New Report on Emergency Preparedness in South Africa concerning population
influx from Zimbabwe
The Refugee Research Programme of the University of the Witwatersrand has
just launched a report entitled "Emergency Preparedness in South Africa:
Twenty-Four Lessons from the Zimbabwean Elections," commissioned by the
National Consortium of Refugee Affairs with support from the Foundation for
Human Rights. The report analyses the weaknesses of the emergency
preparedness process in South Africa in advance of the Zimbabwean elections
in March 2002, and discusses how lessons learned from it can be used to
improve and continue preparedness today. It emphasises that the crisis in
Zimbabwe, and therefore the probability of a significant influx of displaced
people into South Africa is by no means over, and current levels of
preparedness and commitment to refugee protection fall short from
international humanitarian standards. The report is available on both the
RRP website (www.wits.ac.za/rrp) and the National Consortium of Refugee
Affairs website (www.ncra.org.za). For hard copies or further information
please contact the Refugee Research Programme at [log in to unmask], Tel:
013-7955441, or Fax: 013-7955024.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Note: The material contained in this communication comes to you from the
Forced Migration Discussion List which is moderated by the Refugee Studies
Centre (RSC), University of Oxford. It does not necessarily reflect the
views of the RSC or the University. If you re-print, copy, archive or
re-post this message please retain this disclaimer. Quotations or extracts
should include attribution to the original sources.
|