Norway today became the second government to deposit with the U.N. Secretary General its ratification of the convention relating to the status of refugees, which was adopted in July 1951 and needs a total of six ratifications or accessions to bring it into force. The ratification was presented by Erik Dons, deputy representative of Norway to the United Nations.
The convention establishes minimum rights for refugees under the mandate of the U.N. High Commissioner, including rights concerning wage-earning employment education, public relief and religion. It also establishes a procedure for issuance of travel documents to refugees.
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