num_pages: 402
description: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan notes that Ogata served as UN High Commissioner for Refugees during one of its most challenging periods, 1990-2000. Ogata sheds lights on humanitarian-political crises and partnerships for relief efforts involving Iraqi Kurdish, Ethiopian/Somalian, Albanian, and Afghan refugees. Her memoir includes maps, data on major areas of concern, photos, speeches, and notes on the Ogata Initiative for linking humanitarian and development activities through April 2005. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: The Turbulent Decade: Confronting The Refugee Crises Of The 1990s
titlecomplete: The Turbulent Decade: Confronting The Refugee Crises Of The 1990s
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 26
publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc