Unhcr and World Politics - A Perilious Path

Klappentext Over fifty years ago, governments established the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to be a human rights and advocacy organization. This is the first independent history of this highly important establishment. Gil Loescher, one of the world's leading experts on refugee affairs, draws upon decades of personal experience and research to examine the origins and evolution of the UNHCR, identifying many of the major challenges facing the organization in the years ahead. A key focus is the extent to which the evolution of the UNHCR has been framed by the crucial events of international politics during the past half century and how, in turn, the actions of the eight past High Commissioners have helped shape the course of world history. In the end, Loescher offers a series of bold policy recommendations aimed at making the agency a more effective and accountable advocate for the millions of refugees in the world today. Zusammenfassung This title examines the role of UNHCR in world politics since its founding! its relevance towards reaching solutions to global refugee problems! and its effectiveness as the international community's principal protection mechanism for persecuted populations who have been forced into exile.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gil Loescher
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 24.05.2001
• EAN: 9780198297161
• ISBN: 978-0-19-829716-1
• Pagine: 446
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, LAW / International, LAW / Public, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Refugees, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, International institutions, Human rights, civil rights, Refugees and political asylum, Refugees & Political Asylum, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, United Nations & Un Agencies