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World Refugee Day is commemorated annually on June 20th. This year's theme is "Whoever. Wherever. Whenever. Everyone has the right to seek safety." Read more about it in this document.
You can find events and activities to participate in via the main World Refugee Day page, ACNUR's WRD page, and/or follow the live blog and Twitter hashtag to learn about what's happening around the world. One upcoming panel discussion is 'The first High Commissioner was a refugee, why not the next?', on 22 June 2022 in Geneva. See also events taking place in Australia and the UK for their Refugee Weeks.
Here is a sampling of WRD-inspired blog posts, press releases and other statements:
- For many more messages of support, search on "World Refugee Day" in ReliefWeb.
"5 Years On, the World is Failing the Rohingya," The Diplomat, 20 June 2022 [text]
Amid rising death toll, the EU won a ruthless race to the bottom against migrants and asylum seekers (Euro-Med Monitor, June 2022) [text]
Amid the focus on refugees ‘forced to flee’ their homes, let us not forget those who have never known one (RLI Blog, June 2022) [text]
End violence and serious human rights violations against Afghan refugees (Alliance for Human Rights in Afghanistan, June 2022) [text]
The global response to the war in Ukraine must become the standard (DRC, IRC & NRC, June 2022) [text]
High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi’s message on World Refugee Day, 20 June 2022 (UNHCR, June 2022) [text]
Internal displacement – a silent dilemma on World Refugee Day (CARE, June 2022) [text]
- Focuses on Yemen.
"On World Refugee Day, a look at where Lebanon’s Syrian refugees stand," L’Orient Today, 20 June 2022 [text]
Protecting Refugees ‘a Responsibility We All Share’, Says Secretary-General, in Message for International Day (UN, June 2022) [text]
"Report: 6.4m Palestinians are refugees," Middle East Monitor, 20 June 2022 [text]
The research is in: Australians support refugees (Pro Bono Australia, June 2022) [text]
World Refugee Day: 5 refugees who have made a big impact (World Economic Forum Blog, June 2022) [text]
World Refugee Day: A celebration of resilience and hope (UNHCR, June 2022) [text]
**For additional posts: Visit the Wilson Center's Refugees and Forced Displacement Initiative for insight and analysis posted today on RAFDI's web page.
Selected reports & resources:
- More will be added as they become available.
Help@Hand (Lawyers for Human Rights) [info]
- "Refugee & migrant digital information text line."
Political will and leadership needed in response to unprecedented displacement: Joint Agency Briefing Note (DRC, IRC & NRC, June 2022) [text]
- See also related press release.
*Resisting anti-refugee regimes: Everyday violence and resistance in Europe’s ‘migration management’ during the Covid-19 pandemic (Border Criminologies & International Humanitarian Studies Association, June 2022) [text]
*Special Eurobarometer: integration of immigrants in the European Union (European Commission, June 2022) [text]
World Refugee Day: Global Attitudes Towards Refugees (IPSOS, June 2022) [text]
- See also related press release and Reuters article.
*UPDATED
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