Resolution 208 (VIII): Report of the International Refugee Organization on resettlement of non-repatriable refugees and displaced persons
| Publisher | UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) |
| Author | UN Economic and Social Council |
| Publication Date | 9 March 1949 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | E/RES/208 (VIII) |
| Reference | 1949 Economic and Social Council Resolutions |
| Cite as | UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Resolution 208 (VIII): Report of the International Refugee Organization on resettlement of non-repatriable refugees and displaced persons, 9 March 1949, E/RES/208 (VIII), available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae69ef918.html [accessed 23 May 2023] |
208 (VIII). Report of the International Refugee Organization on resettlement of non-repatriable refugees and displaced persons
Resolution of 9 March 1949 (document E/1251)
The Economic and Social Council
Notes the report submitted by the International Refugee Organization (E/1092) in implementation of Council resolution 157 (VII);
Approves the efforts made so far by the IRO to extend the resettlement of refugees in family units;
Stresses the necessity for continuing such efforts, through negotiations with countries receiving displaced persons; and
Requests receiving countries to examine sympathetically every possibility:
(a) Of still further broadening their definition of the family unit when drawing up their resettlement programmes;
(b) Of admitting a greater proportion of intellectual refugees and of assisting in their professional readaptation where necessary
