International Refugee Organization

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_Refugee_Organization
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:IRO
gptkbp:dissolved 1952
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_62
gptkbp:first_director-general gptkb:William_Hallam_Tuck
gptkbp:founded 1946
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Geneva
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label International Refugee Organization
gptkbp:notableAction assistance to Holocaust survivors
assistance to displaced persons after World War II
resettlement of over 1 million refugees
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 26
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:United_Nations_Relief_and_Rehabilitation_Administration
gptkbp:purpose refugee resettlement
assistance to displaced persons
gptkbp:regionServed worldwide
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_Nations_Relief_and_Rehabilitation_Administration
gptkb:United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4