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UNHCR: 75 years on, the Refugee Convention Remains a Lifeline for Millions

GENEVA, July 27 (IPS) - Seventy-five years after the Refugee Convention was opened for signature on 28 July 1951, it remains the foundation of the international refugee protection...

‘The Promise’ of the Refugee Convention?

As UNHCR is pushing for a renewed international commitment to the 1951 Refugee Convention, critics stress the need to review (if not abolish) the existing asylum system and revisit...

Refugee Convention at 75: The world must keep the promise that saved me

Millions of people forced to flee need the same chance that protection gave me.

75 years later, the promise to protect refugees faces its greatest test

As the world marks the 75th anniversary of the Refugee Convention, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has launched a global campaign urging governments, organizations and individuals to...

People continue to stand by refugees, Gen Z shows most empathy

Protection for refugees has been enshrined in international law for more than seven decades, but how much support is there today for those fleeing conflict and persecution? 

Martin Parsons: We need to define what a refugee actually is

Not only do we need to define it we need to return to the original principles of the Refugee Convention instead of the ECHR which contrary to some of the wilder claims made in the...

Refugee families left in limbo as challenge to suspension of refugee family reunion route is dismissed

The challenge to the suspension of the refugee family reunion route, brought by Safe Passage International and three individual claimants (AXY, BSZ and ESH), was dismissed by the H...

ISIL One Day Seminar on The Refugee Convention at 75: Then, Now and Beyond [July 28, 2026]

ISIL and UNHCR India are organising a seminar on the Refugee Convention at 75 on July 28, 2026. Scroll down for more details!

People continue to stand by refugees, Gen Z shows most empathy

Protection for refugees has been enshrined in international law for more than seven decades, but how much support is there today for those fleeing conflict and persecution? Read th...

Home Office policy refusing citizenship to refugees who entered the UK irregularly found lawful

The High Court has upheld the lawfulness of the Home Office policy on good character in naturalisation applications, in a challenge brought by a refugee who originally entered the...

Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe bishop joins panel discussion on ‘shared sacred flourishing’

[World Council of Churches] Religions for Peace and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees organized a July 28 panel discussion in Geneva, Switzerland, on the 75th anniv...

UN expert warns that border policies cannot override the absolute ban on deportation to torture

A UN expert warned on Tuesday that policies on border protection and migration cannot nullify the absolute ban on returning a person to torture as set out in international law. The...

UNHCR cards do not confer legal immigration status in Malaysia, department says

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — Holders of valid United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) cards are still reg...

No eligibility under the Afghan relocation scheme for family members already safely settled outside Afghanistan

The High Court has dismissed a judicial review brought by an Afghan national who was refused relocation as an additional family member under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance P...

Ceuta border surge leaves 34 dead as mass crossing tests refugee convention obligations

A mass border breach at Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta on Friday has left at least 34 people dead after an estimated 60,000 attempted to cross into the territory, sparking...

Malaysia’s refugee registration halt risks ‘ultimate disaster’ for new arrivals

Malaysia has ordered the UN refugee agency to stop registering new refugees while it builds a biometric identification system that officials say will give them greater control over...

UNHCR warns government that unqualified adjudicators will undermine the new asylum appeals body

The United Nations Refugee Agency has published its concerns and recommendations on the government’s plan to proceed with the new independent appeals body. It acknowledges the need...

Vluchtelingenverdrag viert 75ste verjaardag, maar een feestje is het niet

More than 16,000 refugees unable to reunite with families in UK, says Refugee Council

Suspension of family reunion route has left many stuck in conflict zones or using people smugglers to reach safetyMore than 16,000 refugees have been unable to reunite with familie...

New Zealand tribunal rejects British asylum seeker's Windrush-based claim

The claimant said they were seeking refugee and protected person status in New Zealand.

Respecting refugees’ dignity in Africa

A new integration  program in Ethiopia confirms a broader shift in outlook that recognizes the individual worth and potential of refugees as assets to society.