.

• ISBN13: 9780815718253
• ISBN10: 081571825X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-10-01
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Summary

In this book, Deng examines the causes and consequences of internal displacement, the legal standards for protection and assistance, enforcement mechanisms, the prevailing conditions in Europe, Africa, and Latin America, and the urgent need for an international response.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. v
Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. xi
Introduction Principles of Protection	p. 1
Country Reports	p. 21
Yugoslavia: A Nation Dismantled	p. 23
Russia: A Crisis the Making	p. 39
Somalia: from Disintegration to Reconstruction	p. 51
The Sudan: A Nation Divided	p. 65
El Salvador: Peace in the Balance	p. 83
Cambodia: Rebuilding a Nation	p. 95
Displacement in Global Perspective	p. 107
The Challenge the African Experience	p. 109
The International Response to Civil Violence	p. 121
A Strategy for Protection	p. 133
Postscript the Response of the Commission on Human Rights	p. 141
UN Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1992/73	p. 149
UN Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1993/105	p. 151
Memorandum: Civil Violence as an International Security Problem	p. 154
Humanitarian Emergencies and Assistance	p. 160
Statement by the Representative of the Secretary-General	p. 163
Index	p. 169
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