Resolving refugee problems: an introduction to the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner's Programme and its documentation |
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| Institution: | 1. 12 Strathmore Gardens, Flat 4, London W8 4RZ, UK;1. The Key Laboratory of Urban Security and Disaster Engineering, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China;2. IFSTTAR, GERS, GMG, Allée des Ponts et Chaussées, Bouguenais 44344, France;1. Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014, University of Jyväskylä, Finland;2. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Research Area: Foresight, Organisational Dynamics and Systemic Change, P.O. Box 1300, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland;3. School of Management, FI-33014, University of Tampere, Finland;4. Department of Social Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA;1. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China;2. State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China |
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| Abstract: | The number of refugees who flee their countries each year due to civil war and political persecution has steadily risen over the years. One of the major producers of information about the plight of these people is the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme (EXCOM), a United Nations body established to advise the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Very little has been written about EXCOM despite the prolific amount of documentation that it generates each year. This article attempts to fill the gap by introducing the Committee and its work, reviewing its usefulness as an information source on refugee issues, and highlighting the principal resources available that provide access to EXCOM texts. |
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