23 June 2011

World Refugee Day Web Sites/Resources

Think Africa Press launched a special series of articles that examine who a refugee is, some of the many challenges they are confronted with, and the contributions they make to their new environments.

The Guardian produced an interactive map using UNHCR's latest statistics to show where refugees come from, where they go, and how many return.

Refugees International created an interactive online quiz with 15 questions to help readers test their knowledge of refugee issues.

The U.S. State Department's DipNote Blog posted a number of stories from State Dept. employees who were former refugees.

Finally, you can use ReliefWeb to search for any stories that reference "World Refugee Day." From your results list, click on the RSS icon on the right side to generate a customized feed, then subscribe to this feed to receive alerts any time a new reference to WRD appears.

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.

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