World Refugee Day 2007 National Activities: Germany
World Refugee Day 2007 National Activities: Germany
20 June 2007
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
On 18 June, the 7th Berlin Symposium for refugee protection was organized by UNHCR and the Evangelische Akademie zu Berlin. Entitled "Borders of Europe - Borders for refugee protection," the symposium discussed EU policies regarding the human rights and protection rights of refugees. Some 300 people attended.