World Refugee Day 2024
World Refugee Day 2024
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.
Get involved in World Refugee Day 2024
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Follow the live blog throughout the day for updates from around the world.
Refugees need our solidarity now more than ever. Solidarity means keeping our doors open, celebrating their strengths and achievements, and reflecting on the challenges they face.
Solidarity with people forced to flee also means finding solutions to their plight – ending conflicts so they can return home in safety, 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.
How can you show solidarity with refugees?
Donate to our Aiming Higher campaign to help gifted young refugee students to pursue a university degree or other higher education.
Today, 43.7 million refugees are displaced worldwide. Learn more about the current stats, facts and trends in forced displacement globally.
Three stories of solidarity #WithRefugees
"We Were Here" is a Webby Award-winning documentary series produced by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and YouTube.
In support of World Refugee Day, these three short films challenge stereotypes about refugees by focusing on what unites us rather than what sets us apart. Refugees in Jordan, Germany, and Uganda collaborated with top YouTube Creators to share their powerful stories.
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.
