Until Everyone is Safe
Until Everyone is Safe
75 years ago, after the Second World War, the world made a promise for everyone’s benefit: People forced to flee have the right to seek and live in safety. It was never meant for a few. It was meant for all of us.
But safety is not just the absence of violence. It means legal protection, shelter, health care, education, the right to work, and the chance to rebuild and live in dignity.
No one is safe until the most vulnerable among us are.
When people are forced to flee their homes, we all have a part to play. Protecting refugees helps communities thrive, creates stability and saves lives.
This World Refugee Day, stand by the promise of safety for you and me.
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In times like these, we hold onto the promise of safety, dignity and rights. In times like these, we renew our commitment to helping refugees move beyond survival towards a future of rights, solutions, dignity and hope.
Around the world, young refugees are shaping their futures and giving back to their communities.
UNHCR’s work with partners opens doors to opportunities that help young people forced to flee rebuild their lives. From digital learning in Za’atari camp, Jordan to sport in Kalobeyei settlement in Kenya to, dance in Bratislava, Slovakia and engineering in San Salvador, El Salvador, these stories reflect UNHCR’s global campaign “Until Everyone is Safe.”
Maya Ghazal
No one chooses to leave everything they love behind. It is a heart-wrenching reality that can happen to anyone, at any moment. As someone who has walked this path, I know it is purely by circumstance that it is not you or I fleeing today. The right to seek safety is a sacred promise of shared humanity, and until everyone is safe, we must keep standing together,” said Maya Ghazal, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador.
Opira Bosco Okot
“I know my intervention will count.” Opira Bosco Okot is a South Sudanese refugee in Kampala who, after fleeing conflict and experiencing the impacts of climate change in Uganda and South Sudan, founded The Leads, an initiative supporting youth education and climate adaptation through tree planting, improved cooking technologies, and community environmental awareness.
Najeeba Wazefadost
"Leaving your country is one of the most important decisions a human being can be forced to make.” Najeeba Wazefadost is an Afghan refugee who fled to Australia at age 10 and rebuilt her life through education after arriving with no English. She is the founder of Hazara Women of Australia, supporting newly arrived refugee women to learn English, access services, and integrate into their communities.
Grace Dorong
“No matter how hard we try to build the lives we want for ourselves, the fight gets harder with each passing day because of climate change.” Grace Dorong is a South Sudanese former refugee and climate activist who founded Root of Generations to support communities affected by displacement and climate shocks. She advocates for greater climate finance and action for refugees and host communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
In times like these, we build on the promise of safety. We build a world where being a refugee is only a chapter in a person’s life, not their whole life story.