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List of External Fonds

Archives, 12 June 2009

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FONDS EXTERNAL FONDS
Fonds UNHCR 1 Liquidator of the International Nansen Office for Refugees
Fonds UNHCR 2 United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Fonds UNHCR 3 International Refugee Organization
Fonds UNHCR 3/9 Records of the International Refugee Organization in Greece
Fonds UNHCR 5 Personal Papers of Gustave G. Kullmann
Fonds UNHCR 7 Collective fonds regarding pre-UNHCR refugee matters
Fonds UNHCR 32 Personal Papers of Poul Hartling
Fonds UNHCR 44 Personal Papers of Nelly E. Weiss
Fonds UNHCR 46 Personal Papers of Gerald Walzer
Fonds UNHCR 52 Papers of the Dohrn Family relating to the bust of Fridtjof Nansen
Fonds UNHCR 64 Records of the United Nations Border Relief Operation (Cambodia)
Fonds UNHCR 79 Papers of Gilbert Jaeger
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Hungarian Crisis - 50th Anniversary

The spontaneous Hungarian uprising began on 23 October 1956. Two weeks later, the revolution was crushed by a Soviet military intervention, and by early 1957, 200,000 people had fled as refugees - 180,000 to Austria and 20,000 to Yugoslavia.

Hundreds of volunteers worked alongside international and local aid organizations to provide shelter and food, as the Austrians and the international community provided the refugees with an unprecedented level of support.

UNHCR was made 'Lead Agency' and, along with the Red Cross and ICEM, helped coordinate protection, assistance and a quite extraordinary resettlement programme.

Within two years, more than 180,000 Hungarians were resettled to 37 countries spanning five continents. The US, Canada, the UK, West Germany, Australia, Switzerland, France, Sweden and Belgium each accepted more than 5,000 refugees. Italy, the Netherlands, Israel, Brazil, Norway, Denmark, South Africa, New Zealand and Argentina all took over 1,000. The rest were spread around a further 19 countries ranging from the Dominican Republic to Turkey. Some Hungarians were integrated in Austria (8,000) and Yugoslavia (700), while 11,000 returned home voluntarily.

More in Refugees Magazine Issue N° 144: Where Are They Now? The Hungarian Refugees, 50 Years On (published October 2006) here

Hungarian Crisis - 50th Anniversary