The International Refugee Organisation’s Resettlement Policy – A New Approach of the International Community to the Refugee Problem in Europe: A Case Study of DPs and Refugees from Poland
he International Refugee Organisation’s Resettlement Policy – A New Approach of the International Community to the Refugee Problem in Europe: A Case Study of DPs and Refugees from Poland
Author(s): Paweł SękowskiSubject(s): Civil Society, History of the Holocaust, Migration Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: displaced persons; refugees; International Refugee Organisation; resettlement; Polish displaced persons; Jewish refugees;
Summary/Abstract: The International Refugee Organisation operated between 1947 and 1951 as a UN specialised agency. The IRO’s work was a continuation of the humanitarian actions previously organised for displaced persons (DPs) and refugees by UNRRA and the IGCR. This paper aims to analyse the resettlement policy of the IRO as indicative of the international community’s new approach to handling DPs and refugees, on the example of DPs and refugees from Poland, who constituted the largest national group under IRO care in Europe.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 54/2022
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 131-145
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English