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International Refugee Organization

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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In December 1946, the United Nations General Assembly voted to submit to member countries the draft constitution of the International Refugee Organization, the provisions of which stipulated that the IRO was to come into existence after acceptance by fifteen countries, whose contributions would provide at least 75 per cent of its operational budget. By February, 1947, eleven governments had signed the Constitution, pending subsequent ratification for effective participation: Canada, Dominican Republic, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Liberia, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippine Republic, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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International Organizations: Summary of Activities: II. The Specialized Agencies
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International Organization , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , June 1947 , pp. 359 - 360
Copyright
Copyright © The IO Foundation 1947

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References

1 For further information on the International Refugee Organization, see International Organization, I, p. 137–138.

2 Background Summary of the International Refugee Organization, Office of Public Affairs, U. S. Department of State, March, 1947. Australia, China and Belgium later signed the Constitution.

3 Preparatory Commission for the International Refugee Organization, Report of the First Part of the First Session, Document PREP/27, Geneva, February 21, 1947. p. 19–28.

4 Ibid., p. 7–8.

5 Ibid., p. 29–39.

6 Ibid., p. 36.