UN sounds warning as refugee convention turns 75

The right to asylum is coming under increasing political strain across the world, the UN's refugees chief said Tuesday as he marked the 75th anniversary of the Refugee Convention.UN sounds warning as refugee convention turns 75At the United Nation's Palais des Nations in Geneva where the convention was opened for signa

The Refugee Convention marks its 75th anniversary as record displacement, tightening asylum rules, and new conflicts test the global protection system.

Actors Angelina Jolie and Cate Blanchett and Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally were among public figures who on Tuesday called for refugee protections to be upheld as the United Nations decried mounting pressure on asylum systems.

The UN Convention on Refugees is marking its 75th anniversary this week, at a time when migration and asylum are increasingly divisive issues. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR), insists the convention remains relevant. “Refugee protection remains just as important today as it was 75 years ago,” Elisabeth Tan, the agency’s

Legal safeguards for refugees are enshrined in the 1951 Refugee Convention

GENEVA, July 28 - Actors Angelina Jolie and Cate Blanchett and Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally were among public figures who on Tuesday called for refugee protections to be upheld as the United Nations decried mounting pressure on asylum systems.