The Turbulent Decade
Subtitle: Confronting the Refugee Crises of the 1990s
Contributors: Kofi Annan (Foreword)
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: February 17, 2005
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9780393057737
First sentence: I arrived in Geneva on February 17, 1991, to start my work as the United Nations high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR) It was the fortieth anniversary year of UNHCR.
Description: "In this important, engaging memoir Sadako Ogata recounts the experiences and lessons of her tenure as United Nations high commissioner for refugees during the "turbulent decade" of the 1990s. A tireless advocate for the victims of war, Ogata tells the on-the-ground story of four volatile regions in which she directed relief: Iraq, the Balkans, the African Great Lakes region, and Afghanistan. She explores issues of refugee protection and humanitarian assistance; coordination between humanitarian organizations, NATO, and other militaries; and the global political and strategic climate in which these crises occurred. With an eye to the future, she asks the world community to assess the limits of humanitarian action, and to work toward real political solutions when conflicts arise"--