Op 28 juli 1951 werd het VN Verdrag aangaande de vluchtelingenstatus formeel aangenomen.

Deze week arriveerden 25 Eritrese en Congolese vluchtelingen in België. Ons land beantwoordt de oproep van de VN-Vluchtelingenorganisatie UNHCR om Afrikaanse vluchtelingen uit Libië te hervestigen in de Europese Unie.

Op vrijdag 14 oktober, vond er in Brussel een studiedag plaats naar aanleiding van 60 jaar Conventie van Genève.

The World Refugee Day, an initiative of the United Nations, is celebrated since 2001. In 2011 the World Refugee Day is marked by the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention

The Council Directive 2003/109/EC has been amended by the Directive 2011/51/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2011 to extend its scope to beneficiaries of international protection

Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the decisions taken.

On 1 June 2011, the European Commission presents its revised proposals amending the Directives on Asylum Procedures and on Reception Conditions.

Every month, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons publishes a document containing the statistics on the asylum applications and the decisions taken.

The European Immigration Lawyers Network (EILN) organises a bi-lingual conference (French/English) on familiy reunification in Europe
Where: Maison du Barreau, 2, rue de Harlay, 75001 Paris
When: 20 May 2011
Registration fee: € 200

On 2 May 2011 (12.30-14.00h) the NGO's Flemish Refugee Action and Amnesty International organize in collaboration with UNHCR and the University of Antwerp a lecture on the implications of the current crisis in North-Africa. The lecture will take place at the University of Antwerp

Eurostat publiceerde op 29 maart 2011 vergelijkende data over asielaanvragen in de lidstaten van de Europese unie in 2010