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International Refugee Organization
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 It was superseded by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees .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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Refugees: who, where, and why.
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...call these people refugees. In 1951, the United Nations defined a refugee as a person who...country's borders, refugees must find shelter...more often in a refugee camp. Refugee camps...patients; most refugees are sick and malnourished...very overcrowded. Refugee camps are not ...
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Refugees Reject Move to West Nile.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 5/21/2003; 700+ words
; ...1996, killing 100 refugees and last August...killed UGANDA'S refugee saga took a new...country, which the refugees say are unsafe...the handling of refugee matters last month...Commissioner for Refugees to assess their suitability. The refugee leaders, who had...
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REFUGEE INFLOW SLOWS; CNY AGENCIES THAT AID IN RESETTLEMENTS FEEL FUNDING PINCH.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 11/2/2003; 700+ words
; ...because many of the refugees have been lingering in refugee camps for more than...Department halted refugee resettlement. Refugees cleared for departure...process for screening refugees, a spokeswoman said. Refugee admission was also...
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REFUGEES' RELOCATION TO CNY DELAYED; SECURITY CONCERNS STEMMING FROM TERRORIST ATTACKS DELAY U.S. REFUGEE QUOTA.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 11/6/2001; 700+ words
; ...School District Refugee Family Program...concerned for the refugees because they have...immigration and refugee program. Church World Service places refugees with agencies such...settle 1,500 more refugees nationwide by the...Roberson said. Refugee resettlement agencies...
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Refugees in Guinea Must Be Protected.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 6/2/1999; 700+ words
; ...Sierra Leonean refugees in the Tassin refugee camp in the Forecariah...000 Sierra Leonean refugees live. In one case, a refugee in the Forecariah...Rachael Reilly, Refugee Policy Director...Watch. "These refugees should not have...
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Refugees Subject to Serious Abuse; Relocation from Border Area Not Enough.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 7/5/2001; 700+ words
; ...the report, "Refugees Still at Risk: Continuing Refugee Protection Concerns...Still more refugees are vulnerable...because no valid refugee identification...committed against refugees by the Guinean...hostile to the refugee presence. Copyright...
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Refugees: Rationing the Right to Life. The Crisis in Emergency Relief.
Magazine article from: Journal of Development Studies; 10/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...the world's refugees appears to worsen...aspects of the refugee experience...protection faced by refugee women, who constitute...the world's refugees, but are frequently...programmes to assist refugees to specifically include refugee women in decision...
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Refugees Subject to Serious Abuse.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 7/6/2001; 700+ words
; ...the report, "Refugees Still at Risk: Continuing Refugee Protection Concerns...Still more refugees are vulnerable...because no valid refugee identification...committed against refugees by the Guinean...hostile to the refugee presence. Copyright...
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Refugees of the 21st century: environmental injustice.
Magazine article from: Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy; 3/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...the Status of Refugees, (2) upon which U.S. refugee law is largely...the Status of Refugees. (6) The proliferation of refugee problems after...those who acquire refugee status; however...to grant such refugees specific rights...
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Refugees contribute to local economy
Magazine article from: The Business Journal - Central New York; 10/21/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Fiscal Impact of Refugee Resettlement in...contributions of refugees exceed the initial...to the Status of Refugees. In 2002, the...its Immigration/Refugee Demonstration Project...MDA assists the refugee program whenever...year, about 700 refugees come to Central...
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Refugees
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
...promulgated policies to aid refugees and stateless persons...policies. International Refugee Policies There have always been refugees, but their plight...addressed the Palestinian refugee situation in the...Relief for Palestinian Refugees, later called the...
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refugee
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...organizations that help refugees. The Rise of International Refugee Organizations Early...some one million refugees. With the end...the International Refugee Organization to...some 9 million refugees. Other major refugee-creating events...
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Refugee Communities
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health
...High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that one in...a formal or informal refugee at some point in his...95 percent of all refugees are estimated to come...Nations Convention on Refugees has been ratified by...countries. It defines a refugee as "any person who...
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The Refugee Influx
Book article from: Immigration and Illegal Aliens: Burden or Blessing?
Chapter 4 The Refugee Influx In the October 2006 issue of Refugees , the magazine...22%) of the refugees. WHO IS A REFUGEE? Every year millions...voluntary return of refugees to their homelands...recognized in the Refugee Act of 1980...
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Refugees: Afghan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...thus giving the refugees a religious status. Afghan refugee camps were established...High Commission for Refugees and other world relief...established two refugee camps just inside...housed over 11,000 refugees. By the spring of...
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