The UNHCR and the Cold War: A Documented Reflection on the UNHCR's Activities in the Bipolar Context
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UNHCR and the Global Cold War, 1971-1984
Keywords
Cold War - Refugees - UNHCRAbstract
This working-paper aims at reflecting on the role played by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) during the Cold War period and exploring potential avenues for further historical research in this field.
It is obviously based on the existing literature, but more importantly, it relies on an ongoing joint research and archival project linking the UNHCR and the Graduate Institute of International Studies, in Geneva. Entitled the “UNHCR and the Global Cold War, 1971-1984”, this joint venture is funded by the Geneva International Academic Network.
Since September 2006, members of this project have been reviewing and processing UNHCR field and headquarters operations archives for the crucial 1971-1984 period (UNHCR Fonds 11 Series 2).The objective is to preserve the 222 linear meters of paper documents and to allow public access to this important archival resource while also investigating the UNHCR’s role and place during the late Cold War period.
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The UNHCR and the Cold War: a Documented Reflection on the UN Refugee Agency's Activities in the Bipolar Context
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The UNHCR and the Global Cold War, 1971-1984 - Public Conference, HEI, ch. de la Voie-Creuse 16, 19 October 2007, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm
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