World Refugee Day in Europe 2025
World Refugee Day in Europe 2025
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. See examples of some of the many World Refugee Day related events and initiatives across Europe below.
World Refugee Day 2025 - Events and Initiatives in Europe
LOCATION: Top Kino, Rahlgasse 1, 1060 Vienna, Austria
LOCATION: Varraku Street 18, Estonia
LOCATION: LAMPA festival in Cēsis, Latvia
LOCATION: Fort Bema, Warsaw, Poland
LOCATION: Maison des réfugiés, 10b rue Henri Ribière, 75019 Paris, France
LOCATION: Energetikos ir technikos muziejaus terasa, Lithuania
LOCATION: Prulček / Zavod Prule, Prijateljeva ulica 2, Ljubljana - Športni park ŽAK, Celovška cesta 25, Ljubljana
LOCATION: Hackische Höfe Kino, Berlin, Germany
LOCATION: Catholic Institute in Floriana, Malta
This year, World Refugee Day focuses on solidarity with refugees.
Solidarity means honouring refugees not just with words but with actions. It means listening to them and making space for their stories. It means defending their right to seek safety and finding solutions to their plight, ending conflicts so they can return home in safety.
It means 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.
But above all, solidarity means saying, clearly and courageously, that refugees are not alone and that we will not turn our backs.
How can you show solidarity with refugees?
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.
