Nansen passport
Noun
Meaning
Nansen passport (plural Nansen passports)
(historical) A passport issued to a stateless refugee in the years after World War I.
Examples
Among the initiatives he introduced was the " Nansen passport " for stateless persons, a certificate recognised by more than 50 countries.
It was dissolved in 1952 after resettling about one million refugees. citation The definition of a refugee at this time was an individual with either a Nansen passport or a " Certificate of identity " issued by the International Refugee Organization.
Nansen, who invented the Nansen passport for stateless refugees and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922, appointed two delegates from the ICRC as his deputies.
Other types of travel documents Nansen passport for refugees (now defunct) * Laissez-Passer — Issued by national governments or international organizations (such as the U.N. ) as emergency passports, travel on humanitarian grounds, or for official travel.