Aid to Displaced Persons

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Aid to Displaced Persons

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Dominique Pire
In 1949 he founded Aid to Displaced Persons, which sought to guarantee moral and material aid to refugees, regardless of their nationality or religion, and soon had branches throughout Europe. Between 1950 and 1954 Pire founded four “homes of welcome” in Belgium for aged refugees. Seven European “villages” were…
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In 1949 he founded Aid to Displaced Persons, which sought to guarantee moral and material aid to refugees, regardless of their nationality or religion, and soon had branches throughout Europe. Between 1950 and 1954 Pire founded four “homes of welcome” in Belgium for aged refugees. Seven European “villages” were…
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