Today is World Refugee Day. The day is observed every year on 20th of June by the United Nations to recognise the courageous spirit and resilience of refugees around the world. This year's theme, “One refugee without hope is too many” is aimed to encourage the people to ‘Do One Thing’ to show their solidarity for refugees and displaced people around the world. This year also marks the 60th anniversary of the Refugee Convention of the United Nations. According to the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR there are more than 10 million refugees around the world who have lost everything. A refugee is someone who has been put on to run away from his or her country due to harassment, war, or hostility. There were over 1,98,000 refugees in India in the beginning of this year and the figure is likely to go up to 2,04,000 by the end of December according the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees. India is not party to the 1951 Refugee Convention or its 1967 Protocol and does not have a national refugee protection framework. However, it continues to grant asylum to a large number of refugees from neighbouring countries and respects UNHCR's mandate for other nationals, mainly from Afghanistan and Myanmar. While the Government of India deals differently with various refugee groups, in general it respects the principle of the UNHCR documentation. The 1951 Convention is the key legal document in defining who is a refugee, their rights and the legal obligations of nations.