Emergency preparedness in South Africa: lessons from the Zimbabwean elections

The presidential elections in Zimbabwe in May2002 took place within a context of political violence,economic crisis and increasing food shortages.As conditions deteriorated and the possibility of amass population exodus from Zimbabwe increased,neighbouring countries started preparations to dealwith...

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Main Authors: Hernan del Valle, Tara Polzer
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: University of Oxford 2003-01-01
Series:Forced Migration Review
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Online Access:http://www.fmreview.org/en/FMRpdfs/FMR16/fmr16.9.pdf
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description The presidential elections in Zimbabwe in May2002 took place within a context of political violence,economic crisis and increasing food shortages.As conditions deteriorated and the possibility of amass population exodus from Zimbabwe increased,neighbouring countries started preparations to dealwith the possibility of a mass influx of refugeesacross their borders.
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Emergency preparedness in South Africa: lessons from the Zimbabwean elections
Forced Migration Review
forced migration
refugee
displacement
asylum
Africa
Zimbabwe
South Africa
title Emergency preparedness in South Africa: lessons from the Zimbabwean elections
title_full Emergency preparedness in South Africa: lessons from the Zimbabwean elections
title_fullStr Emergency preparedness in South Africa: lessons from the Zimbabwean elections
title_full_unstemmed Emergency preparedness in South Africa: lessons from the Zimbabwean elections
title_short Emergency preparedness in South Africa: lessons from the Zimbabwean elections
title_sort emergency preparedness in south africa lessons from the zimbabwean elections
topic forced migration
refugee
displacement
asylum
Africa
Zimbabwe
South Africa
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