International Responses to Traumatic Stress

Yael Danieli, Nigel S. Rodley, Lars Weisaeth

• FOREWORD by Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION Yael Danieli, Nigel S. Rodley, and Lars Weisaeth CHAPTER 1. CRIMINAL ACTIVITYVictims of CrimeThe Contribution of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme Eduardo Vetere and Irene Melup CHAPTER 2. CRIMINAL ACTIVITYVictims of Crime: Justice, Support and Public SafetyThe Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Irvin Waller CHAPTER 3. VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTSUnited Nations Action from the Victim's PerspectiveThe Contribution of the United Nations Centre for Human Rights andthe High Commissioner for Human Rights Elsa Stamatopoulou CHAPTER 4. VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTSTraumatic Stress and the Role of NGOsThe Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations James Welsh CHAPTER 5. FORCED DISPLACEMENTRefugee Trauma—Protection and AssistanceThe Contribution of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Mary Petevi CHAPTER 6. FORCED DISPLACEMENTNon-Governmental Efforts in the Psychological Care of Traumatized Peoples The Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Robert DeMartino and Ulrike von Buchwald CHAPTER 7. ARMED CONFLICTS AND ANALOGOUS DISTURBANCESHow Visits by the ICRC Help Prisoners Cope with the Effects of Traumatic StressThe Contribution of the International Committee of the Red Cross Pascal Daudin and Hernán Reyes CHAPTER 8. ARMED CONFLICTSSoldiers for Peace: Ordeals and StressThe Contribution of the United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces Bjorn Egge, Mauritz S. Mortensen, and Lars Weisaeth CHAPTER 9. NATURAL DISASTERS AND COMPLEX EMERGENCIESPrompt International ResponseThe Contribution of the United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs Phillippe L. Boullé CHAPTER 10. NATURAL DISASTERS AND OTHER ACCIDENTSProvisions of Psychological SupportThe Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Jean Pierre Revel CHAPTER 11. TRAUMATIZED CHILDRENHealing the Invisible Wounds of Children in War: A Rights ApproachThe Contribution of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Dita Reichenberg and Sara Friedman CHAPTER 12. TRAUMATIZED CHILDRENHelping Child Victims of ViolenceThe Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Nancy Dubrow, Norberto I. Liwski, Carlos Palacios, and Meg Gardinier CHAPTER 13. TRAUMATIZED WOMENOvercoming Victimization through Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe Contribution of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women Christine Ainetter Brautigam CHAPTER 14. TRAUMATIZED WOMENDealing with Violence against WomenThe Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations Rosalind W. Harris CHAPTER 15. HEALTH ACTIVITIES ACROSS TRAUMATIZED POPULATIONSWHO's Roles Regarding Traumatic StressThe Contribution of the World Health Organization (WHO) John Orley CHAPTER 16. HEALTH ACTIVITIES ACROSS TRAUMATIZED POPULATIONSEmotional Responses of International Humanitarian Aid WorkersThe Contribution on Non-Governmental Organizations Barbara Smith, Inger Agger, Yael Danieli, and Lars Weisaeth CHAPTER 17. ISSUES OF IMPLEMENTATION AND COORDINATIONRoger Clark and Daniel Nsereko CONCLUSIONYael Danieli and Lars Weisaeth CONTRIBUTORS INDEX