International Refugee Organization

International Refugee Organization

Die International Refugee Organization (IRO) war eine Behörde der Vereinten Nationen, die 1946 als Nachfolgeorganisation der United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) eingerichtet wurde. Sie war verantwortlich für die Fürsorge für Europäer, die durch den Zweiten Weltkrieg heimatlos geworden waren, v.a. Überlebende des Holocaust und ehemalige Zwangsarbeiter, die sog. Displaced Persons. Weiterhin organisierte die Behörde die Rückführung dieser Menschen in ihre Heimatländer bzw. ihre Auswanderung in andere Staaten. Die IRO stellte ihre Arbeit 1952 ein, nachdem sie etwa eine Million Menschen betreut hatte. Sie wurde ersetzt durch das Büro des United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Literatur

  • L. W. Holborn: The International Refugee Organization. 1956.

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