Introduction Countries have permitted the protection of individuals and groups fleeing persecution for centuries, but the current approach to protecting the rights of these individuals is based on a law that has its origins in the aftermath of the Second World War. . The biggest challenge facing individuals arriving in a foreign country is convincing authorities that they are entitled to refugee status recognition. The questions raised by the authorities relate to the level of risk necessary under the criterion of well-founded fear, the harm posed by being persecuted and the duty of refugees to seek a domestic remedy before applying for refugee protection in another country. Refugee protection grounds and the required link between these grounds and the risk of being persecuted are also important. For reasons of both pragmatism and principle, less developed countries that host the vast majority of refugees rarely challenge the eligibility for refugee status of people arriving at their borders. The conceptual generosity of these states, however, does not match the efforts of these countries to treat these refugees in accordance with the provisions of the Refugee Convention. Essentially, refugees in less developed countries are often socially marginalized, detained, left physically in danger and even deprived of the ability to meet their most basic needs. Who is a refugee? Individuals who are forced to flee their country for fear of persecution, whether within a group or on an individual basis, for religious, military, political or any other reason, are considered a refugee. The meaning of the term refugee has varied according to place and time, but growing international concern middle of paper......refugees within the meaning of the Refugee Convention, but has broadened it to include individuals who are forced to leave their country not only due to persecution but also to external occupation, aggression, foreign domination or other events which seriously disturb public order. The definition of this instrument is much broader than that of the United Nations convention and takes into account the reality of the developing world. The Compact recognizes non-state groups as agents of persecution and does not require refugees to link them to future danger. The Convention considers that refugees face sufficient harm to force them to leave their country. The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child also makes provisions for refugees and requires special provisions for refugee children unaccompanied by their parents..