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Book SynopsisInternational Responses to Traumatic Stress asks pertinent questions as the United Nations observes its 50th Anniversary. It focuses on the effects of traumatic stress which accompany personal and collective disasters. In an overcrowded world, recent catastrophes, natural as well as man-made, have left a wake of tormented people, ranging from political prisoners to humiliated UN peace-keepers.
Table of ContentsFOREWORD by Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION Yael Danieli, Nigel S. Rodley, and Lars Weisaeth
CHAPTER 1. CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
Victims of Crime
The Contribution of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Eduardo Vetere and Irene Melup
CHAPTER 2. CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
Victims of Crime: Justice, Support and Public Safety
The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Irvin Waller
CHAPTER 3. VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
United Nations Action from the Victim's Perspective
The Contribution of the United Nations Centre for Human Rights andthe High Commissioner for Human Rights Elsa Stamatopoulou
CHAPTER 4. VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Traumatic Stress and the Role of NGOs
The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations James Welsh
CHAPTER 5. FORCED DISPLACEMENT
Refugee Trauma—Protection and Assistance
The Contribution of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Mary Petevi
CHAPTER 6. FORCED DISPLACEMENT
Non-Governmental Efforts in the Psychological Care of Traumatized Peoples The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Robert DeMartino and Ulrike von Buchwald
CHAPTER 7. ARMED CONFLICTS AND ANALOGOUS DISTURBANCES
How Visits by the ICRC Help Prisoners Cope with the Effects of Traumatic Stress
The Contribution of the International Committee of the Red Cross Pascal Daudin and Hernán Reyes
CHAPTER 8. ARMED CONFLICTS
Soldiers for Peace: Ordeals and Stress
The Contribution of the United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces Bjorn Egge, Mauritz S. Mortensen, and Lars Weisaeth
CHAPTER 9. NATURAL DISASTERS AND COMPLEX EMERGENCIES
Prompt International Response
The Contribution of the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs Phillippe L. Boullé
CHAPTER 10. NATURAL DISASTERS AND OTHER ACCIDENTS
Provisions of Psychological Support
The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Jean Pierre Revel
CHAPTER 11. TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN
Healing the Invisible Wounds of Children in War: A Rights Approach
The Contribution of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Dita Reichenberg and Sara Friedman
CHAPTER 12. TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN
Helping Child Victims of Violence
The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Nancy Dubrow, Norberto I. Liwski, Carlos Palacios, and Meg Gardinier
CHAPTER 13. TRAUMATIZED WOMEN
Overcoming Victimization through Equality and Non-Discrimination
The Contribution of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Christine Ainetter Brautigam
CHAPTER 14. TRAUMATIZED WOMEN
Dealing with Violence against Women
The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Rosalind W. Harris
CHAPTER 15. HEALTH ACTIVITIES ACROSS TRAUMATIZED POPULATIONS
WHO's Roles Regarding Traumatic Stress
The Contribution of the World Health Organization (WHO) John Orley
CHAPTER 16. HEALTH ACTIVITIES ACROSS TRAUMATIZED POPULATIONS
Emotional Responses of International Humanitarian Aid Workers
The Contribution on Non-Governmental Organizations Barbara Smith, Inger Agger, Yael Danieli, and Lars Weisaeth
CHAPTER 17. ISSUES OF IMPLEMENTATION AND COORDINATION
Roger Clark and Daniel Nsereko
CONCLUSION
Yael Danieli and Lars Weisaeth
CONTRIBUTORS
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