| View Larger Image | The State of the World's Refugees: Human Displacement in the New Millennium | Paperbackby The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Oxford University Press, USA | | Edition: | illustrated editionth Edition | | Page Count: | 340 Pages | | Publication Date: | June 01, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 580,689th |
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This new Report from the UNHCR, the first since 2000, provides an up-to-date and highly accessible overview of recent key developments related to internal and cross-border displacement of people throughout the world. As well as analyzing policy issues, it provides a wealth of statistical graphs, tables, and maps. |
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