many countries to close their borders stateless refugees were no longer welcome anywhere. in early one nine hundred thirty nine two hundred thousand people fled from franco's spain into france a country that had previously welcomed many russians and armenians but now friends decided to in turn them in camps on the border and the league of nations supported these measures thereby turning their back. next on the ideals for which for just months and had fought for so passionately. the passports bearing his name were still being granted but now only in isolated cases. in one thousand nine hundred five to league of nations was replaced by the united nations to address the scale of the refugee problem the un in one nine hundred fifty one adopted a new refugee convention based in large part on the original charter drafted by fritjof nuns.