Peacekeeping and the UN agencies /

"This book is a long overdue assessment of the role of UN agencies in peacekeeping operations. Special emphasis is given to that most vexed category, 'complex emergencies', involving entrapped or victimized civilian populations and a plethora of UN, national military and NGO actors.&q...

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Other Authors: Whitman, Jim., Whitman, Jim, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Portland, OR : F. Cass, 1999.
Series:Cass series on peacekeeping ; 4.
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Summary:"This book is a long overdue assessment of the role of UN agencies in peacekeeping operations. Special emphasis is given to that most vexed category, 'complex emergencies', involving entrapped or victimized civilian populations and a plethora of UN, national military and NGO actors." "While based on the full range of recent history, the contributions to this volume are forward looking and policy oriented, bringing a hardedged practicality to complex and hitherto under-examined issues."--Jacket.
Item Description:"This group of studies first appeared in a special issue of International Peacekeeping, Vol. 5, No. 4 (Winter 1998)"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description:143 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0714648973 (cloth)
071464451X (paper)
ISSN:1367-9880 ;