CHAPTER V

REFUGEES AND STATELESS PERSONS1Constitution of the International Refugee Organization*New York, 15 December 1946Entry into force20 August 1948, in accordance with article 18.Registration20 August 1948, No. 283StatusSignatories17Parties19TextUnited Nations, <i>Treaty Series </i>, vol. 18, p. 3.The Constitution was approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations in resolution 62 (I) of 15 December 1946. Resolution No. 108, adopted by the General Council of the International Refugee Organization at its 101st meeting on 15 February 1952, provided for the liquidation of the Organization.EXPIRATION15 February 1952