Деятельность АРА по оказанию помощи беженцам на территории Беларуси в 1920-1923 гг.

Abstract

The American Relief Administration (ARA) implemented humanitarian activities on the territory of Belarus in 1920—1923 to overcome the severe consequences of World War I, the Civil War and the Soviet-Polish War. The target aid in food and medicines, funding and establishing hospitals and meal centers for displaced people and refugees which were organised by the ARA were a charity and completely transparent as to the accounts at all stages of their way to the recipients from all walks of life in Belarus. This example of humanitarian aid and cooperation as seen in the 1920s is worth considering and using to invigorate international cooperation in overcoming the catastrophes of the contemporary globalised world.