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Since the end of the Cold War, increasing numbers of people have been forced to leave their homes as a result of armed conflict, internal strife, and systematic violations of human rights. Whereas refugees crossing national borders benefit from an established system of international protection and assistance, those who are displaced internally suffer from an absence of legal or institutional bases for their protection and assistance from the international community.
This book analyzes the causes and consequences of displacement, including its devastating impact both within and beyond the borders of affected countries. It sets forth strategies for preventing displacement, a special legal framework tailored to the needs of the displaced, more effective institutional arrangements at the national, regional, and international levels, and increased capacities to address the protection, human rights, and reintegration and development needs of the displaced.
Cohen and Deng receive the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for work on the plight of internationally displaced people.
Praise for Masses in Flight.
Selected Reviews
"A pathbreaking work--balanced and comprehensive--on an increasingly important international problem, which is only now being recognized. It will prove invaluable to policymakers and informed citizens alike."
Ambassador Herbert S. Okun,
Former Deputy Permanent Representative of the U.S. to the United Nations
"This study makes a compelling argument for a more interventionist, international role to protect and assist internationally displaced persons and elaborates legal and institutional mechanisms of response."
Astri Suhrke,
Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway
"This study is one of the first in-depth looks at the problem that has emerged as one of the great human tragedies of our time."
From the Preface by Kofi Annan,
Secretary-General of the United Nations
"This important work will greatly assist humanitarian practitioners, at headquarters and in the field, to better understand the dynamics of internal displacement."
Sergio Vieira de Mello,
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations