Historical Dictionary of Refugee and Disaster

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.

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

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

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Historical Dictionary of Refugee and Disaster Relief Organizations

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