How three local initiatives marked World Refugee Day in Malta
UNHCR Malta takes a look at some of the ways in which World Refugee Day 2021 was marked locally, in what is an inspiring display of solidarity and awareness-raising despite the ongoing restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Malta Refugee-led NGO Spark15 interviewed on LovinDaily
Dursa Mama of the youth association Spark15 was invited as a guest during the World Refugee Day edition on Lovin Malta’s daily show.
The Power of Inclusion
World Refugee Day is an occasion to acknowledge the resilience of people who are left with no choice but to flee in search of safety. This year is also the 70th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, a document just as important now as when it was first written, as it continues to protect displaced people around the world.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi’s message on World Refugee Day – 20 June 2021
Two days ago, we announced that an unprecedented number of people have been forced to flee their homes. More than 82.4 million men, women and children have had their worlds turned upside down by war, violence and persecution. While the rest of us spent much of the...
Together we… Messages of welcome for refugees in Malta
On World Refugee Day 2021, UNHCR Malta invited local organisations to stand with refugees.
UNHCR: World leaders must act to reverse the trend of soaring displacement
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is today urging world leaders to step up their efforts to foster peace, stability and cooperation in order to halt and begin reversing nearly a decade-long trend of surging displacement driven by violence and persecution. Despite the...