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World Refugee Day 2024
Date: 20 June 2024
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Each year on 20 June, the world celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution.
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What is World Refugee Day?
World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe.It falls each year on 20 June and shines a light on the rights, needs and dreams of those forced to flee.
Join us this World Refugee Day and show solidarity with people forced to flee.
Get involved in World Refugee Day 2024
Find out how countries around the globe are celebrating World Refugee Day 2024by selecting a country or region from the drop-down:
This year, World Refugee Day focuses on solidarity with refugees – for a world where refugees are welcomed.
Refugees need our solidarity now more than ever. Solidarity means keeping our doors open, celebrating their strengths and achievements, and reflecting on the challenges they face.
Solidarity with people forced to flee also means finding solutions to their plight – ending conflicts so they can return home in safety, ensuring they have opportunities to thrive in the communities that have welcomed them, and providing countries with the resources they need to include and support refugees.
How can you show solidarity with refugees?
Support refugee students 🎓
Donate to ourAiming Higher campaignto help gifted young refugee students to pursue a university degree or other higher education.
Get the latest stats and facts 📈
Today, 43.4 million refugees are displaced worldwide. Learn more about the current stats, facts and trends in forced displacement globally.
Three stories of solidarity #WithRefugees
"We Were Here" is a Webby Award-winning documentary seriesproduced byUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency,andYouTube.
In support of World Refugee Day, these three short films challenge stereotypes about refugees by focusing on what unites us rather than what sets us apart. Refugees in Jordan, Germany, and Uganda collaborated with top YouTube Creators to share their powerful stories.
These Ukrainian sisters are creating sounds you can’t ignore
Bethlehem, Siona, and Miriam, whose band was on the verge of stardom when war broke out in Ukraine, spend time in the studio with UK-based music producer Jax Jones.
Meeting The Mushroom King
Bemeriki Busamwa, a refugee in Uganda from the Democratic Republic of Congo, shares his passion for teaching communities how to grow their own food with Welsh vegan chef Gaz Oakley.
This Syrian toymaker builds the most beautiful contraptions
Mohamed, a Syrian refugee and toymaker, welcomes Swedish inventor Simore Giertz into his workshop in Azraq Refugee Camp in Jordan.
History and purpose of World Refugee Day
World Refugee Day shines a light on the rights, needs and dreams of refugees, helping to mobilize political will and resources so refugees can not only survive but also thrive.
Learn more about the purpose of World Refugee Day
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