Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees
The Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees (ICR) | |
Myron Taylor opens the Évian Conference | |
| Abbreviation | ICR |
|---|---|
| Successor | International Refugee Organization |
| Formation | July 14, 1938 |
| Founder | League of Nations |
| Founded at | Évian-les-Bains, France |
| Dissolved | July 1, 1947 |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Legal status | Non-profit organization |
| Purpose | Administer intergovernmental efforts to resettle refugees from Nazi Germany |
| Headquarters | London |
| Location | |
Region served | Nazi Germany and all of Europe |
Key people | George Rublee (US), Myron Taylor (US), Herbert Emerson (UK), Edward Winterton (UK), Henry Bérenger (France) |
Main organ | League of Nations |
Parent organization | League of Nations |
The Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees (ICR), also known as the Intergovernmental Committee for Political Refugees or the Évian Committee (French: Comité d'Évian), abbreviated as IGC, or sometimes IGCR, was formed on July 14th, 1938 by the Évian Conference to negotiate additional entry quotas for Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany and Austria and to coordinate their orderly departure with the German authorities. During and after World War II, the organization was responsible for the resettlement of displaced persons.