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	HU OSA 124
Fonds 124:	Records of the Forced Migration Project (FMP)

Date(s) 1983-1999 (1992-1999)

Extent and medium

Estimated total:
10.5 linear meters (84 archival boxes)
Currently processed:
84 Archival boxes, 11 linear meters

Name of creator(s)

The Forced Migartaion Projects at Open Society Institute - New York

Administrative/Biographical history

• HU OSA 124C Forced Migration Projects

Scope and content

Founded in 1994 the Forced Migration Projects (FMP) program at Open Society Institute-New York in its activities promoted an open society and the rule of law by encouraging state responsibility and respect for the human rights of refugees and displaced persons. FMP mainly focused its activities towards the former Soviet Union countires, former Yugoslavia, the Ameriacs and some other regions where they had different projects and missions.

The fonds includes different types of materials (both textual and electronic records) related to the activities of the Forced Migration Projects (FMP) in the period from 1994-1999. It contains administrative files, correspondence, different project papers, series of special reports, both thematic and periodical publications such as yearly magazine Forced Migration Monitor, and electronic bulletin FM Alert.
The bulk of the information about FMP activities towards its mission was posted online at the FMP webpage http://www2.soros.org/fmp2/html/about_fmp.html

Materials within the fonds deal with the problems of refugee protection, asylum, problems of forced migration over the world and in particular countries.

Accruals Expected

System of arrangement

• HU OSA 124-1 Executive Office, 1993-1999
  • HU OSA 124-1-1 Files of the Director Arthur C.Helton, 1995-1998
  • HU OSA 124-1-2 Correspondence Files, 1993-1998
  • HU OSA 124-1-3 Reports, 1992-1998
  • HU OSA 124-1-4 Publications, 1994-1999
  • HU OSA 124-1-5 Electronic Records
• HU OSA 124-2 Programs, 1983-1999
  • HU OSA 124-2-1 Projects Files, 1988-1999
  • HU OSA 124-2-2 Missions Files, 1983-1996
  • HU OSA 124-2-3 Conference Files, 1992-1999
  • HU OSA 124-2-4 Subject Files, 1991-1999

Language/scripts of material Mostly English

Date(s) of descriptions

Described by Olga Zaslavskaya, 11 October 2005
Online version updated 18 December 2008