The State of The World's Refugees 1997:
A Humanitarian Agenda

The 1990s witnessed a series of civil wars and communal conflicts in which masses of people were obliged to flee for their lives. Millions of women, men and children were forced to abandon their homes. Increasingly, mass population displacements have become both an objective and a tactic of war.

In this book, UNHCR provides a topical and detailed examination of the problem of forced displacement, focusing on the different groups of people who are protected and assisted by the organization. The book sets out a wide-ranging agenda for action, suggesting many ways in which the security of these gropups might be safeguarded more effectively.

Preliminaries	Cover, Table of Contents, Preface and Foreword
Introduction	People in need of protection
Chapter 1	Safeguarding Human Security
Chapter 2	Defending Refugee Rights
Chapter 3	Internal Conflict and Displacement
Chapter 4	Return and Reintegration
Chapter 5	The Asylum Dilemma
Chapter 6	Statelessness and Citizenship
Conclusion