| Title | Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees |
| Publisher | UN General Assembly |
| Publication Date | 28 July 1951 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 189, p. 137 |
| Reference | Entry into force: 22 April 1954 |
| Other Languages / Attachments | Arabic | Armenian | Bosnian | Croatian | French | German | Greek | Russian | Somali | Spanish |
| Related Document | Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees |
| Cite as | UN General Assembly, Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 28 July 1951, United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 189, p. 137, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3be01b964.html [accessed 27 November 2009] |
| Comments | The Convention was adopted by the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons, held at Geneva from 2 to 25 July 1951. The Conference was convened pursuant to resolution 429 (V), adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 14 December 1950. |
Topics: Non-refoulement, Grant of asylum, Convention definition, Conventions,
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