This is a reissue of the previous Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees.

Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted

On 28 July 2026, the international community marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. The Convention remains the cornerstone of the international refugee protection framework, establishing the rights of refugees and the obligations of States to protect people forced to flee persecution. On this occasion, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the European Union reaffirm their commitment to upholding refugee protection and international cooperation.

Three Belgian NGO's (Ciré, Flemish Refugee Action & BCHR) are organizing a serial of three seminars on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Convention

Three Belgian NGO's (Ciré, Flemish Refugee Action & BCHR) are organizing a serial of three seminars on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Convention

Three Belgian NGO's (Ciré, Flemish Refugee Action & BCHR) are organizing a serial of three seminars on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Convention.

On Friday, October 14, 2011 the Belgian NCP of the EMN held its annual national conference on the topic: 60 years Geneva Convention