DETAILS ABOUT ACTIVITIES OF ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED ON ETHNIC-L
Revised 3 February 1997
APM
(Associazione per i Popoli Minacciati / Association for Threatened
Peoples)
was founded in 1970 by Tilman Zuelch. In 1993 it gained
consultative status (II) at the UN Economic and Social Council. It has
some 8,000 members and branches in Germany, Austria, Luxemburg,
Switzerland, Bosnia and Italy.
Alessandro Michelucci chairs the
Italian branch which was founded in 1992. It publishes an e-mail
bulletin, "La causa dei popoli" (The cause of peoples) and runs a
documentation center in Florence. It edited the Italian edition of the
German magazine "Pogrom" (1994-5) and a booklet on indigenous peoples
(1993). A new book on indigenous peoples will be released in 1997. APM
organizes conferences and events on a regular basis. Its Board of
Trustees includes: Guy Hraud (Univ. of Pau, France), Michael van Walt van
Praag (UNPO), Jean Malaurie (Artic Studies Center/CNRS, Paris), Ellina
Helander (Nordic Sami Instituite) and Antonio Melis (Univ. of Siena).
Address: APM, POBox 6282, I-50127 Florence, Italy. Tel: ++39-55-485927;
e-mail APM
Web Site:
APM
The Centre for Documentation and Research (CDR)
of the Office
of the United Nations High Commissionerfor Refugees (UNHCR) serves as an
information resource and research centre for UNHCR as well as for external
users including intergovernmental organizations, governments,
non-governmental organizations, research institutes and others. Its
information services cover the range of information relating to refugees,
including causes giving rise to flight, current information on countries
of origin and human rights related reports from a variety of sources, the
international and national legal framework, and related policy issues.
In recognition of the variety of issues dealing with durable solutions for
refugees and prevention, CDR also collects resources on minorities, conflict
resolution and post-conflict reconstruction, and related developments in
international and national law and policy.
In addition, CDR undertakes policy research for UNHCR of a strategic and
generic nature for the Office. In support of this research, CDR organizes and
participates actively in conferences and workshops on issues of interest to
UNHCR. CDR is moreover developing an extensive external research network to
ensure closer collaboration between UNHCR and the academic community, to
promote and encourage research in the field of refugee studies and related
fields.
CDR's information services include:
* Library open to the public: Mon 13:00-16:00, Tue - Thu 10:00 - 16:00, Fri
10:00 - 13:00
* REFWORLD on CD-ROM: authoritative collection of UNHCR documents, relevant
UN documents (resolutions, reports concerning UNHCR, human rights, country
information), legal (international and regional instruments, case law,
national legislation), country (reports and analyses from a range of sources),
bibliographic, and reference materials. Available on annual subscription basis
(two CD-ROM) at USD 250.-
* REFWORLD on Internet: Integrated into UNHCR on Internet, can be accessed
directly at
* State of the World's Refugees: bi-annual publication: in-depth analysis of
current refugee problems and related issues from a UNHCR perspective.
Available in 8 language editions.j
* Refugee Survey Quarterly: Includes type of information contained in
REFWORLD grouped around specific themes, such as internally displaced persons,
stateless persons, refugee children, etc. Subscriptions available through
Oxford University Press (OUP): Journals Subscription Dept., Walton Street,
Oxford OX2 6DP, E-Mail: jnlorders@oup.co.uk
* International Thesaurus for Refugee Terminology (ITRT): standardized
vocabulary for information specialists and organizations producing or treating
information on refugee-related issues including human rights, politics,
conflict, international law.
* IRENE: (International Refugee Electronic Network) Project of the
International Refugee Documentation Network (IRDN) coordinated by CDR.
Bulletin boards on the APC network, include announcements on workshops,
courses, publications, events, press releases and short reports by different
NGOs and institutions.
For additional information, please contact: UNHCR Centre for Documentation
and Research (CDR) Case Postale 2500 CH-1211 Geneva 2 SWITZERLAND
Tel: (+41 22) 739 84 88
Fax: (+41 22) 739 73 67
E-Mail: CDR@UNHCR.CH
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Updated: 20 November 1996
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