In recent years the number of complex humanitarian emergencies around the world has been steadily increasing. War and political, ethnic, racial, and religious strife continually force people to migrate against their will. These forced migrants create a stream of new challenges for relief workers and policy makers. A better understanding of the characteristics of refugee populations and of the population dynamics of these situations is vital. Improved research and insights can enhance disaster management, refugee camp administration, and repatriation or resettlement programs.



Forced Migration and Mortality examines mortality patterns in complex human- itarian emergencies, reviewing the state of knowledge, as well as how patterns may change in the new century. It contains four case studies of mortality in recent emergencies: Rwanda, North Korea, Kosovo, and Cambodia. Because refugees and internally displaced persons are likely to continue to be a significant humanitarian concern for many years, research in this field is critical. This is the first book to comprehensively explore forced migration and mortality and it provides useful material for researchers, policy makers, and relief workers.


Table of Contents


Front Matter
Understanding Mortality Patterns in Complex Humanitarian
Emergencies
Appendix: Five Illustrations of Uncertainty: Mortality in
Afghanistan, Bosnia, North Korea, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone
The Evolution of Mortality Among Rwandan Refugees in Zaire Between
1994 and 1997
Famine, Mortality, and Migration: A Study of North Korean Migrants
in China
Methods of Determining Mortality in the Mass Displacement and
Return of Emergency-Affected Populations in Kosova, 1998-1999
The Demographic Analysis of Mortality Crises: The Case of Cambodia,
1970-1979
Reflections
Index
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