The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, commonly called the 1951 Refugee Convention, is a United Nations multilateral treaty. It was originally designed to establish the legal status of displaced people in post-Second World War Europe.

The convention defines criteria for refugee status and outlines specific rights for people lawfully granted asylum by a host state. It builds on Article 14 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which recognises the right to seek asylum from persecution in another country.

In the news, Reform UK has proposed disapplying the convention as part of changes to the UK asylum system.