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Final Act of Intergovernmental Conference on the Adoption of a Travel Document for Refugees and Agreement Relating to the Issue of a Travel Document to Refugees Who are the Concern of the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees
NRA Code:
NRA 1945/4
Responsible Department:
Department of Internal Affairs
Subject and Purpose:
The Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees (IGCR or ICR) was an agency created in 1938 on the initiative of U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt to administer intergovernmental efforts to resettle refugees from Nazi Germany and to prepare for the resettlement of future German emigrants, thus originating planned resettlement of refugees. The IGCR was directed from 1939 by Sir Herbert Emerson, who also served as the League of Nations High Commissioner and was financed by member contributions. Its work was expanded in 1943 to cover all European refugees. The IGCR was terminated in 1947 when its activities were taken over by the International Refugee Organization, a special agency of the United Nations. This arrangement was superseded by the 1951 Refugee Convention, to which New Zealand is a signatory.
NZ Participants:
Government
Other Participants:
Argentina
- Government
Australia
- Government
Belgium
- Government
Brazil
- Government
Chile
- Government
Dominican Republic
- Government
Ecuador
- Government
France
- Government
Greece
- Government
India
- Government
Luxembourg
- Government
Netherlands
- Government
Sweden
- Government
Switzerland
- Government
Venezuela
- Government
Signature Date:
15/10/1946
Entry Into Effect Date:
13/01/1947
Expiry Date:
31/12/1951
Status:
Expired
Documents:
Contact:
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