World: UNHCR: 75 years on, the Refugee Convention remains a lifeline for millions

Country: World Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees GENEVA – Seventy-five years after the Refugee Convention was opened for signature on 28 July 1951, it remains the foundation of the international refugee protection system and one of the most consequential international legal instruments ever adopted. Born in the aftermath of the Second World War, it codified a simple but powerful principle: people forced to flee persecution, conflict or violence must be able to find safety and protection.