Legal and Institutional Dimensions of Protecting and Assisting Internally Displaced Persons in Africa
Legal and Institutional Dimensions of Protecting and Assisting Internally Displaced Persons in Africa
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保护和援助非洲境内流离失所者的法律和体制层面
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2009
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A. Abebe
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A. Abebe
部分由于国际层面的变化和联合国内部的人道主义改革，国内流离失所问题的国际化现在已成为现实，难民署等组织在业务上参与向国内流离失所者提供援助和保护。包括维持和平和建设和平安排在内的区域机构已成为重要的机构反应。有关文献和政策指导方针很可能因忽视区域组织的作用而受到指责。在非洲，国内流离失所者的数量不成比例，亟需加强这些机制。本文追溯了非洲地区应对国内流离失所问题的规范和制度演变，并认为应将制度建设和标准巩固作为优先事项。非洲联盟目前正在努力起草有史以来第一个具有约束力的区域境内流离失所者公约，尽管这是一项有益的发展，但不应转移这种优先事项。
Owing partly to changes at the international level and to humanitarian reform within the UN, an internationalization of the problem of internal displacement is now a reality and organizations such as UNHCR are operationally involved in providing assistance and protection to internally displaced persons (IDPs). Regional institutions including peacekeeping and peace building arrangementshave become vital institutional responses. Relevant literature and policy guidelines may well be faulted for ignoring the role of regional organizations. In Africa, where a disproportionate number of IDPs are present, strengthening these mechanisms is urgent. This paper traces the normative and institutional evolution of the regional response to internal displacement in Africa, and argues that institution building and consolidation of standards should be made a priority. The African Union’s current effort to craft the first ever binding regional IDP convention, though a salutary development, should not deflect such priority.