Refugees and Internally Displaced People in Africa on the Eve of the 21st Century

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Title:	Refugees and Internally Displaced People in Africa on the Eve of the 21st Century
Author:	Gingyera-Pinycwa, A.G.G.
Year:	1998
Periodical:	East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights (ISSN 1021-8858)
Volume:	5
Issue:	1
Pages:	45-52
Language:	English
Notes:	biblio. refs.
Geographic term:	Africa
Subjects:	refugees displaced persons Miscellaneous (i.e. Demography, Refugees, Sports) Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) Law, Human Rights and Violence international relations ethnic conflicts poverty International agencies
Abstract:	This paper presents a comparative sketch of the situation and condition of refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) in Africa and examines the role of the international community in the current refugee crises in the continent. It gives attention to the most important countries of origin and the most important countries of asylum in 1995 and discusses Africa's contribution to and capacity for managing the problems of refugees and IDPs, as well as the issue of discriminatory humanitarian intervention by the international community. Note, ref.