International Refugee Organization
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
International Refugee Organization (IRO), temporary agency of the United Nations , established in 1946. In arranging for the care and the repatriation or resettlement of Europeans made homeless by World War II, the organization brought to a conclusion part of the work of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration . IRO terminated its work in 1952, having resettled c.1,000,000 persons. It was superseded by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees .
Bibliography: See L. W. Holborn, The International Refugee Organization (1956).
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008
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