LEADER 03637nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910778463603321 005 20221108035231.0 010 $a1-84964-309-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000802592 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH22933597 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000518033 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12159350 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000518033 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10491611 035 $a(PQKB)10524632 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000417199 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12110624 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417199 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10436974 035 $a(PQKB)11534815 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3386499 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10480125 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL987845 035 $a(OCoLC)847193610 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3386499 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000802592 100 $a20070522d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEthnic warfare in Sri Lanka and the UN crisis$b[electronic resource] /$fWilliam Clarance 210 $aLondon ;$aAnn Arbor, Mich. $cPluto Press ;$aColombo $cVijitha Yapa Publications$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (328 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7453-2525-4 311 $a0-7453-2526-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 285-286) and index. 327 $apt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Between war and peace : December 1989 to June 1990 -- pt. 3. Eelam War II erupts : June to October 1990 -- pt. 4. Protective neutral engagement : October 1990 to December 1991 -- pt. 5. Protection and the UN in 2006. 330 $b'With UN reform still in the air, this is essential reading for everyone concerned with the still uncertain future facing refugees and all who are forced to flee.'Guy S. Goodwin-Gill, Professor of International Refugee Law, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford This book explains the complex origins and evolution of Sri Lanka's civil war and how it has created massive civilian displacement. Written by the former Colombo head of UNHCR, the refugee agency, it provides a unique account of frontline conditions during a critical period and an overview of the alternating warfare and ceasefires during the last fifteen years. Clarance analyses the scope for protecting civilians in a war zone and its implications for UN policy. He argues that Washington's bullying of the UN -- particularly over Iraq -- ironically proves the points it seeks to demolish: the indispensibility of UN legitimacy and the professionalism of its field agencies. Clarance urges the need to adopt a more actively engaged role to protect civilians in intra-state conflict, the better to address global problems such as the outflow of refugees and asylum seekers it triggers and the seeds of international terrorism it sows.The book is ideal for anyone who wants an accessible account of the Sri Lankan conflict, as well as policy-makers, NGOs and students of international studies. 606 $aHumanitarian assistance$zSri Lanka 606 $aEthnic conflict$zSri Lanka 606 $aTerrorism$zSri Lanka 607 $aSri Lanka$xHistory$yCivil War, 1983-2009$xWar work 615 0$aHumanitarian assistance 615 0$aEthnic conflict 615 0$aTerrorism 676 $a954.9303/2 700 $aClarance$b William$01544368 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778463603321 996 $aEthnic warfare in Sri Lanka and the UN crisis$93798555 997 $aUNINA