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Coping with the African Refugee Problem: Reflections on the Role of Private Voluntary Organization Assistance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

Robert F. Gorman
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There can be little doubt that the African refugee problem is a severe one that should command a good deal more attention than it has received over the past few years in the public’s eye. But if the African refugee crisis has received less than its deserved attention, the role of private voluntary organizations (PVOs) in responding to that crisis has received less. It is the purpose of this brief inquiry to assess the role of PVCs in the African refugee situation. Before doing so it is essential that the dimensions of Africa’s refugee problem be briefly outlined.

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African Issues , Volume 12 , Issue 1-2 , Spring/Summer 1982 , pp. 35 - 40
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Copyright © African Studies Association 1982 

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