An expression of the substantial involvement of UN volunteers in UN peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, the aim of this book is to convey a better understanding of the work of volunteers in conflict situations. It is a collection of first-hand accounts of the volunteers themselves.
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Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Maße
Höhe: 232 mm
Breite: 155 mm
ISBN-13
978-92-808-0923-7 (9789280809237)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Organizing elections in a mine field - the Cambodian challenge; the politics of reassurance - international prescence at the local level in South Africa; voting for peace - preparing for post-war democracy in Mozambique; end of the war machinery - demobilization in Mozambique; caught in the crossfire - dilemmas of human rights protection in former Yugoslavia; back from Rwanda - confronting the aftermath of genocide; behind the compound wall - volunteerism under challenge in Somalia; part of the system - varieties of volunteer support roles; the art of building peace - artisan skills for development and peace in South Asia; conclusions - UN volunteers and the UN system.
