Convention refugees.(United Nations treaty, Convention on the Status of Refugees, that helps persecuted refugees)

From: Canada and the World Backgrounder | Date: December 1, 1994 | Copyright information

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) provides legal and political aid to refugees. Its main responsibilities are helping to return refugees to their homelands or resettling them abroad. The UNHCR also protects the legal rights of refugees regarding employment and social benefits, and provides identity and travel documents.

In July 1951, the UN brought together 26 states, including Canada, to write and sign a Convention on the Status of Refugees. The purpose of the meeting was to help people uprooted from their homes during and after World War II. These ...

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