Title:

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

Subtitle:

Dzieje Najnowsze : [kwartalnik poświęcony historii XX wieku], R. 54 z. 4 (2022), Studia i artykuły

Creator:

Sękowski, Paweł (1985– )

Institutional creator:

Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla

Contributor:

Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2022

Description:

p. 131-145 : tab.

Subject and Keywords:

displaced persons ; refugees ; International Refugee Organization ; resettlement ; Polish displaced persons ; Jewish refugees

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.

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Relation:

Dzieje Najnowsze : [kwartalnik poświęcony historii XX wieku]

Volume:

54

Issue:

4

Start page:

131

End page:

145

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article : original article

Format:

application/octet-stream

Resource Identifier:

0419-8824 ; 2451-1323 ; 10.12775/DN.2022.4.06

Source:

IH PAN, sygn. A.50754/4 Podr. ; IH PAN, sygn. A.508/54/4 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-ND 4.0 license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-ND 4.0] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-ND 4.0 license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Institute of History PAS

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open