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    Emergency response plans: panacea for emergency preparedness and control in university libraries in Nigeria

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    The study examined library personnel awareness of the availability of emergency response plans, their forms and roles in safety routine preparedness and control in federal and state university libraries in Southwest Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The survey research design alongside a multi‐stage sampling procedure comprising purposive, randomisation and total enumeration techniques guided the study. The population consisted of 327 library personnel drawn from 12 federal and state university libraries (i.e., six each). The questionnaire and structured interview methods were used for data gathering. Of the 327 copies of the questionnaire administered, 249 copies, representing 76.1%, were duly completed and found valid for analysis. Whereas the acceptance threshold of ≥90% response rate and a criterion mean of 2.50 were adopted for making judgements regarding the research questions, while the hypothesis was tested using chisquare statistics with cross‐tabulation

    Protection Policy Paper: The return of persons found not to be in need of international protection to their countries of origin: UNHCR\u27s role

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    This paper reviews the rationale and criteria for UNHCR’s involvement in the return of persons found not to be in need of international protection to their country of origin. Based on Executive Committee Conclusion No. 96, it sets out parameters for engagement of the Office and indicates a range of activities UNHCR could pursue, depending on the specific caseload and protection environment in a given host country. It does not envisage UNHCR’s involvement in the actual mechanism of return, which remains the responsibility of the returning State. The paper places particular emphasis on coordination and cooperation with other agencies, most notably IOM. Examples of UNHCR’s operational involvement are annexed
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