High-Level Side Event Commemorating 75 Years of the 1951 Refugee Convention

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High-Level Side Event Commemorating 75 Years of the 1951 Refugee Convention

Name: High-Level Side Event Commemorating 75 Years of the 1951 Refugee Convention
Start: 09/23/2026 - 16:00
End: 09/23/2026 - 17:30

Date

23 September 2026

Time

10:00 - 11:30 EDT

Location

ECOSOC Chamber, UN Headquarters, New York, USA

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The side event commemorating 75 Years of the Refugee Convention took place in the ECOSOC Chamber at UN Headquarters in New York, United States of America, during the UN General Assembly High-Level Week.

For 75 years, the 1951 Refugee Convention has helped save lives, protect rights and provided a framework through which millions of refugees have found safety and rebuilt their lives. This high-level side event sought to reaffirm that shared commitment and mobilize action and solidarity with and for refugees to uphold protection and expand solutions.

Questions to world leaders

Further information

Watch the event recording

Invitation to the event

Event concept note

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Delegations are welcome to submit their written statements in support of the 1951 Refugee Convention and to further refugee protection. Any statements submitted will be published on this page.