The Rhetoric and Reality of Localisation: Refugee-Led Organisations in Humanitarian Governance.
When refugees flee war and persecution, protection and assistance are usually provided by United Nations organisations and their NGO implementing partners. In parallel is a largely neglected story: refugees themselves frequently mobilise to provide protection and assistance to other refugees. At a g...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Development Studies Vol. 57; no. 5; pp. 719 - 735 |
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