Arthur C. Helton

Arthur C. Helton was a Senior Fellow for Refugee Studies and Preventive Action, Council on Foreign Relations. He died following a bombing in Baghdad where he was doing research.

War in Iraq: is UNHCR up to it?

KEY POINTS - UN estimates warn of up to 1.45 million refugees fleeing from Iraq and 900,000 internationally displaced in the event of military attack. - The UNHCR

By Gil Loescher and Arthur C. Helton

/ 6 Feb 2003

Preparing for unpleasant surprises

KEY POINTS - The Pentagon has set up a humanitarian operations centre in Kuwait as part of the US military headquarters there. American NGOs are discussing placing an observer in

By Gil Loescher and Arthur C. Helton

/ 15 Jan 2003

War on Iraq: an impending refugee crisis?

The impact of war and disaster on populations, and the record of international agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in dealing with them, receive too little attention in the mainstream media.

By Gil Loescher and Arthur C. Helton

/ 17 Dec 2002