World Refugee Day 2025
World Refugee Day 2025
What is World Refugee Day?
World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe. It falls each year on June 20th 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.
This year, World Refugee Day focuses on solidarity with refugees.
Solidarity means honoring 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.
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Honor World Refugee Day with Us in Washington, D.C.
Belfast Screening | June 20th at Dusk
Join us for a free World Refugee Day screening of the Academy Award-winning film Belfast on the Kennedy Center's REACH Lawn.
Refugee-Themed Movies & Series
Witness stories about refugees, displacement, belonging and inclusion. Ranging from award-winning titles to deeply effecting dramas, these films showcase the breadth of refugee experiences and highlight the similarities between stories we know, and the challenges faced by forcibly displaced people around the world today. Check out these films & series by streaming platform:
Books with Refugee Authors or Themes
On World Refugee Day, we are featuring books that represent a sample of the contributions of diverse refugee writers to the fiction and nonfiction realms. These are their words. Let us listen to them, cherish them and share them. Then let us act in support of all people forced to flee around the world.
Refugee Stories from the USA
Delve into real-world success stories of refugees who have contributed to our community and fostered prosperity in our country.
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.