03558oam 2200673zu 450 991013195050332120231201221841.0979-1-0923-1209-62-8218-1968-410.4000/books.ifra.554(CKB)3460000000122317(SSID)ssj0000877586(PQKBManifestationID)12450083(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000877586(PQKBWorkID)10811296(PQKB)11550169(FrMaCLE)OB-ifra-554(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/43553(PPN)182836363(EXLCZ)99346000000012231720160829d1996 uy enguu||||||m||||txtccrThe comfort of strangers : the impact of Rwandan refugees on neighbouring countriesIFRA-Nigeria1995[Place of publication not identified]UNCHS Habitat19961 online resource (xii-104 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph978-2015-41-5 The Comfort of Strangers gives detailed information on the background to the Rwandan refugee problem and a vivid portrayal of the effects of the mass exodus of Rwandans into Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Zaire. The global community has, over the past eighty years, put in place an international refugee regime to regularize the status and provide for the control of stateless people ail over the world. Although host communities may initially open their doors to large numbers of people fleeing from their homelands, the long-term impact on the host countries is usually devastating and not often taken into account. This includes environmental dégradation, diminishing food security, dépréciation of the infrastructural base, pressure on the social and health sectors 3nd security risks. These Iead to sympathy fatigue and resentment. This book embodies an in-depth report made for UNCHS (Habitat) on the Rwandan refugee crisis and makes recommendations for its resolution, including compensation for host communities to enable them restore basic infrastructures and increase administrative capacity. Dr. Adisa also calls for a more efficient and humane treatment of the refugees and for their assisted resettlement.RefugeesHistory20th centuryAfrica, EasternGenocideHistory20th centuryRwandaHistory & ArchaeologyHILCCRegions & Countries - AfricaHILCCRwandansAfrica, EasternHistory20th centuryRwandaHistoryCivil War, 1994RefugeesAfrica, EasternSocial conditions20th centuryRwandaEthnic relationsHistory20th centuryréfugiésRwandamigration humaineRefugeesHistoryGenocideHistoryHistory & ArchaeologyRegions & Countries - AfricaRwandansHistory967.57104Adisa Folajinmi Olabode967808Institut français de recherche en AfriqueUnited Nations Centre for Human SettlementsInstitut franðcais de recherche en AfriquePQKBBOOK9910131950503321The comfort of strangers : the impact of Rwandan refugees on neighbouring countries2197942UNINA