World Refugee Day 2004: Austria
World Refugee Day 2004: Austria
20 June 2004
Refugee children wash their families' clothes in Djabal camp. Many children are overwhelmed with daily chores and as a result attend school only sporadically.
© UNHCR/H.Caux
A billboard campaign to dispel myths about asylum seekers was organised with the assistance of UNHCR's Austrian website. A press conference also took place to launch the campaign. Free cards were distributed. Media Interviews were given.
The World Refugee Day spot, "The letter", was broadcast on television.