14 December 2010

UNHCR's 60th Anniversary...

...is today, 14 December 2010.

Here's a press release from the agency: "60th Anniversary: UNHCR marks landmark with appeal for renewed commitment to helping the world's forcibly displaced." See also the "UNHCR Turns 60" video in the sidebar. A message from the High Commissioner is also available on video.

To learn more about UNHCR's history, visit:

From Hungary to Kyrgyzstan, 60 years of helping the world's forcibly displaced [access]
- See also the photo collection in the sidebar.

A Global Humanitarian Organization of Humble Origins [access]
- More historical photos in the sidebar.

Visit other UNHCR web sites to see how this anniversary is being commemorated around the world.

[Photo credit: "Eastern European refugees, 1953"; FMO]

Related posts:
- Anniversary-related events
- Commemorating Refugee Protection Milestones


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